It’s time to talk trash. Specifically, how to generate less of it, especially the metals, plastics and other bits and pieces that make up electronic devices.

And what better time than Black Friday? This annual shopper’s bonanza, whether it’s old-school mall time, hitting local small businesses or piling up in front of a screen full of virtual storefronts. And when those doorbuster-deal goodies arrive, consumers virtuously flatten the cardboard boxes and shipping packaging and wheel their bin out for curbside recycling.

2. No. 10 Tennessee eager to rebound from loss in home finale against UTEP - Friday, November 22, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The 10th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers have lots to celebrate as they play their final home game of the season. They also have some serious questions to answer.

The Vols (8-2, No. 11 CFP ) can wrap up a second 7-0 slate at Neyland Stadium in three seasons, and a victory Saturday over the UTEP Miners would give them at least nine victories for a third consecutive season under coach Josh Heupel. This program hasn't had such a string of success since winning at least nine games in five straight seasons between 1995 and 1999.

3. Neal & Harwell adds litigation associate - Friday, November 22, 2024

Drew Holt has joined Neal & Harwell, PLC as an associate in the firm’s litigation group.

Holt earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. During law school, he participated in Neal & Harwell’s Summer Associate Program and was a judicial intern for the United States District Court in Knoxville. He earned a B.A. in English language and literature and an M.A. in the humanities from the University of Chicago.

4. Helping history find a future - Friday, November 22, 2024

One person’s ugly brick building is another’s portal to history. That empty lot? Sure, maybe something happened there 50 years ago, but now it could hold a condo complex or three.

These are some of the conversations as Tennessee cities tackle an increasingly dire housing shortage. Denser infill is seen as a way to help solve the problem because in-town, bigger lots, sometimes empty or with only one dwelling or structure, are natural targets.

5. No. 11 Georgia faces must-win against No. 6 Tennessee between the hedges - Friday, November 15, 2024

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's playoff hopes are hanging by a thread.

Hardly what anyone expected from one of college football's powerhouse programs, a team that has been a perennial national championship contender during the Kirby Smart coaching era.

6. NIL provides new artillery for recruiting wars in what Ole Miss coach Kiffin says is a flawed system - Friday, November 8, 2024

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — NIL money has added a new variable to the long-held practice of college coaches trying to flip recruits who have given verbal commitments to other schools.

The NCAA rules providing college athletes the ability to earn revenue from their name, image and likeness provide new artillery for recruiting wars. When the recruiting spotlight is on a top recruit, millions of dollars are on the line.

7. Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has said he wouldn't be a dictator — "except for Day 1." According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on that first day in the White House.

His list includes starting up the mass deportation of migrants, rolling back Biden administration policies on education, reshaping the federal government by firing potentially thousands of federal employees he believes are secretly working against him, and pardoning people who were arrested for their role in the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

8. No. 7 Tennessee eager to score faster hosting Mississippi State for homecoming - Friday, November 8, 2024

KNOXVILLE (AP) — The seventh-ranked Tennessee Volunteers have one last chance to fix a nagging issue on their own field before hitting the road.

Scoring before halftime.

The Vols have been shut out through the first 30 minutes by Arkansas, Florida and Alabama. They rallied to beat Florida and Alabama. They managed one touchdown before halftime against Kentucky with their stingy defense keeping them close for a third straight comeback.

9. New faces from across the country fill Vandy’s roster - Friday, November 8, 2024

Vanderbilt’s basketball roster is more of a “who’s new” than a “who’s who.” First-year Commodores coach Mark Byington, also among the program’s new faces, is rebuilding through the transfer portal. Here’s a look at new additions to the Vanderbilt roster:

10. Out with old gold, in with the new - Friday, November 8, 2024

The biggest challenge on the biggest stage. That was the immense task Mark Byington accepted in late March when Vanderbilt hired the Virginia native as the new Commodore basketball coach.

Byington, 48, successfully rebuilt struggling basketball programs at mid-major powers Georgia Southern and James Madison, but now he’s being asked to revive a tradition-rich Southeastern Conference basketball program that has been to the NCAA Tournament 15 times but since 2017.

11. Bernie Marcus, The Home Depot co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, dies at 95 - Friday, November 1, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard "Bernie" Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement chain, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died. He was 95.

