February 24, 2026
Smyrna, Tn, USA
1st Amendment/Free Expression Politics

Three Judges Do What 13 Years of GOP Supermajority Couldn’t: End Tennessee’s Jim Crow Gun Bans

On Aug. 22, a Tennessee three-judge panel struck down the state’s Jim Crow-era “intent to go armed” and parks gun bans. After 154.

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Inspiration Leaving a Legacy

Mary Jane Skinner: The Volunteer Heart Behind La Vergne’s Rescue Squad

By Mike Sparks It was an honor to join historian and former Smyrna Rescue Squad member Marty Luffman in presenting a very special.

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Business Crime Crime: Police: Law Enforcement

Pastors, Parents, and Police: Tennessee’s Multi-Front Battle Plan to Stop Illegal Drug Sales at Local Retailers

Protecting Tennessee Youth: A Community-Wide Strategy to Combat Illegal Sales at Local Retailers Tennessee communities across the state are facing a growing challenge.

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Education Inspiration Life Style Technology

Marketing Professor and Content Creator Dr. Raj Discusses His TikTok Journey

Story by Mikayla Hart | Contributing Writer Marketing professor at Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Rajesh Srivastava, or more well known as Dr..

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Inspiration Leaving a Legacy

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY NAMES MEDIA COLLEGE AFTER BIG MACHINE FOUNDER SCOTT BORCHETTA

The renowned Nashville executive has long supported the school’s College of Media and Entertainment. ByMelinda Newman Scott BorchettaJOHN SHEARER Middle Tennessee State University.

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Business Education Faith How To Do More with Less Politics

Nobody Likes to Wait: How God Prepares Us for Life’s Inevitable Delays

Editor’s Note: Our sermon at church this morning was from Romans 8. I began thinking about all the waiting we do in life.

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Education Leaving a Legacy Schools/Education

Beyond the Classroom: President McPhee Announces Ambitious Sports and Entertainment District Development

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University, seeking to capitalize upon multi-million-dollar investments in new campus facilities and future renovations at and around Greenland.

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Automotive/Classic cars Police Politics Racing

Murfreesboro Named Tennessee’s Safest Driving City as Memphis & Knoxville Top Worst List

Memphis Retains Worst Driver Rankings as Knoxville Jumps to Second—While Murfreesboro ranked as safest in Tennessee For the third straight year, Memphis has.

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Crime Education Medical

Deadly Tianeptine ‘Gas Station Heroin’ Crisis Hits Middle Tennessee Hardest, Emergency Data Shows

A dangerous substance marketed with deceptive health claims is causing alarm across Tennessee, where emergency department visits involving tianeptine have nearly doubled in.

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Politics

Michael Goodwin: Trump’s unique talents make him a true leader – and have redefined what it means to be commander in chief

By Michael Goodwin Published Aug. 19, 2025, 10:08 p.m. ET The White House released images showing President Donald Trump hosting world leaders in.

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