The six-year graduation rate for Black males at public colleges is at least 20 percentage points below the rates of their peers each year, according to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
Mason leaders and Tennessee comptroller reach deal over town’s finances to avert court battle
After concerns from Mason leaders that the town was being set up to fail, an attorney representing Mason says the new agreement puts them in a better position to succeed.
Naomi Judd is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, one day after her death
Seventy-six-year-old Naomi Judd was known for singing alongside her daughter in the music duo, The Judds.
In Mason, a historical pattern of white leaders assuming control of Black towns reemerges
Across the country, at least 19 states have laws allowing them to takeover down-and-out cities. Those laws have been tested in majority-Black towns like Robersonville, North Carolina and Camden, New Jersey.
Nashville judge won’t intervene in the comptroller’s financial takeover of Mason
Mason is a majority Black town with financial woes that dates back to a previous, mostly white administration. Today, the town’s elected officials are mostly Black.
TCAT president says state’s workforce partnership with Ford is off to a good start
The Tennessee Board of Regents is inching closer to revising its training programs to better fit Ford Motor Company’s upcoming hiring needs.
After a round of decent weather, damaging winds could be headed for Middle Tennessee
Severe storms are expected across Middle Tennessee from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. The National Weather Service says NOAA’s weather radio transmitter is down.
Nashville is adding thousands of high-paying tech jobs, and that’s more than the local worker pipeline can fulfill
As Oracle and Amazon start to bring tens of thousands of jobs to Nashville, the city’s tech industry is seeing a historic economic boom. But there may not be enough Middle Tennessee residents to fill the jobs.
Metro leaders seek to renovate Antioch’s neglected mall into a health care facility and hub for residents
The development would come with an upfront price tag of $44 million.
At neglected TSU campus, students want a greater say over incoming funds
They’re pushing for better faculty pay and funding to make the campus safe for students went disabilities.
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