Tennessee’s Department of Education names ERMCO a Flagship Industry Partner

DYERSBURG – Electric Research and Manufacturing Cooperative, Inc. (ERMCO) was honored last week with the Tennessee Flagship Industry Partner Award, a state-level recognition presented by the Tennessee Department of Education. The official...

Top NC leaders travel to Taiwan, Japan to bolster business ties

Decades after the rise of offshoring led North Carolina factory owners to ship jobs overseas — cratering the state’s textiles and furniture industries in particular — state officials are in the latest stage of a push to convince foreign companies...

People’s Budgets Insist on Care First—for and by Everyone

Image Credit: Ted Eytan on wikimedia commons State of the Movements is a recurring NPQ column dedicated to tracking the pulse of social movements and the solidarity economy in 2025. In the shadow of federal layoffs, President Donald Trump’s...

Case Study: Metro Nashville Department of Emergency Communications, TN

The Metro Nashville Department of Emergency Communications (DEC) serves an integral role in ensuring public safety throughout Davidson County and the greater Nashville area, and is responsible for responding to emergency and non-emergency calls,...

Memphis Safe Task Force arrests alleged drive-by shooter who killed toddler in April

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Safe Task Force has arrested a man accused of murdering a two-year-old during a drive-by shooting in April, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Jalen Thomas, 19, is charged with first-degree murder, attempted...

The Scopes Trial, Science, and the Law

This year is the centennial of one of the most celebrated trials in American history. In Dayton, Tennessee, a local schoolteacher, John Scopes, volunteered to be the defendant. He was prosecuted for violating Tennessee’s Butler Act, which...

Sixty years ago, 3 Tennessee football coaches died in an accident

Majors, the younger brother of future UT head coach Johnny Majors, was killed instantly, as was Jones. Rash, the driver of a Volkswagen Beetle carrying the three, died four days later at the hospital. What followed was an outstanding season that...

Inter Miami looks for 20th win of season, takes on Nashville

Poll By Canadian Press on October 31, 2025. Inter Miami CF (19-7-8, second in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Nashville SC (16-12-6, sixth in the Conference during the regular season) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 7:30 p.m....

IPAF’s Aerial Safety Conference in Nashville Covers Critical Safety Issues, Awards Contributors

The recent aerial safety conference in Nashville, Tenn., put on by the International Powered Access Federation North America and the KHL Group gave out awards for achievement and attention to safety in the aerial industry and presented a series of...

TSSAA scores for Tennessee high school football Week 11

It's the final week of the Tennessee high school football regular season. Why not make it a two-day event? The majority of Tennessee high schools will play their TSSAA football Week 11 on Thursday, Oct. 30 to avoid Halloween trick or treaters....

Worried about the pause on SNAP benefits? Here’s how my family stretched $40 for groceries per week

They might’ve waited until the 11th hour to do it, but Virginia did actually come through for its people when SNAP benefits came to a grinding halt because of the government shutdown. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the Virginia Emergency Nutrition...

Likely cause of ALS discovered, as scientists reveal breakthrough could lead to new treatments

Scientists have discovered new genes behind Lou Gehrig's disease, bringing them one step closer to understanding the cause of the condition and several other devastating motor neuron diseases. Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic...

FBI arrests 14 law enforcement officers in Memphis and Mississippi on drug conspiracy

Twenty people, including at least 14 law enforcement officers, across the Mississippi Delta and Tennessee were arrested on Thursday by the FBI in a drug conspiracy takedown after a sprawling years-long investigation, federal authorities announced,...

Greenwave in the sky

Since he graduated from Churchill County High School, life as a Navy pilot has had its benefits for Cmdr. Paul Dixon. Not only does he return to Fallon for periodic flight training or preparation for deployments at the Naval Aviation Warfighting...

Massive AI supercomputing systems being built in Illinois, Tennessee

(The Center Square) – While the state of Texas and private investors are advancing artificial intelligence developments in partnership with Texas colleges and universities, new federal partnerships are being launched with big tech at research labs...

Tennessee professor discovers new writings by Virginia Woolf over 100 years later

Virginia Woolf, famed early-20th century novelist who penned works such as the feminist “A Room of One's Own” (1929) and the witty “Mrs. Dalloway” (1925) has released a new book, more than 80 years after her death. Three interwoven short stories...

How Alabama Power kept bills up and opposition out to become one of the most powerful utilities in the country

Wired for Profit: First in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution and politics in the Yellowhammer State. MCCALLA, Ala.—Mary Rosenboom is fed up. Like 1.5 million other Alabamians, Rosenboom is...

Apply for Tennessee Promise Scholarship by November 3

Last Chance to Apply for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship: November 3rd Deadline Rapidly Approaching! The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) is encouraging all high school seniors to apply for the Tennessee Promise scholarship before...

Home Health Providers Rethink Referral Strategies Amid Access Barriers, The Rise of Medicare Advantage

Referrals are home health providers’ “lifeblood” – but the referral landscape has become increasingly challenging, requiring providers to restrategize and differentiate themselves. To thrive in a rapidly evolving referral landscape, including the...

States should embrace satellite internet, overhaul policies, new research says

A report published Thursday by two think tanks recommends that state broadband subsidy programs embrace low Earth orbit satellite internet service, due to its purported advantages over terrestrial alternatives. The report from New America’s...