12. Democrats are leaning on celebrity star power. Will it matter? - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris has Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Donald Trump has Kid Rock, Waka Flocka Flame and Hulk Hogan.

As the 2024 campaign whirls into its final week, Democrats are noticeably leaning on their star power advantage, calling on a diverse range of celebrities to endorse Harris, invigorate audiences and, they hope, spur people to the ballot box.

13. DOJ names Midstate district election officer - Friday, November 1, 2024

Acting United States Attorney Thomas J. Jaworski for the Middle District of Tennessee announced that Criminal Chief Ben Schrader will lead the United States Attorney’s Office’s efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming general election.

14. Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in this year's presidential election are choosing between two conflicting visions of the United States offered by Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. The outcome will affect how the country sees itself and how it's viewed across the world, with repercussions that could echo for decades.

15. Obama, Springsteen boost Harris as she warns of 'brutally serious' consequences if Trump wins - Friday, October 25, 2024

CLARKSTON, Ga. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama lent their star power to Kamala Harris' quest for the presidency on Thursday, as the vice president implored Georgia voters to consider the "brutally serious" consequences if Donald Trump wins a second term in the White House.

16. Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories - Friday, October 18, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Voting machines reversing votes. More voters registered than people eligible. Large numbers of noncitizens voting.

With less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence in conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run at the same time they're overseeing early voting and preparing for Nov. 5.

17. In the campaign's final weeks, Harris is keeping a focus on 'blue wall' states - Friday, October 18, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) — With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to shore up support in the "blue wall" states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as she tries to avoid a repeat of Hillary Clinton's collapse there eight years ago.

18. ‘I’ve been an underdog my whole life’ - Friday, October 18, 2024

If there’s one thing we’ve learned about Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia in the two weeks since the 4-2 Commodores knocked off then-No. 1 Alabama, an upset that sent shock waves through the college football world, it’s that he thrives on being an underdog and relishes every opportunity to prove skeptics wrong.

19. Alabama leads new-look SEC with Calipari changing schools, Texas and Oklahoma along for the ride - Friday, October 11, 2024

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is the Southeastern Conference favorite in basketball, not football. John Calipari is leading a team with high expectations, just not at Kentucky.

And Texas and Oklahoma are along for the ride now, too. The SEC has matched its record with eight NCAA Tournament teams each of the past two years and has valid reasons to expect even more with the league now at 16 members.

20. What presidential campaign? The Electoral College puts most American voters on the sidelines - Friday, October 4, 2024

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — On a table at the office of the Waukegan Township Democrats sits a box of postcards with Wisconsin addresses that were collected during a postcard-writing pizza party to help turn out voters there. Leaning against the table are homemade Harris-Walz signs.

21. Amid Hurricane Helene's destruction, sports organizations launch relief efforts to aid storm victims - Friday, October 4, 2024

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — N.C. State football player Davin Vann was on the move, tiptoeing his way between obstacles in the Wolfpack's indoor practice facility midway through a game week.

And it had nothing to do with the upcoming visit from Wake Forest.

22. Harris and Trump battle for labor support as dockworkers suspend strike - Friday, October 4, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the union stronghold of Flint, Michigan, on Friday as she battles with Donald Trump for working-class voters who could tip the scales in this year's election.

23. Fabulous freshmen in the SEC are delivering the big plays from Alabama to Texas - Friday, October 4, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The kids in the SEC are more than alright.

From quarterbacks to pass catchers and pass rushers, from 17-year-olds to second-year freshmen, the Southeastern Conference has seen an explosion of young talent emerging as the league's top playmakers. Some were pressed into duty because of injuries, while some just could not be kept off the field.

24. The flood of ghost guns is slowing after regulation. It's also being challenged in the Supreme Court - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guy Boyd was hanging out with friends he had known for years in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the night an accidental gunshot tore into his head.

25. Vanderbilt’s Terry chosen to lead NFL research - Friday, October 4, 2024

Douglas Terry, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will work with the National Football League as the senior director of research.

The role will concentrate on several initiatives meant to enhance the health and safety of NFL players and is an extension of Terry’s expertise and work on sport-related concussion and cumulative head impacts.

26. Jimmy Carter, his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthday - Friday, September 27, 2024

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Longtime friends, family and fans of Jimmy Carter milled around his hometown of Plains to celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the Depression-era farmer's son to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and advocate for democracy.

