Brentwood-based BioMimetic has filed yet another round of paperwork in hopes of gaining federal approval for its bone graft therapy, called Augmentin.
BioMimetic Continues Trying for Augment Approval
Livestock Eating Hay Earlier Than Usual This Year
State agriculture officials are urging farmers with hay to sell to list their crop on Tennessee’s online database. They say supplies are short and livestock producers are already looking to buy the feed for their animals.
WPLN’s StoryCorps:Books Provide an Escape from Poverty
Listen Now: 67-year-old Loney Fred Hutchins grew up dirt poor in the mountains of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. He was the middle child in a family of eight. Loney Fred talked with his son about what it was like to grow up in a family where neither of his parents could read or write.
WPLN’s StoryCorps:Books Provide an Escape from Poverty
Listen Now: 67-year-old Loney Fred Hutchins grew up dirt poor in the mountains of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. He was the middle child in a family of eight. Loney Fred talked with his son about what it was like to grow up in a family where neither of his parents could read or write.
Cracker Barrel Opens Old Country Digital Download Store
The Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is trying to stay with the times, mixing in digital music with its old fashion candies and knickknacks. The Lebanon-based restaurant chain has opened an online digital download store.
Hot, Dry Weather Ramps Up Air Alerts
Saturday marked the thirteenth air quality alert for the Nashville area due to higher temperatures and dry weather conditions.
Drought Spurs Rutherford Utilities to Call for Water Conservation
Water utilities in Rutherford County are collectively asking that customers take five-minute showers and reduce how often they water their lawns. While the situation isn’t dire, public officials warn there’s a lot of summer left.
Provocation to Punch Line: The Music of Todd Snider
Respected folksinger Todd Snider doesn’t mind if people laugh when he voices his opinions. In fact, he’d prefer it.
Adjuncts to Fill Teaching Gaps in Metro Schools
Metro Schools will rely on adjunct instructors this year to teach subjects ranging from algebra to bluegrass and mariachi. It’s the district’s foray into hiring on a course-by-course basis.
Planned Parenthood Grant Spurs Anti-Abortion Ire
The federal Health and Human Services department will give almost $400 thousand in grant money to Planned Parenthood in Memphis over the next three years.
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