Revised rules recognize the needs of low-income mothers and fathers and provide better support for incarcerated parents to fulfill their child support obligations. NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is implementing revised child support guidelines this week that will help align all child support orders with... Read more
MTSU spring grads’ ‘vigor and dedication’ will secure their futures, president says in virtual ceremony.
Education May 10, 2020
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU‘s spring Class of 2020 graduated from home offices, kitchen tables and living rooms across the country Saturday, May 9, instead of Murphy Center, but they met the challenge with the same “vigor and dedication” they applied to earning their degrees, university President Sidney A. McPhee said. During MTSU’s first virtual graduation, streamed... Read more
(Family Features) America’s nurses are on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus, providing safe, quality, compassionate and nondiscriminatory care to those they serve, many of whom are doing so at significant risk to their own well-being. The American Nurses Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Nurses... Read more
The following Op-ed is from Marie Williams, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services As the calendar turns to May, our awareness month for mental health arrives with new emphasis. It is true that we all have mental health, and as our normal has been upended... Read more
How You Can Help Find a Solution to COVID-19.
Health May 8, 2020
(Family Features) The human immune system holds important clues about how people naturally detect and defend against disease. For COVID-19, many people have been able to defeat the virus because of their natural defense systems. Now researchers are working to learn from these survivors’ immune systems to inform the... Read more
By Michelle Matthews Shelter in place orders may have slacked some in recent days, but it is still encouraged to maintain social distance. For many of us, this means we are still spending a lot of time at home. This is a great time for kids of all ages... Read more
NASHVILLE – Tennesseans doing their part to stay apart – but also eager to keep moving – will be able to participate in a virtual 5K race this month organized by Tennessee State Parks to coincide with World Bee Day on May 20. A virtual race is a race... Read more
The Bechtel Group Foundation is donating $3 million to communities across the world coping with the coronavirus pandemic, in partnership with the crowdfunding nonprofit GlobalGiving, and $25,000 of those dollars will be sent directly to the United Way of Highway 55 in Tullahoma. The Foundation will award direct grants... Read more
To give business owners tactical advice during this difficult time, Ramsey Solutions is sharing limited access to its most popular and inspirational business talks from the organization’s EntreLeadership Summit conferences. Summit Unlocked, https://www.entreleadership.com/summit-unlocked, starts Thursday, May 7, with a talk by Dave Ramsey, financial expert and CEO of Ramsey Solutions.... Read more
Five youth removed Sunday from Michigan youth treatment facility, returned to Tennessee.
News May 5, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn.— The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services took immediate action over the weekend to remove five youth in state custody from a Michigan facility under investigation following a child death. On the afternoon of May 1, the department was notified of an open law enforcement investigation into an... Read more
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