By Devlopmentl Football USA The Middle Tennessee Bulldawgs do not know what it feels like to lose, because they never have. They’ve never even gotten anywhere near defeat. In their young, 10-month history, they have quickly become the most feared team on their opponents’ schedules, outscoring opponents 443-49 on their way to a 15-0 all-time record. Once the Bulldawgs rolled through the Middle Tennessee Football League undefeated and won the trophy, they carried over their war path to the Mid-States Football Alliance summer league, where they’re still annihilating people. “We’ve only given up two touchdowns on defense, a one-yard…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Pastor Howard Jones, candidate for Tennessee State Senate-District 19, spoke with participants of the annual Alzheimer’s Association’s, “The Longest Day.” Senate Candidate Jones, praised the group for their willing spirit to support research for this disease by which many of us are affected. “We all have someone in our families who is suffering from this disease that causes them to be foreign to us in speech, yet so close in their appearance,” said Jones. The Alzheimer fundraiser was established by Ms. Helen B. Ross of the Hadley Park Duplicate Bridge Cub in 2013 and she has continued…
PIGEON FORGE, TN — Those living in and visiting the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, Tennessee area will find a wide range of rare crime and law enforcement artifacts on display at the new Alcatraz East Crime Museum. The variety of objects on display offer an up close and personal look at the stories of some of the most notorious people and crimes in American and Tennessee history, located practically in your own backyard. “For those looking for something new, different, and interesting, Alcatraz East Crime Museum is the perfect place to visit,” states Janine Vaccarello, chief operating officer for Alcatraz East. “Our…
NASHVILLE, TN — Humanities Tennessee Saturday announced a lineup of award-winning, bestselling authors who will headline the 29th annual Southern Festival of Books in Nashville taking place Oct. 13-15. The roster includes such notables as Jami Attenberg, Ann Beattie, Chris Bohjalian, Wiley Cash, Clyde Edgerton, Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Eig, Radney Foster, Andy Hardin, Rodney Jones, Nicole Krauss, Peter Cooper, Ron Rash and Ben Winters. The Southern Festival of Books is a free event that annually attracts 25,000 attendees to meet their favorite authors, become familiar with talented new writers and engage like-minded fans and followers of great literature. The Festival…
By Melanie Moran NASHVILLE, TN — George C. Hill retired from his post as vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion as of July 1. He will immediately resume his role as professor emeritus in medical education and administration and professor emeritus of pathology, microbiology and immunology. “As Distinguished Professor of Pathology, Medicine and Immunology Emeritus here at Vanderbilt, my focus now will be three-fold: Working on a book on the life and contributions of Levi Watkins, Jr. M.D., our first African American medical school graduate and continuing to serve as a mentor and role model here at Vanderbilt and nationally. …
By Lynette Monroe, Program Assistant, NNPA/ ESSA Media Campaign Dorothy Leavell, the newly-elected chairwoman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), said that she wants the NNPA to be the principal source of information for the Black community concerning the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The NNPA is a trade group that represents more than 200 Black-owned media companies in the United States that collectively reach more than 20 million readers in print and online every week. President Barack Obama signed ESSA into law in 2015. ESSA, which reauthorizes the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act of…
NASHVILLE, TN — Ben R. Rechter, a prominent Nashville businessman and philanthropist will be honored on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the Hilton Nashville Downtown. This is a Celebration honoring Ben R. Rechter as Nashvillian of the Year by Easter Seals Tennessee. Ben R. Rechter, a prominent Nashville businessman and philanthropist is President of Rogers Group Investments, Inc. Born in Bloomington Indiana, Mr. Rechter moved around quite often until he settled in Music City in 1972 from East Tennessee. Since establishing himself here, his involvement and contributions to the benefit and progress of Nashville and its citizens have been extraordinary.…
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after the New York Times reported that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer connected to the Kremlin after being promised damaging information about his father’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, during his father’s 2016 presidential campaign: “I was not in the least bit surprised by yet another bombshell report from the New York Times, which in the absence of real bipartisan Congressional oversight, continues to serve as one of the last remaining checks on an Administration whose corruption and incompetence knows no end.…
Funeral arrangements for Martha Rivera Chavis, the devoted wife of civil rights leader and National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., have been announced. The Memorial Celebration of Life for Mrs. Martha Rivera Chavis will be held at Martin’s Home for Service Inc. Chapel, 48 Elm Street, Montclair, N.J. 07042 on July 11, 2017 at 6 p.m. Martha Rivera Chavis died in her home in Montclair, N.J. at 3 a.m. on Thursday, July 6. She was 53. In a statement released on Thursday, Dr. Chavis said: “As First Lady of the NNPA and as the…
Murfreesboro, Tennessee: This Wednesday, Murfreesboro-based L & L Contractors will step into the national spotlight on the HGTV show, Listed Sisters. Identical twins Lex LeBlanc and Alana Barnett (a.k.a. Listed Sisters) take on Nashville renovations with flair; and this season, the Nashville duo is bringing in L & L Contractors thanks to their previous project work together and what LeBlanc felt was a great fit for the show’s national audience. HGTV producers approached Rob Baughman, Project Manager for L & L Contractors, late last year to coordinate the renovation of two historic Nashville homes for the show’s second season which…