27. Hurricane Helene's death toll passes 150 as crews search for survivors - Friday, September 27, 2024

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for victims of Hurricane Helene, days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast.

28. Over 90,000 Georgia residents taking shelter after chemical fire as haze, smell spreads to Atlanta - Friday, September 27, 2024

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — A weekend fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze several miles away across metro Atlanta, where some schools canceled outdoor activities and others closer to the fire remained stuck at home sheltering from the outdoor air.

29. Harris makes scandal-plagued Republican the star of her campaign to win North Carolina - Friday, September 27, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There's an unlikely star in Kamala Harris ' push to win North Carolina: Mark Robinson.

The state's embattled Republican candidate for governor, Robinson is featured in conversations this week with Harris volunteers and voters on the phone and at their doorways. Democrats wave signs warning of Trump-Robinson extremism at their press conferences. Billboard trucks circulate in key cities warning that Robinson, also the state's lieutenant governor, is "unhinged." And Harris is running a new television advertising campaign highlighting Donald Trump's history of lavishing Robinson with flowery praise.

30. Tennessee football's 10% talent fee opens discussion of how many schools, sports will follow - Friday, September 20, 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The quiet part about the evolving landscape of name, image and likeness compensation in college athletics was bound to be said out loud, and it wasn't that shocking when Tennessee's athletic department stepped forward, cleared its collective throat and stated the obvious.

31. US-China research has given Beijing's military technology a boost, House GOP says - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities over the past decade have allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to aid Beijing in developing critical technology that could be used for military purposes, congressional Republicans asserted in a new report.

32. Threats, assassination attempts come with the office Trump once held, is seeking again - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, following an apparent assassination attempt on him on Sunday, claimed that overheated rhetoric from Democrats was responsible for him being under threat.

33. VP says woman's death after delayed abortion treatment shows consequences of Trump's actions - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that the death of a young Georgia mother who died after waiting 20 hours for a hospital to treat her complications from an abortion pill shows the consequences of Donald Trump's actions.

34. Do you know the 3 branches of US government? Many don't, leading to a push for civics education - Friday, September 13, 2024

BLUFFTON, South Carolina (AP) — On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States citizens. Every hand shoots up.

"So, how did all you people become citizens?" he asks. "Did you pass a test?"

35. Harris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Wednesday to propose an expansion of tax incentives for small businesses, a pro-entrepreneur plan that may soften her previous calls for wealthy Americans and large corporations to pay higher taxes.

36. Harris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan - Friday, August 30, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a New Hampshire campaign stop on Wednesday to propose an expansion of tax incentives for small businesses, a pro-entrepreneur plan that may soften her previous calls for wealthy Americans and large corporations to pay higher taxes.

37. VUMC study looks at youth football risks - Friday, September 6, 2024

A recent study looking at more than 4,000 former professional football players showed no connection between starting the sport before age 12 and higher rates of depression, anxiety, dementia or memory problems later in life, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Harvard University found.

38. Harris defends shifting from some liberal positions in first interview of presidential campaign - Friday, August 30, 2024

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended shifting away from some of her more liberal positions in her first major television interview of her presidential campaign, but insisted her "values have not changed" even as she is "seeking consensus."

39. No. 15 Tennessee opens season with high expectations against FCS foe Chattanooga - Friday, August 30, 2024

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee hired Josh Heupel in January 2021 with a mission of restoring the Volunteers to not just relevancy but championship contention.

Now expectations for the 15th-ranked Vols are their highest in years despite losing 28 scholarships over five years after an NCAA investigation.

40. Ballot measures in 41 states give voters a say on abortion and other tough questions - Friday, August 30, 2024

Life, death, crime and taxes will be on ballots for voters to decide this fall.

More than 140 measures are going before voters in 41 states during the general election alongside choices for president and other top offices. The ballot questions will give voters a chance to directly decide some consequential issues, instead of deferring to their elected representatives.

41. Harris and Walz reach out to voters in GOP strongholds in southeast Georgia bus tour - Friday, August 30, 2024

HINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, dropped in on a high school band practice Wednesday as part of a two-day bus tour through southeast Georgia, a critical battleground state that Democrats just narrowly won four years ago.

42. Harris, Walz sit down tonight for first major television interview of their presidential campaign - Friday, August 30, 2024

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, sat down Thursday for their first major television interview of their presidential campaign as the duo travels in southeast Georgia on a bus tour.

