After the firing of Dr. Michelle Fiscus, the now-former medical director at the Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville Democratic Rep. John Ray Clemmons is calling for an explanation from the governor and the health commissioner.
Remembering TSU President Fred Humphries And His Role In Saving The State’s Only Public HBCU
A former president of Tennessee State University is being laid to rest Monday. Dr. Fred Humphries is credited as a key figure in the effort to prevent the state’s only historically black public university from being dissolved.
Tennessee Gives Historic Preservation Funding To Sites With Layers Of Significance
A stop on the Trail of Tears and a church important to both the Black and white community in Wilson County are among the recipients of this year’s Historic Preservation Fund grants.
Southern Baptist Annual Meeting Could Be A Showdown Over The Denomination’s Future
Tensions are running high in the Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention as the denomination gathers here for its first annual meeting since the pandemic began.
Thelma Harper Remembered For Full-Spectrum Public Service To North Nashville
Monday marks the start of Nashville officially saying goodbye to a woman who spent decades in service to the city. Thelma Harper was Tennessee’s longest serving female state senator and the first Black woman to serve in the state’s upper house.
Tennessee Is A Signature Away From Letting Most People Carry A Handgun With No Permit
Tennessee is on track to become the latest state to eliminate the requirement that gun owners get a permit to carry in public. The state House of Representatives approved the measure last night, and hours before the vote, Governor Bill Lee reiterated he intends to sign it.
How Pandemic Relief Could Reshape Tennessee’s Public Schools
More than $4 billion must be spent on K-12 education over the next several years. Beyond addressing last year’s instructional losses, some hope the injection of money will fuel lasting improvements in Tennessee.
Fisk Jubilee Singers Win First Gospel Grammy For Record Celebrating 150 Years
The Fisk Jubilee Singers, the Nashville Symphony, and an array of lauded local musicians were among the winners at Sunday’s Grammy Awards.
Tennessee Health Chief Says State Could Be Vaccinating 5 Times Faster — If It Had The Doses
Every state is pointing fingers at the federal government as the cause for the vaccine rollout not going more quickly. Dr. Lisa Piercey, the state’s health commissioner, says Tennessee could handle far more than the roughly 93,000 doses it will receive this week.
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