LEBANON, Tennessee, Feb. 25 -- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, a chain of combined restaurant and gift stores, issued the following news: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store(R) is proud to announce its newest location near Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Starting Monday, Feb. 24, Cracker Barrel will open its doors to families in the area, who will experience a restaurant that combines dining and shopping as a seamless experience in a relaxing, comfortable environment. Cracker Barrel will share it  more

KINGSPORT, Tennessee, Feb. 26 -- Eastman Chemical issued the following news release: * * * - Marks 7th year the company has received recognition - Recognition honors those companies that take the long view with a purpose-based strategy and strive to create positive change throughout their global communities * * * Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) has been recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2020 Wor  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 27 -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency issued the following news: The Best of Show drawing from the 2019 Tennessee Annual Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest is now a collectible waterfowl stamp. Orders are being taken for the collectible stamp that is produced annually and sold for conservation education through the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Erica Brock from Lafollette was honored as the 2019 Tennessee Best of Show last spring as announced by the U.S. F  more

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, Feb. 25 -- LifePoint Health, a healthcare company, issued the following news: LifePoint Health(R), a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier(R) (the "Company"), announced preliminary results with respect to the Company's previously announced tender offer to purchase for cash (the "Tender Offer") any and all of its outstanding (i) 8.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (the "2023 Senior Notes") and (ii) 11.5% Senior Notes due 2024 (the "2024 Senior  more

KINGSPORT, Tennessee, Feb. 26 -- Eastman Chemical issued the following news release: * * * - Mazzucchelli to manufacture acetate sheet made from Eastman's innovative sustainable acetate * * * Global specialty plastics provider Eastman announces an industry-first collaboration with Mazzucchelli 1849, the world leader in the manufacturing and distribution of acetate sheet for premium eyewear. Mazzucchelli will produce and sell acetate sheet made from Eastman Acetate Renew, a cellulose diacetat  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 26 -- OverDrive issued the following news release: As the nation's public librarians gather for the Public Library Association (PLA) Conference in Nashville, OverDrive announced its "Vision 2030." This multi-year initiative will build on the success librarians are experiencing using digital books and mobile apps to reach and provide access to all parts of the community including underserved segments to help bridge the digital divide. In the OverDrive Booth #823 at the  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 26 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced that Tennessee has joined a bipartisan, multistate investigation of electronic cigarette manufacturer JUUL Labs. The 39-state coalition is investigating JUUL's marketing and sales practices, including targeting of youth, claims regarding nicotine content, and statements regarding risks, safety and effectiveness as a smoking cessation device. "  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Feb. 27: * * * - Tennessee to protect Second Amendment rights and make communities safer * * * Gov. Bill Lee announced that he is proposing legislation to advance the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Tennesseans by implementing a Constitutional Carry law. "The Second Amendment is clear and concise and secures the freedoms of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms," said Gov. Bill Lee. "I am p  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 27 -- The Tennessee Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Mary Mancini in response to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' appearance in Nashville: "Tennessee families and children deserve officials who will advocate to improve their lives. Donald Trump promised to fight for every child's right to an education. "Instead, his administration has siphoned money away from our schools and threatened the resources our kids need most. "Betsy DeVos can't s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- The Tennessee Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Mary Mancini in response to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's announcement about permit-less gun carry: Support for the 2nd Amendment goes hand-in-hand with safety, accountability, and keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people. Training and licensing helps with all three. Allowing untrained and unlicensed people to carry weapons openly is a sure way of perpetuating the situations which ha  more

