NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 17 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * At Vanderbilt, Marisa Flores helps young people make summer their own * By Jennifer Kiilerich It was almost midnight when Marisa Flores, MEd'17, collected the final scholar from the Nashville airport. Flight delays and thunderstorms did not dampen her enthusiasm; she had spent months preparing for the rising high school seniors who were finally settling into Vanderbilt University's campus for a   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Blackburn, Hagerty Lead Passage of Resolution Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dolly Parton * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) led the passage of a resolution to honor the life and legacy of country music legend Dolly Parton. Parton's extraordinary contributions to music, literacy, education  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 15 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lamar Alexander Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for Environmental Stewardship September 14, 2026 Former Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander has been named the recipient of the 2026 Robert Sparks Walker Lifetime Achievement Award, the top honor in the Governor's Environmental Stewardship Awards presented by the Tennessee Department of Environment and   more