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Food and cash assistance offered to low income flood victims
Programs target disaster counties NASHVILLE, TN: The Tennessee Department of Human Services is working quickly to address some of the basic immediate needs of the low-income families and individuals affected by the devastating storms and floods that swept through Tennessee the weekend of April 30th. The programs began today and only be available for seven [...]
Cleaning up: Health and safety guidelines
The Montgomery County Health Department has free Tetanus and Hepatitis A vaccines available for anyone who was involved in water related rescue and evacuation activities. The Tennessee State Heath Department was listed as one of the Nashville locations closed Wednesday due to situations brought on by the epic flooding in Nashville, limiting public health information. The Tennessee Government Health [...]
Between the Barrels visits Dickson County
— The Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) delivered its “Between the Barrels” presentation to 300 high school students at Creek Wood High School in Dickson County, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. The safe driving program, which is geared to students who are just learning to drive, aims to reduce the chances of [...]
BSA celebrates 100 years of scouting
Interactive scouting experience begins nationwide tour For the Boy Scouts of America, 2010 is a year-long celebration and an invitation to the nation to experience Scouting like never before. “This is an incredibly exciting and important time for our organization,” said Bob Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive of the BSA. “The methods of Scouting continue to [...]
LBL field trip grants available
Tennessee and Kentucky public school systems can enhance their science, social studies, art, and humanities curriculum through LBL educational events. Are you an educator interested in planning a field trip to experience the Land Between The Lakes (LBL) ‘outdoor classroom’? If so, don’t miss out on LBL’s Educational Field Trip Grant for the 2010-2011 school [...]
APSU to host economic forum
The Austin Peay State University College of Business, along with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta-Nashville Branch, will hold a presentation and discussion about the local economy next week. Billed as the Economic Forum with the Fed, the event will feature Lee Jones, regional executive of the Nashville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of [...]
APSU Spring 2010 Library speaker series kickoff
The Spring 2010 Library Athenaeum speaker series kicks off at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 23, on the 3rd floor of the Felix G. Woodward Library. Library Athenaeum events are free and open to the public, and all Woodward Library Society members are cordially invited to attend. “The Colors of Charpentier” will be presented by Dr. [...]
World peace leader to speak at Murray State University
The latest speaker in Murray State University’s Presidential Lecture Series is Archbishop Desmond Tutu, world-renowned human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Beginning with his opposition to apartheid in South Africa, Tutu has worked tirelessly to spread peace, justice and democracy, and to end racial divisions throughout the world. Tutu’s visit to Murray is [...]
Murray Shakespeare Festival presents The Rough, Rude and Boisterous Tour
Murray State University invites students, faculty and staff, and members from area communities to see the American Shakespeare Center on Tour from Staunton, Va., portray classic Shakespeare through the talents of the Rough, Rude and Boisterous Tour actors. Romeo and Juliet, with Josh Carpenter and Brandi Rhome, will be presented on Feb. 21 at 7 [...]
Green economy newsbits on the Biofuel Front
News tidbits on biofuel industry happenings. Biofuels facility saved from bankruptcy in Wisconsin From South Wisconsin comes news of Valero Renewable Fuels acquiring a biofuels plant facility for $72 million dollars. The facility is an ethanol plant located in Jefferson. The plant had been in business for six years and had a production capacity of [...]
Kentucky’s Cherokee State Resort Park completes first phase of renovation
Kentucky Dept. of State Parks commits funds to renovation of state’s only resort park for African Americans in 1950s. Citizen town hall meetings scheduled to gauge interest on future mission of the park. The Friends of Cherokee State Resort Park along with local and state government officials and Kentucky State Tourism and Parks officials marked [...]
I-40 in Tennessee ranked “best road in nation”
NASHVILLE, TN: At 455 miles in length, Tennessee is home to the longest stretch of Interstate 40 in nation and, for the fourth straight year, the nation’s truckers have rated it the best stretch of roadway in America. In addition, truck drivers rated Tennessee’s overall roadway system third best in the country for the eleventh [...]
Consumer Products Recalls issued
These recalls were issued this week from February 1 to February 4 by various Federal and State agencies. Recall.org is a private 501(c)3 foundation that has gathered this information for the widest dissemination to the general public. This information is provided here in the interest of the safety of our readership and the general public. [...]
Super Bowl fans: use designated drivers
Law enforcement will work overtime to crack down on drunk drivers The Tennessee Department of Transportation Governor’s Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Titans and Tennessee Department of Safety are once again teaming up to remind Tennessee football fans that real Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk this Super Bowl weekend. “When it comes to preventing drunk [...]
TDOT announces I-440 weekend closure
TDOT announces another phase of ongoing I-440 weekend closure for concrete repairs. Motorists cautioned to heed alternate routes and workers presence. Tennessee Department of Transportation crews will once again close a short section of Interstate 440 in Nashville this weekend as a major concrete rehabilitation project continues. Contract crews will close I-440 Eastbound from the [...]
TDOT announces lane closures on White Bridge Road
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Transportation crews will close multiple lanes on White Bridge Road near Interstate 40 this weekend for the installation of bridge beams for the I-40/White Bridge Road Interchange Modification project. The Interstate 40 Eastbound off-ramp at White Bridge Road (Exit #204) will also be closed for the majority of the weekend. [...]
Customs House hosts”Hail and Farewell” of exhibits and artists
As the final days of the Yousef Karsh Photographic Portraiture exhibit drew to a close, a new exhibit of a different form of visual artistic talent was completing installation at the Clarksville Customs House Museum. With the final paintings in place, the Customs House hosted a gala Hail and Farewell to celebrate their new exhibit, [...]
NAACP releases Congressional Legislative Report Card
Annual report covers voting records and legislation support of legislators in the first session of the 111th Congress. Tennessee legislators receive poor ratings with regards to protecting and supporting civil rights of the American people. The NAACP released its annual Congressional Legislative Report Card, which is an evaluation of the voting records of Congressional members [...]
Customs House exhibits honor Black History Month
The Clarksville Customs House Museum and Cultural Center has installed three new exhibits in celebration of Black History Month. The exhibits mark both artistic mastery and historical heritage in celebrating contributions made by African Americans to the fuller story of our community. Featured exhibit artists are Ross Jordan and Ludie Amos. History is acknowledged in [...]
SL Tennessee launches $35 million expansion in West Tennessee
NASHVILLE, TN: SL America, LLC will launch a $35 million expansion of SL Tennessee, a company subsidiary operating in Clinton, Tenn.. The expansion will create 300 new jobs and add an additional 100,000 square feet to the company’s existing facility by the end of 2010. SL Tennessee is an automotive parts supplier for General Motors, [...]
State proclaims February National Career and Technical Education Month
The Tennessee Department of Education is proud to announce students and faculty in 3,400 career and technical education programs of study in the state will celebrate February as National Career and Technical Education month. The theme of this month’s celebration, “CTE: Invest in Your Future,” highlights the importance of career and technical education in providing [...]
“Significant” snow, some icing zeroes in on Tennessee
Clarksville and all of north middle Tennessee are bracing for the kind of snowfall that many locals say “we just don’t have anymore” or “we haven’t had in years.” With the National Weather Service calling for some icing but a predominantly “snow event” with as much as 5-8 inches expected to coat greater Clarksville before [...]
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