A Look Back at Tennessee 200 Years Ago
Originally posted in The Tennessee Magazine By Bill Carey The history world makes a big deal of anniversaries such as the centennial of the passing of the suffrage amendment and […]
Blog
Tennessee Highways and Byways
Rotary Club
Smyrna Rotary Learns How Isaiah 117 House Transformed Foster Care’s Darkest Hours for 575 Kids
Local Nonprofit Provides Safe Haven for 575 Children Awaiting Foster Care Placement Smyrna Rotary Club Hears Inspiring Update from Isaiah 117 House Director By Mike Sparks, Tennessee Ledger SMYRNA, Tenn. […]
Adventure
Snowed In? While Tennessee Gets Snow, Alaska’s Northernmost Town Has Been Dark Since November
By Mike Sparks, Tennessee Ledger As I write this from our home in Smyrna, Tennessee, Nashville and the surrounding region are experiencing our first snowfall of the day. Like many […]
Business
Tennessee Business
Tennessee’s $10 Billion Nuclear Boom: Interesting Facts of the Volunteer State Became America’s #1 Energy Powerhouse
Did You Know? Tennessee: America’s Nuclear Energy Leader Tennessee ranks #1 nationally for nuclear energy advancement as of January 2026, supporting over 40,000 jobs and generating $10 billion in annual […]
Business
Politics
Science
Technology
Tennessee Business
Senator Reeves: How One Murfreesboro Lawmaker Is Shaping Tennessee’s Energy Revolution
EDITOR’S NOTE As a fellow lawmaker serving alongside Senator Shane Reeves in the Tennessee General Assembly, I am deeply proud of his tireless efforts to improve the lives of Tennesseans […]
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Governor Lee’s Bold Bet: How Tennessee Became the Nation’s Nuclear Powerhouse
How Tennessee Paved the Path to a Secure Energy Future Tennessee Governor Bill Lee heralded the release of the final 2024 report of the Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council with […]
History
local government/civic engagement
Nissan
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What If Nissan Had Never Chosen Our Small Town of Smyrna?
Editor’s Note: The other day at the Exxon station across from Nissan, I found myself staring at the plant where I worked for eight years, lost in memories. Even the […]
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Dr. Larry Burriss: Why Two People Watching the Same Video See Completely Different Events
Eye Witnesses 01/19/2025 It is almost an axiom of human behavior that eye-witness testimony is notoriously unreliable. Innumerable research studies in both psychology and law have shown how much eye […]
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Murfreesboro Post: Community Matters: Amelia’s Closet, Liberty’s Station a good pairing
Originally Published in The Murfreesboro Post by Kristina Brown Editor’s Note: Thank you to Jody Powers, director of Liberty’s Station, for speaking to the Smyrna Rotary Club today, and to […]
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Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter plans to withdraw from draft, enter portal
Editor’s Note: Arion Carter’s journey from Smyrna High School standout to Gatorade Tennessee Football Player of the Year has been a tremendous source of pride for our community. At Smyrna, […]