43. Legal Aid’s Leisereson honored by American Bar - Friday, August 23, 2024

Legal Aid Society housing attorney Elizabeth Leiserson will be honored by the American Bar Association in September for her work assisting low-income Tennesseans.

The ABA named Leiserson the winner of its Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, which recognizes distinguished service by an attorney in the nonprofit sector who is younger than age of 35 or has been in practice fewer than 10 years.

44. Joe Biden's exit, talk of the glass ceiling, a nod to Gaza protesters. Takeaways from DNC's Day 1 - Friday, August 16, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention 's first night showcased speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald Trump and the last one to beat him.

Hillary Clinton spoke hopefully of finally breaking the "glass ceiling" to elect a female president. Joe Biden laced into Trump and directly acknowledged the concerns of protesters against the war in Gazawho demonstrated a few blocks from the convention hall.

45. Georgia No. 1, Tennessee No. 15 in preseason AP Top 25 - Friday, August 9, 2024

Georgia is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll for the second straight year as the superconference era begins with the SEC and Big Ten dominating the top 10 of the rankings.

46. Vol coaches anxious to unleash Iamaleava on opponents - Friday, August 9, 2024

After returning from Tennessee’s Citrus Bowl victory versus Iowa last season, Nico Iamaleava was ready to get right back to work.

The former five-star quarterback made his first start for the Vols in the win against the Hawkeyes, running for three touchdowns and passing for 151 yards and another TD to earn MVP honors.

47. Harris-Walz vs. Trump-Vance: It's now an expanded battle for both the Sun Belt and Rust Belt - Friday, August 2, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — The most turbulent presidential campaign in generations is now set to play out as a 90-day sprint across two fronts: the Rust Belt and the Sun Belt.

With her choice of a Midwestern governor as a running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris pushed to shore up "Blue Wall" states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — that Democrats need to win 270 electoral votes and keep the White House. Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, had already signaled that she would also contend in Sun Belt states that increasingly seemed out of reach for President Joe Biden.

48. Picking a running mate: Inside the 16 days between Kamala Harris' launch and her choice of Tim Walz - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris' whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird.

With President Joe Biden and Harris, his vice president, seeking a second term together, Democrats weren't supposed to have a veep search at all. But as soon Biden bowed out and endorsed Harris on July 21, the vice president and her team had no choice but to move quickly — and they did.

49. Harris is planning a tour of battleground states next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate, with stops in seven swing states stretching from Pennsylvania to Nevada, her campaign said Tuesday.

50. Is paying college athletes charity? Even in the confusing NIL era, it looks increasingly unlikely - Friday, July 26, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Three years into the new age of college sports, where athletes are allowed to profit from their successes through name, image and likeness deals, everyone is still trying to find out what the new normal will be.

51. State unemployment remains at historic low - Friday, July 26, 2024

Tennessee continues to experience record-low unemployment, according to data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The rate for June came in at 3%, which was unchanged from the all-time low unemployment rate the state recorded in May.

52. Bernice Johnson Reagon, whose powerful voice helped propel the Civil Rights Movement, has died - Friday, July 19, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Bernice Johnson Reagon, a musician and scholar who used her rich, powerful contralto voice in the service of the American Civil Rights Movement and human rights struggles around the world, died on July 16, according to her daughter's social media post. She was 81.

53. Appeals court refuses to lift order blocking rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students - Friday, July 19, 2024

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift a judge's order temporarily blocking the Biden administration's new Title IX rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students.

54. LP chair honored as CEO of the year - Friday, July 19, 2024

LP Building Solutions chair and CEO Brad Southern has been named 2024 North American CEO of the Year by Fastmarkets. This marks the second time in five years Southern has received this recognition.

55. In a media world that loves sharp lines, discussions of the Trump shooting follow a predictable path - Friday, July 12, 2024

There aren't a lot of facts. There are, however, an avalanche of conclusions.

So it goes in many corners of the news media and among its frequent commentators in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

56. 5-star potential: Oklahoma QB Jackson Arnold and Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava are SEC wild cards - Friday, July 12, 2024

DALLAS (AP) — Southeastern Conference quarterbacks fall into a few categories this year.

There are the cover boys: Texas' Quinn Ewers, Georgia's Carson Beck and Alabama's Jalen Milroe who are all featured on the deluxe version of the new EA Sports College Football video game.

