BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: * * * ESPN's Men's College Hoops Schedule Features 250+ Games Highlighted by Eight Top 10 Teams in Action Across Platforms, Jan. 21-26 * 15 ranked teams featured on ESPN platforms * Tennessee-Auburn meet in Top 10 showdown with College GameDay Covered by State Farm in town ESPN's industry leading men's college basketball coverage continues with more than 250 games featu  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 23 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Zachary L. Erwin, a labor and employment attorney with extensive experience in representing and defending employers, has joined the national law firm of Baker Donelson as of counsel in its Baltimore office. Mr. Erwin, who joins the Firm as a member of the Labor & Employment Group, focuses his practice on defending employers against individual and collective actions related to employme  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: In a world where data security is an ever-growing concern, Joshua Tyler--a computational engineering doctoral candidate and electrical engineering research associate at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga--has broken new ground. Tyler, who is on track to receive his third UTC degree in May, has developed the world's first usable Artificial Intelligence network that can l  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 22 -- The Office of the Tennessee Attorney General issued the following news on Jan. 21, 2025: The Office of the Tennessee Attorney General announced a settlement today with Family Dollar Stores, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree Inc. This settlement follows an investigation that revealed Family Dollar stores in Tennessee were selling consumer goods that had knowingly been stored in a rodent-infested distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas. "When a mom or dad buys gr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 24 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler Family Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval * * * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. (Purdue)  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2025: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced he will deliver his seventh State of the State address to the General Assembly and fellow Tennesseans on Monday, February 10 at 6 p.m. CST. The joint session will take place in the House Chamber of the Tennessee State Capitol. "Tennessee is continuing to lead the nation as a beacon of opportunity, security and freedom," said Gov. Lee. "It's time for us to   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Jan. 24 -- Tennessee American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: Chattanooga, TN (January 22, 2025) - The Tennessee Public Utility Commission (TPUC) approved new water rates for Tennessee American Water on Jan. 21, 2025. "By making prudent, ongoing necessary investments to maintain and upgrade our water system, Tennessee American Water is committed to the safety and reliability of our water systems in the communities where we live and   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 23 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: A partnership between the University of Memphis and Ducks Unlimited has created a new course at the UofM that gives students the opportunity to earn an Ecology Conservation and Management Certification while also gaining course credits toward graduation. The UofM is the only public school in the region to offer a course that includes the certification, which is developed and endorsed by Ducks Unlimited  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: TennCare enrollees are reporting record high satisfaction with the program, according to a new study by the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The Impact of TennCare: A Survey of Recipients, 2024 finds that 96% of those enrolled in the TennCare program reported being satisfied or very satisfied with the program, the highest satisfaction rate si  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Jan. 23 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: By Peyton Schultz Dr. Azad Hossain remembered being a Ph.D. student in the early 2000s visiting the American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference, where he nervously but carefully explained his research to world-renowned scientists and researchers. Now, as an associate professor of geology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, he is making sure his undergraduate students are get  more