R. Christopher Gilreath and Grayson Wells have joined the Nashville law firm of Stranch, Jennings & Garvey, PLLC.

Gilreath has joined the firm as a member and co-leads SJ&G’s personal injury practice group. He previously served as the managing attorney of the Memphis office of Gilreath & Associates.

2. Tennessee State hires coach in big step to being the first HBCU to add ice hockey - Friday, April 19, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State has taken its biggest step yet toward becoming the first historically Black college and university to introduce ice hockey by hiring Duanté Abercrombie as the Tigers' head coach.

3. Gov. Lee appoints new TSU board after legislature vacates old - Friday, March 29, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Trustees of Tennessee's only publicly funded historically Black university were removed Thursday under legislation signed into law by Republican Gov. Bill Lee. Black lawmakers and community leaders said state leaders, a majority of whom are white, are unfairly targeting Tennessee State University.

4. Metro Action provides AC for at-risk households - Friday, July 7, 2023

The Metropolitan Action Commission’s Summer Cooling program provides air conditioning units at no cost to at-risk residents.

The agency’s cooling program prioritizes income eligible residents who are: 60 years or older; physically disabled or a medical condition that is worsened by extreme temperatures; or households with children age 5 or younger.

5. Tennessee State to become first HBCU to add ice hockey - Friday, June 23, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University announced Wednesday that it will become the first historically Black college and university to introduce ice hockey.

The school plans to have a men's team playing at the club level in 2024, with a goal of fielding Division I men's and women's teams "in the near future."

6. Bass, Berry & Sims elevates 5 attorneys - Friday, February 3, 2023

Bass, Berry & Sims has appointed five attorneys across its offices in Memphis, Nashville and Washington, D.C. to serve in the following leadership roles:

• Paul G. Jennings (Nashville) and Michael C. Gibson (Washington, D.C.) have been elected to the firm’s executive committee.

7. State unemployment rate holds steady - Friday, October 28, 2022

Unemployment in Tennessee remained unchanged between August and September, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development reports.

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September came in at 3.4% and is just 0.2 of a percentage point away from Tennessee’s all-time low rate of 3.2%.

8. Tennessee State University's Glover named to federal panel - Friday, December 17, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover has been appointed vice chair of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Joe Biden. TSU announced the appointment in a news release this week.

9. Waste Management commits $300K for research, scholarships - Friday, October 29, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Environmental services company Waste Management has announced a three-year commitment of $300,000 for environmental sustainability research at Tennessee State University and scholarships and internships for the school's students.

10. Amazon to give Tennessee State $800K for professorship chair - Friday, October 29, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Amazon is donating $800,000 to Tennessee State University for an endowed professorship chair in the computer science department.

The historically Black university in Nashville said the money will fund the professorship for four years.

11. YWCA names 2021 Achievement honorees - Friday, September 17, 2021

YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee is recognizing five women and one corporate honoree who have made their mark in Nashville. This group will be officially inducted into the 2021 Academy for Women of Achievement in spring 2022.

12. Tennessee State clearing returning students' balances - Friday, August 6, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University is clearing the account balances of students returning to study this fall, the school said.

The account balance forgiveness applies only to returning students enrolled in spring 2020, fall 2020 and spring 2021. It also covers summer 2020 and 2021, the school said in a news release.

13. Tennessee State, other schools sending mementos into space - Friday, July 23, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Mementos from Tennessee State University and 13 other historically Black colleges and universities will be launched into orbit aboard Boeing's CST-100 Starliner this week.

The items will be part of hundreds of pounds of cargo inside the unmanned spacecraft as it begins its second mission to orbit for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, the university said in a news release.

14. Tennessee State University offers coding classes in Africa - Friday, May 21, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University announced on Wednesday that it will begin offering an online app design and coding class in two African countries this fall.

Robbie Melton, who runs TSU's coding program, said the idea is to get African students interested in STEM careers and increase the number of Black students entering those fields. App design and coding is an easy introduction.

15. TSU hires 1st-time coach Eddie George hoping for revival - Friday, April 9, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State is banking on Eddie George's name, connections and football knowledge as a former NFL running back to return the proud program with 13 Black national championships to national prominence.

16. TSU joins IBM center for quantum education - Friday, February 26, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University has joined the IBM-HBCU Quantum Center, the nation's first quantum education and research initiative for historically Black colleges and universities, the school said.

17. FedEx gives $1M to TSU for student assistance - Friday, February 12, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — FedEx Corp. is giving Tennessee State University $1 million to help students finish their degrees and be prepared for the workforce, the school said.

18. Tennessee State working with Propel Center global campus - Friday, January 15, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University and a new global campus based in Atlanta will work together with the Historically Black Colleges and Universities community to offer leadership and career development programming, the school said.

