SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Appeals court revives Nashville developer's takings claim, overrules lower court dismissal * Nashville, Tennessee -- Today, an appeals court handed a victory to a Nashville developer that was forced to wait four years for permission to build on its own property after the Metro Government of Nashville put an indefinite hold on its permit application. In the decision,   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 14 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy welcomes Class of 2030 * East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy welcomed 71 members of the Class of 2030 with a traditional white coat ceremony on Friday, Aug. 14, at the ETSU Martin Center for the Arts. The 71-member class represents the college's largest class since 2019, growth attributable to the work of local legislators who   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA has taken final agency actions by issuing a FONSI for the following highway project in the State of Tennessee: I-24 Southeast Choice Lanes project, PIN 134727.01. TDOT is proposing improvements to approximately 26 miles of I- 24 between I-40 and I-840 in Davidson and Rutherford  more

HENDERSON, Tennessee, Aug. 14 -- Freed-Hardeman University posted the following news: * * * FHU to Sponsor Church Leadership Workshop at MSYC, Sept. 11-12 * HENDERSON, Tenn. -(Aug. 14, 2026) -Freed-Hardeman University's Center of Excellence in Spiritual Leadership (CESL) will host its annual Church Leadership Workshop at Mid-South Youth Camp in Henderson, Tennessee, Sept. 11-12. This year's theme, "Fostering Healthy Churches: Traits for a Healthy Body," will focus on equipping church leaders  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Houston Firm Declines Migrant Children's Contract, Anti-Trafficking Group Steps In * The Burke Law Group has declined a $150 million federal contract to represent unaccompanied migrant children in immigration proceedings, the Office of Refugee Resettlement confirmed Wednesday. The firm -which has fewer than 30 lawyers and limited immigration experience -faced scrut  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Interview with New Belmont Law Dean Farringer * In a recent interview, new Dean of Belmont University College of Law Deborah Farringer shared her vision for the future of the law school, what it means to be the school's first female dean and what sets Belmont Law apart. "I feel lucky to have witnessed how to create and maintain this culture, first as a professor an  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Shelby Commission Sends Jail Study Proposal to Outgoing Mayor * The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted 10-1-1 on Aug. 10 to send Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris a resolution advancing a comprehensive study for a new county jail. The proposal would use $350 million from the commission's contingency fund to solicit consulting firms through a request-for-qualif  more