NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 8 -- The Academy of Country Music issued the following news release: * * * Carly Pearce and Jordan Davis to Host Event Celebrating Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson, Lainey Wilson, Trisha Yearwood, and More Eric Church, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Tyler Hubbard, Jamey Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Keith Urban, and More to Perform Limited Tickets and VIP Packages for the 17th Academy of Country Music Honors(TM) on Wednesday, August 21 at the Historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 8 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: ORAU continuously works to deliver on its value proposition to expand opportunities for the 158 members of the university consortium to engage with a growing list of industry partners and the federal agencies with which we do work. "A more diverse mix of partners are connecting with us because of the science and technology innovations that our university consortium can bring to their strate  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Greeneville, Tenn. - Following federal reports detailing that workers at Harris Country Meats in Greenville recently shot a sheep in the head before cutting the conscious animal's throat and shot six animals in the head multiple times each, among other violations, PETA rushed a letter (https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/harris-country-meats-investigtion-reques  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 6 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: "Where I'm from, we don't get a lot of STEM opportunities pertaining to engineering," explained Aubrey Cornett, a rising 11th grader at Hazard Independent School in Hazard, Ky. "So, I jumped on [applying for this program] because it may be the only opportunity I get for the summer." Cornett's circumstances are exactly why the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) exists. Since 1965, this en  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: In 1950, ORINS, the Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies (now ORAU), opened a 30-bed cancer hospital. It was one of three facilities across the country developed at the urging of the Atomic Energy Commission after the end of World War II and the Manhattan Project to explore the use of radioisotopes in cancer treatment. The other hospitals were located near Argonne National Labora  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 6 -- The Mechanical Licensing Collective issued the following news release: * * * Beatdapp to enhance The MLC's existing streaming fraud detection processes. * * * The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) announces a collaboration with Beatdapp, an independent fraud detection company, to complement and enhance The MLC's existing streaming fraud detection capabilities. The services offered by Beatdapp will supplement The MLC's existing internal processes. This  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 7 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Almost immediately after the Freedom From Religion Foundation contacted the Jackson-Madison County School System in Tennessee over inappropriate Christian worship songs at a mandatory event in July, the district took action to prevent such incidents in the future. FFRF Patrick O'Reiley Legal Fellow Hirsh M. Joshi wrote a letter on Aug. 1 to the district after learning that JMCSS turned a manda  more