19. Tennessee State, Apple partnership adds HBCU coding centers - Friday, December 11, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Almost two dozen historically Black colleges and universities are becoming community coding centers through a partnership with Tennessee State University and Apple.

Apple and Tennessee State have been working together for the last two years to expand the initiative to bring coding and creativity experiences to all HBCUs and their communities, the university said Friday in a news release.

20. Rev. Al Sharpton to lecture at Tennessee State University - Friday, December 4, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton will be a distinguished guest lecturer at Tennessee State University next semester, the school announced Monday.

The veteran civil rights leader will teach political science grounded in social justice. His appointment will give students at the historically Black university in Nashville an opportunity to learn about the subject from someone who has been intimately involved in the social justice movement for decades, TSU President Glenda Glover said in a news release.

21. Bank contributes $1M to help TSU students - Friday, November 27, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Bank of America is contributing $1 million in a partnership with Tennessee State University to help students finish college and find employment.

The bank recently committed $1 billion over four years to advance racial equality and economic opportunity and $25 million for skills improvement for African Americans and Hispanic-Latino students, the university said in a news release.

22. Tennessee State spring grads to have virtual commencement - Friday, July 31, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University's nearly 750 spring graduates are being honored this weekend with a virtual commencement.

The ceremony Saturday will be live streamed on the university homepage, YouTube and Facebook sites.

23. Tennessee State helps create coding hubs at other schools - Friday, July 24, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University has been working with other historically Black colleges and universities and with Apple to create new coding hubs in other communities.

Apple will add 10 more HBCU regional coding centers to be technology hubs for their campuses and communities, Tennessee State said in a news release. The university is the national hub for training and support to educators from the new hub schools.

24. TSU president 'thrilled' by Oprah Winfrey gift - Friday, May 15, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover said she was "thrilled" to receive a call from Oprah Winfrey asking what she could do to help Nashville residents suffering from the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus.

25. Off to college or home on a laptop? - Friday, May 8, 2020

Who doesn’t treasure high school graduation memories? The pomp and circumstance amid a sea of caps and gowns. Family and friends whoop-whooping as the principal offers a diploma and a handshake that ends one chapter of your life, eager to chronicle the next phase with the start of freshman year of college in the fall.

26. Tennessee State hires Mikki Allen as new athletic director - Friday, April 10, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State has a new athletic director, Mikki Allen, Tennessee's assistant athletic director.

Allen starts May 1 at the Ohio Valley Conference school and succeeds Teresa Phillips, who is retiring after 16 years at Tennessee State.

27. Tennessee State surpasses February fundraising goal of $1M - Friday, February 28, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University surpassed its goal to raise $1 million during the month of February, the school said.

The total collected hours before the deadline on Saturday was $1.7 million, the university said in a news release.

28. Nashville Predators to help Tennessee State University - Friday, January 31, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University and the Nashville Predators announced on Thursday a partnership that will kick off with a "$1 Million in 1 Month" fundraising campaign for scholarships at the historically black university.

29. Housing ‘silver tsunami’ will see smaller impact here - Friday, December 6, 2019

A newly released analysis by Zillow predicts a flood of homes will come on the market in the next 20 years as Baby Boomers age, creating a ‘silver tsunami’ of available houses.

Seniors 60 or older who will leave 920,000 owner-occupied homes between 2017 and 2027 and from 1.17 million per year 2027-2037.

30. Tennessee State AD Teresa Phillips to retire in June 2020 - Friday, October 18, 2019

NASHVILLE (AP) — Teresa Phillips is retiring as Tennessee State's athletic director, a job she's held since April 2002.

31. Top Middle Tennessee residential sales for August 2019 - Friday, September 27, 2019

Top residential real estate sales, August 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

32. Tennessee State president leads $1M, 1-day fundraiser - Friday, September 20, 2019

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University says its president, Glenda Glover, has led a $1 million, one-day fundraiser for historically black colleges and universities.

33. TSU to receive $2M to help retain students - Friday, June 21, 2019

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University says it's receiving $2 million from the state to help retain students who excel academically but are from underserved communities.

University President Glenda Glover says financial hardship is the main reason many students can't return.

34. TSU accreditation on probation for data lapse - Friday, June 14, 2019

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University's accreditation has been put on probation for failing to show how it uses data to improve student outcomes.

News outlets report TSU President Glenda Glover on Thursday announced the probation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

35. Nashville MLS appoints first general manager - Friday, November 2, 2018

Nashville’s Major League Soccer team has hired Mike Jacobs as general manager for soccer operations.

Jacobs will maintain his current position as technical director with Nashville SC of the United Soccer League and transition into his new MLS role during the 2019 season.

