Tennessee State University News

For my first Easter Sunday in New York, I drove to Queens with my significant other to spend the holiday with a fellow alum from Tennessee State University.

MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and Xuehong Zhang, executive dean of the School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, signed an agreement Friday that established formal ties between the two academic institutions.

A Middle Tennessee State University student was arrested earlier this month on sealed indictments for 10 counts of photographing two female students while they were showering.

For Ghariba Babiry, it's no different. Except her memories are not just about the last four years at Tennessee State University, but the last fifteen when she first arrived in Nashville from Kurdistan in northern Iraq.

Aaron Shapiro, left, and his father and co-author, Rabbi Rami Shapiro, at right, talk with members of the Huntsville Literary Association before providing the keynote address for the annual banquet on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Huntsville Country Club on Oakwood Avenue in Huntsville.

Freshman Madeline Christian and sophomore Peighton Meske led the charge for Webb's young Lady Spartans on Thursday at the girls' Division II track and field state championships.

Erskine Oglesby, Jr. has been named Tennessee Men's Health Network's "Man of the Year" for 2013 by the TMHN board of directors.

We've included a biography written by Davis himself that talks about his life and the legacy he leaves behind: "This North Carolina native, son of a Baptist minister came to Augusta in 1956 as Program Director for WRDW- Radio.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has selected Bryon Grizzard to direct the provider networks and contracting department.

Governor Bill Haslam on Tuesday announced Debra Payne as the new commissioner of the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities as Jim Henry becomes the permanent commissioner at the Department of Children's Services .

The first quarter report from the Tennessee Housing Market indicates that *home sells are literally up and down in Rutherford County and the state of Tennessee.

Chattanoogan John "Thunder" Thornton has enjoyed much success in the business world, but he did tell Maryville College graduates Sunday night that he has one regret - he did not enjoy the climb toward achievement as much as he should have.

Women's overall health in Tennessee improved to a grade of C, but there's still plenty of room for improvement, according to the Tennessee Women's Health Report Card.

First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.

Most of this information comes from a press release: the Athens Downtown Development Authority board has chosen Shannon Logan and Pamela Thompson as the finalists for its executive director position.

It was a problem he struggled with personally, and he wanted to help others overcome their addiction issues, too.

First lady Michelle Obama doled out hugs and quick words of encouragement as each of 170 Martin Luther King Jr.

Rabbi Rami Shapiro, director of MTSU's creative writing program, and his son and co-author, Aaron Shapiro, will be guests of honor at the 2013 Huntsville Literary Association banquet.

In the final hours before the drawing last minute buyers flooded convenience stores hoping to buy the lucky lottery ticket on Saturday.

Edward Tarpley, 46, and Tabitha Tarpley, 45, have been charged with Initiation of a Meth Lab, Promotion of Methamphetamine, Possession of Schedule 1, and Child Abuse.