NASHVILLE, TN — Juvenile Court Judge Sheila Calloway will receive the Nelson C. Andrews Distinguished Service Award at the Nashville Public Education Foundation’s 13th annual Public Schools Hall of Fame luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. Joey Hatch, Valerie Malyvanh Jansen, M.D., Ph.D., and Janet Miller, all prominent graduates of Metro Nashville Public Schools, will be inducted into the Public Schools Hall of Fame as Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. The event, which has become one of the city’s top annual events celebrating public schools, will be held at the Omni Nashville Hotel. The purpose of the event is…
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Nashville, TENN – Cleveland Street Missionary Baptist Church will be celebrating its annual Men and Women’s Day on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Cleveland Street Baptist Church located at 608 Cleveland Street, Nashville, TN at 10:45 a. m. Elder James “Doc” Shelton, Pastor of Progressive Primitive Baptist Church Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the speaker for the occasion. The theme “Who’s On the Lord’s Side? Where Do You Stand?” represents our resolve to continue to stand as servants of God, to advance His Kingdom, and our desire to seek God’s Will as we grow in wisdom and knowledge of His Way. Everyone…
NASHVILLE, TN — WeWork is the platform for creators. The organization provides beautiful workspace, an inspiring community, and meaningful business services to tens of thousands of members around the world. From startups and freelancers to small businesses and large corporations, our community is united by a desire for our members to create meaningful work and lead meaningful lives — to be a part of something greater than ourselves. The really good news is that WeWork is coming to Nashville in the fall 2017, with locations in Downtown and East Nashville. Co-founded by Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey in New York…
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…
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.…