36. Top Middle Tennessee residential sales for May 2018 - Friday, June 15, 2018

Top residential real estate sales, May 2018, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

37. Top Middle Tennessee residential sales for February 2018 - Friday, March 16, 2018

Top residential real estate sales,February 2018, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

38. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for July 2017 - Friday, August 18, 2017

Top residential real estate sales, July 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

39. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for June 2017 - Friday, July 21, 2017

Top residential real estate sales, June 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

40. Haslam’s board picks lauded by schools - Friday, October 28, 2016

Tennessee leaders are touting a transition in the state’s higher education system as a “landmark moment” amid the appointment of six boards designed to increase autonomy at universities statewide.

41. Tennessee State University raising admissions standards - Friday, October 14, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University is planning to raise admissions standards for the next incoming class in an effort to draw higher-performing students who will have a greater likelihood to graduate.

42. Ed Temple dies: Coached Wilma Rudolph to Olympic gold medals - Friday, September 23, 2016

NASHVILLE  (AP) — Ed Temple, the former Tennessee State track and field coach whose Tigerbelles won 13 Olympic gold medals and helped break down racial and gender barriers in the sport, died Thursday night. He was 89.

43. Tennessee State University planning development project - Friday, September 2, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) - Tennessee State University is planning an 84-acre development project along the Cumberland River.

The Cumberland City at TSU project will include restaurants, retail stores, a hotel, a library and research centers, The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2c7Jn2c) reported.

44. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for July 2016 - Friday, August 26, 2016

Top commercial real estate sales, July 2016, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

45. Haslam signs law that overhauls higher education boards - Friday, June 10, 2016

COOKEVILLE (AP) — In a move that will transform higher education in Tennessee, Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill that overhauls the governing boards of some of the state's universities.

The Tennesseans reports that Haslam signed the FOCUS Act, a law that creates new boards for Austin Peay in Clarksville, East Tennessee in Johnson City, Middle Tennessee in Murfreesboro, Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee State in Nashville and the University of Memphis. The University of Tennessee system is not affected.

46. Haslam signs law that overhauls higher education boards - Friday, June 3, 2016

COOKEVILLE (AP) — In a move that will transform higher education in Tennessee, Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill that overhauls the governing boards of some of the state's universities.

The Tennesseans reports that Haslam signed the FOCUS Act, a law that creates new boards for Austin Peay in Clarksville, East Tennessee in Johnson City, Middle Tennessee in Murfreesboro, Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee State in Nashville and the University of Memphis. The University of Tennessee system is not affected.

47. Legislative losers: All who disagree with legislators - Friday, May 6, 2016

The 109th General Assembly is done – almost – for the year. Here’s a look at the winners and losers.

Winner: State budget

Buoyed by $400 million in surplus revenue from fiscal 2015 and $450 million in projected surpluses for the coming fiscal year, Gov. Bill Haslam spread the wealth in a $34.9 billion budget.

48. Outspoken McCormick one of the ‘stars’ of the Legislature - Friday, April 29, 2016

Rep. Gerald McCormick holds plenty of authority in the General Assembly as majority leader of the Republican Caucus, and he’s not afraid to show it.

He wielded that power in the final week of the 2016 session by dropping jaws on the House floor with a verbal spanking of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce.

49. ‘I’m the steak’ Norris carries Haslam’s agenda, except ... - Friday, March 18, 2016

Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris refers to himself as a “meat and potatoes” legislator. The four-term Republican senator from Collierville, a self-described policy wonk, is considering a run for governor in 2018. But if the race boils down to charisma, he says the media will have to determine if he has enough to win the top office.

50. Higher-ed shuffle stokes fears of UT-TSU merger - Friday, March 11, 2016

Anthony Joshua, who moved to Nashville from Madison, Wisconsin, to attend Tennessee State University, says he’s worried his historically black institution could be in for serious change – for the worse.

51. Tennessee State University hires campus police consultant - Friday, November 27, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) - Tennessee State University has hired a consultant to review and make recommendations about the campus police department.

In a statement Tuesday, University President Glenda Glover said that August Washington will serve in the role for 60 days to help develop a policing plan and advise the university on personnel, training and organizational restructuring.

52. Top Middle Tennessee residential real estate transactions for October 2015 - Friday, November 20, 2015

Top residential real estate sales, October 2015, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

53. HCA donating $1M for Tennessee State University scholarships - Friday, October 30, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) — HCA is donating $1 million to Tennessee State University for scholarships.

According to the school, the gift will come in intervals of $250,000 over four years and support students studying health sciences.

54. 6th president of TSU dead at the age of 76 - Friday, August 28, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) — James A. Hefner, the sixth president of Tennessee State University, has died at the age of 76 following a long illness.