57. Biden awards $1.7 billion to boost electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly in eight states - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and other carmakers to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites in eight states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

58. Tiny homes, built largely with philanthropic support, offer more patch than solution to homelessness - Friday, July 5, 2024

In response to a nationwide crisis that has left more than 650,000 people without housing, 100 tiny home villages for the homeless have opened in the United States over the past five years.

That growth, from just 34 in 2019 to 123 today, represents a quadrupling, according to data collected by Yetimoni Kpeebi, a researcher at Missouri State University. At least 43% of these villages are privately funded through donations from philanthropists, businesses, and corporations, Kpeebi said.

59. Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding - Friday, June 21, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. He thought it was a cold. Then sores appeared in his groin and he would soak his bed with sweat. He took a test.

60. MNPS, partners team for FAFSA aid - Friday, June 21, 2024

Metro Nashville Public Schools and a network of Nashville-based college access organizations will host FAFSA completion clinics at more than a dozen locations through July to help recent MNPS graduates and others maximize their financial aid options this summer.

61. Frampton honored with Les Paul Spirit Award - Friday, June 21, 2024

The Les Paul Foundation, created to share the legacy of Les Paul through the support of music education, recording, innovation, exhibits about Les Paul and medical research related to hearing, has awarded its annual Les Paul Spirit Award to musical artist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Peter Frampton.

62. From Little League World Series to College World Series: Vols’ Phillips savors rare doubleheader - Friday, June 14, 2024

The first World Series experience for Marcus Phillips remains a bit of a blur. The University of Tennessee sophomore was a star player on the Sioux Falls Little League team that reached the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 2017.

63. Breaking down the teams playing for national championship at the College World Series - Friday, June 7, 2024

A look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Friday at Charles Schwab Field. (Capsules in order of CWS opening games. Coaches' records through super regionals):

64. Tim Scott, a potential Trump VP pick, launches a $14 million outreach effort to minority voters - Friday, June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top ally and potential running mate of former President Donald Trump is launching a new effort to win over Black and other nonwhite working class voters he argues could be the deciding factor in November's elections.

65. Biden, Harris to launch Black voter outreach effort amid signs of diminished support - Friday, May 24, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are stepping up their reelection pitch to Black voters, a key part of their 2020 winning coalition that has shown signs of fraying.

66. Play ball! Things to know entering the NCAA baseball regionals - Friday, May 24, 2024

The NCAA baseball tournament opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals.

Regional winners advance to best-of-three super regionals next week, and the final eight go to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, beginning June 14.

67. Workers at Georgia school bus maker Blue Bird approve their first union contract - Friday, May 24, 2024

FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) — A year after they voted to unionize, workers at a Georgia school bus manufacturer have approved their first contract.

The United Steelworkers union and Blue Bird Corp. said union members at Blue Bird's assembly plants and warehouse in Fort Valley have voted to approve a three-year contract between the company and the union.

68. Titans House stadium experience opening - Friday, May 17, 2024

The Tennessee Titans are opening Titans House, the new Nissan Stadium experience center, for a limited number of appointments in May and will fully open to PSL holders and new Nissan Stadium waitlist members this summer.

69. Science of cicadas - Friday, May 10, 2024

Very soon, through big swathes of the Volunteer State, the cicadas are gonna remind you of Roy Kent.

The veteran, albeit fictional, British footballer from “Ted Lasso” had a chant directed at him throughout his career: “he’s here, he’s there, he’s every-(effin’)-where…”

70. As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants - Friday, April 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had a question. "Is it true?" Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in kindergarten through high school who are Latino. Padilla said the question came as he was waiting with the president in a back room at a library in Culver City, California before an event in February.

71. Tennessee, other conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students - Friday, April 26, 2024

Several Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools by banning blanket policies that bar transgender students from school bathrooms aligning with their gender, among other provisions.

72. Trading Trump: Truth Social's first month of trading has sent investors on a ride - Friday, April 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — There have been lawsuits, short-selling and rampant speculation. Now, as Trump Media & Technology Group approaches its first month as a publicly traded company, it's clear that — like the man it's named after — there's nothing typical about the stock.

73. Trump could avoid trial this year on 2020 election charges. Is the hush money case a worthy proxy? - Friday, April 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faces serious charges in two cases over whether he attempted to subvert the Constitution by overturning the results of a fair election and illegally remain in power.

74. New recruiting programs put Army, Air Force on track to meet enlistment goals. Navy will fall short - Friday, April 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — After several difficult years, the Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes. But the Navy, while improving, expects once again to fall short.

75. Charles Hawkins names 2 new shareholders - Friday, April 12, 2024

The Charles Hawkins Co., one of Nashville’s premier commercial real estate services companies, has selected first vice presidents Clancy Hoban and Jonathan Douillard as shareholders in the company.

76. More Republican states sue to block Biden's student loan repayment plan - Friday, April 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Another group of Republican-led states is suing to block the Biden administration's new student loan repayment plan, which offers a faster path to cancellation and has already been used to forgive loans for more than 150,000 borrowers.

77. Jill Biden says the nation's top teachers will be recognized at their own White House state dinner - Friday, April 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has new guidance for the nation's top teachers.

When they visit the White House later this year, they will be the guests of honor at a state dinner, the first time that the diplomatic nicety typically used to woo foreign heads of state or government will honor educators, according to the first lady, a teacher herself.

78. College newspaper sweeps up 2 tiny publications in a volley against growing news deserts - Friday, March 29, 2024

With hundreds of U.S. newspaper closings leaving legions with little access to local news, a college newspaper in Iowa has stepped up to buy two struggling weekly publications.

The move by The Daily Iowan, a nonprofit student paper for the University of Iowa, is believed to be a first, though other universities are stepping up to fill America's news void in different ways.

79. Georgia joins states seeking parental permission before children join social media - Friday, March 29, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents' explicit permission to create social media accounts.

Lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to Senate Bill 351, which also would ban social media use on school devices and internet services, require porn sites to verify users are 18 or over and mandate additional education by schools on social media and internet use. The House passed the measure 120-45 and the Senate approved it 48-7.

80. Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says - Friday, March 29, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election.

81. Vanderbilt hires Mark Byington away from James Madison to replace Stackhouse - Friday, March 22, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Vanderbilt hired Mark Byington away from James Madison just three days after he led the Dukes to a first-round upset of Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament.

82. Spring is in the air - Friday, March 22, 2024

We think about calendars often, especially faced with the endless list of tasks, to-dos and meetings causing our devices to ding constantly.

But we all need things to look forward to during our daily march through time and space, be it the life-improving chore we’ve been putting off due to weather or an evening you’ve waited seemingly forever for that allows you and loved ones to unplug for just a little while.

83. Worried about money? Ways to keep your kids from feeling your stress - Friday, March 15, 2024

When it comes to parents and children, money stress can be contagious.

That’s what Amy Weimer, director of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Texas State University, found when she and a colleague studied 60 children last year. They were more likely to report feeling worried if their parents were experiencing long-term financial stress.

84. Siskin Children’s Institute selects Mueller as CEO - Friday, February 23, 2024

Siskin Children’s Institute has named Don Mueller its new president and chief executive officer. Mueller succeeds Derek Bullard, who announced his retirement in 2023.

Mueller brings over two decades of experience to Siskin Children’s Institute. His most recent role is as president and CEO of St. Christophers Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.

85. Puri appointed AHCA Legal Committee chair - Friday, February 16, 2024

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Christopher C. Puri has been appointed to a two-year term as chair of the American Health Care Association’s Legal Committee, which began in January 2024. He also was named a member of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee.

86. Tennessee GOP could change law to prevent Democrat's simultaneous bids for Senate and statehouse - Friday, February 9, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Less than a year after Tennessee Republicans attempted to expel her from the state House, Democrat Gloria Johnson is seeking another term there while simultaneously waging an uphill campaign for U.S. Senate.

87. Ogletree Deakins elects managing shareholder - Friday, February 2, 2024

Ogletree Deakins, a labor and employment law firm, has elected Nashville’s Liz Washko as its managing shareholder, effective immediately. Washko is the firm’s sixth managing shareholder and the first woman to serve in the role.

88. Hearing complaints over property taxes, some Georgia lawmakers look to limit rising values - Friday, January 19, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — With a runup in home values sparking higher property taxes for many Georgia homeowners, there is a groundswell among state lawmakers in this election year to provide relief.

Georgia's Senate Finance Committee plans a hearing on Monday on a bill limiting increases in a home's value, as assessed for property tax purposes, to 3% per year. The limit would last as long as the owner maintained a homestead exemption. Voters would have to approve the plan in a November referendum.

89. Lee, music leaders seek protections against AI - Friday, January 19, 2024

Gov. Bill Lee has unveiled new legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.

Lee made the announcement Jan. 10 while standing in the middle of Nashville’s famed RCA Studio A, a location where legends such as Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Charley Pride have all recorded. Packed inside were top music industry leaders, songwriters and lawmakers, all eager to praise the state’s rich musical history while also sounding the alarm about the threats AI poses.

90. Baker Donelson hires legislative adviser - Friday, January 19, 2024

The law firm of Baker Donelson has added former Tennessee Senate senior legislative adviser Jacob D. Baggett as a public policy adviser in the firm’s Nashville office.

Baggett assists companies, organizations and associations in navigating legislative and regulatory matters in Tennessee. He serves clients in industries such as manufacturing, health care, transportation, automotive, energy, real estate and financial services, as well as educational institutions, local governments and economic development districts.

91. Saban's Alabama dynasty fueled 20 years of SEC college football dominance - Friday, January 12, 2024

PHOENIX (AP) — While turning Alabama into college football's greatest dynasty, Nick Saban helped the Southeastern Conference become the epicenter of the sport.

Saban retired Wednesday after 17 seasons leading Alabama. He won six national championships with the Crimson Tide and a BCS title with LSU in 22 seasons as a head coach in the SEC.

92. Bradley elevates Dalton, Miller to partner - Friday, January 12, 2024

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has elevated 12 attorneys have been elevated to partner across nine offices, including Alé Dalton and Casey L. Miller in Nashville

Dalton is a member of Bradley’s health care practice group, where she assists industry clients with a wide range of transactional, operational and regulatory matters.

93. Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality - Friday, January 5, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is seizing on his party's frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the southern U.S. border to churn up fears around another top GOP concern — voter fraud.

94. No Taulia Tagovailoa for Maryland as Terps face Auburn in Music City Bowl - Friday, December 29, 2023

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Auburn can cap coach Hugh Freeze's first season back in the Southeastern Conference with a winning record by beating Maryland in the Music City Bowl. That might ease the pain of that Iron Bowl loss to Alabama on a fourth-and-31 touchdown pass. The Tigers also can snap a three-bowl skid since routing Purdue in this bowl in 2018. Maryland is trying to win at least eight games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2002 and 2003. The Terrapins are trying to win three straight bowls for the first time in program history.

95. Bradley Adds Breen, Drinkwater in Nashville - Friday, December 29, 2023

Elta Breen and Woods Drinkwater have joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as senior attorneys in the Nashville office.

Breen is a member of the firm’s health care practice group and previously worked for multiple Tennessee state agencies.

96. Predictions for the new year: It’s still Swift’s world - Friday, December 29, 2023

As 2023 slinks into history, a few bold – and in some cases, wishful – predictions for 2024:

• Taylor Swift, adding to her Time Person of the Year designation, is named Muggle of the Year by the Harry Potter Fan Club. The honor comes with a replica magic wand which, when Swift wields it, works.

97. SEC Signing Day: Georgia grabs top class after five-star flip, followed by Alabama - Friday, December 22, 2023

The Southeastern Conference, currently chasing its fifth consecutive national championship, racked up another collection of talent and a couple of five-star quarterbacks on Wednesday.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart is bringing in the nation's top-ranked class, just ahead of playoff-bound Alabama at No. 2, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. The early signing period runs through Friday.

98. Bass, Berry & Sims adds new associates - Friday, December 22, 2023

Bass, Berry & Sims has added 19 attorneys in Nashville, bringing the total of new attorneys hired across the firm this year to 42.

Joining the firm’s corporate & securities practice as associates are:

99. Trump's first criminal trial is scheduled to begin in March but legal appeals threaten that date - Friday, December 15, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case in Washington once appeared likely to be the first of the former president's criminal trials to begin, with the judge having scheduled a March 4 start date. But appeals of issues central to the case are threatening to change that.

100. Holidays too much? Time for a mini vacation - Friday, December 15, 2023

Make no mistake … the restlessness will set in. It might come after the craziness of the holidays or right in the middle. Maybe it’ll be when you realize you need to burn some vacation time before it’s too late. Or maybe you just haven’t logged enough time behind a wheel and outside your house lately.