MCEWEN, Tennessee, Feb. 25 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced that Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC (AES) will expand its operations in McEwen. AES will invest approximately $9.7 million and create 80 jobs in Humphreys and Hickman counties. The company is modernizing and expanding its Tennessee operations, which is situated on 1,  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: * * * - 'How States are Expanding Broadband Access' highlights nine states - The Pew Charitable Trusts report includes best practices from across the U.S. * * * Tennessee's broadband initiatives are highlighted in a new report released by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The report, 'How States are Expanding Broadband Access,' features best practices from nine states that ar  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 25 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news on Feb. 24: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), in partnership with The Conservation Fund, TennGreen, the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announced the addition of 6,229 acres to the Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park. The land - known as the Lone Star property - will support wildlife  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news on Feb. 27: Two IBM executives were on campus recently to talk to TSU students about job-readiness skills and employment opportunities with the tech giant and its affiliates. Meredith Stowell, vice president for IBM Z Ecosystem; and Shirley Meierarend, IBM's Z series skills leader for North America, spoke to a group of students, faculty and deans about "very lucrative" job opportunities available for those wi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Trive Capital, an equity company, issued the following news release: Trive Capital, the Dallas-based private equity firm with over $2 billion in capital under management, is actively seeking add-on acquisition targets for iRISE Spine & Joint ("iRISE" or the "Company"), a Boca Raton-based provider of rehabilitation, imaging, pain management and orthopedic services servicing the personal injury and workers' compensation sectors. iRISE (fka Florida Spine & Joint Institut  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 26 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release on Feb. 24: The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change will host national civil rights leader Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, at the 2020 Join Hands for Change Luncheon on April 23. The luncheon will run from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn, 3700 Central Ave. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights is  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 29 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Leaders from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and its clinical and community partners convened a press conference Wednesday to share information about the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) with the media as a way to reassure the public that steps are being taken to prepare for and combat any possible spread of the illness. "At UTHSC we really believe we have a responsibility   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 26 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Peyton Murin, a second-year medical student in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was awarded first place in the resident and medical student poster competition at the Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA) Annual Meeting in Nashville. Murin's poster, titled "Regional Anesthesia and Patient Care Outcome Measures in Isolated Rib Fracture Pat  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 27 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Ajay J. Talati, MD, Sheldon B. Korones Chair and Chief of Neonatology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, received the Founder's Award from the Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR). He was recognized during the organization's Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The Southern Society for Pediatric Research provides pediatric educators and i  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, Feb. 27 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * - Honored at National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference * * * Agriculture industry leaders have bestowed the title of Cotton Researcher of the Year to the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture's Tyson Raper. The award was presented on January 31 at the National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. Raper is a  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 25 -- Memphis International Airport issued the following news release: The UrbanArt Commission (UAC) is pleased to announce five new commission opportunities for site-specific art installations throughout the re-imagined Concourse B at the Memphis International Airport. These five commissions are part of a $1.5 million art program that will contribute to the modernization and reimagination of the terminal. Memphis International Airport (MEM) is in the midst of a multip  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 27 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Feb. 26: Vanderbilt University shared a vision and strategy that sets the stage for a new era of success and achievement for the Commodores--one that is rooted in delivering the preeminent student-athlete experience in college athletics. "Our vision for Athletics will allow us to grow forward as a community and focus on making the Vanderbilt Way come alive in all we do," said Candice Storey Lee, interim vice ch  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 25 [TNSgrants] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The National Institutes of Health has now posted information for the 2020 S10 Shared and High-end Instrumentation Grants programs. * Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (SIG) - the SIG Program funds grant awards in the $50,000 to $600,000 range. * Shared Instrumentation for Animal Research Grant Program (SIFAR) - the SIFAR Program funds grant awards in the $50,000 to $750,000 range to support resear  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 27 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: * * * - Results to inform K-12 school leaders and policymakers * * * The Tennessee Education Research Alliance, a research-practice partnership between Vanderbilt University and the Tennessee Department of Education, has released the 2020 Tennessee Educator Survey to all teachers, administrators and certified staff across the state. In its ninth year of implementation, the confidential and voluntary survey aims  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 29 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Joan Marie Johnson, an author who has written extensively about the history of women's suffrage, feminism and social activism, will give a lecture on Thursday, March 19, as part of Vanderbilt's celebration of Women's History Month. Titled "Race, Rights and the Woman Suffrage Movement: The Stories of Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, Irene Moorman and Rose Schneiderman," Johnson's lecture will highlight the narratives of se  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 25 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: With a population of roughly 150 million people, the delta country of Bangladesh holds about half the population of the entire United States in an area the size of Louisiana, and exists under a near-constant risk of sea level rise and other dynamic climate changes. Now, as the world faces a future chock-full of increasing environmental transformation, an international, transdisciplinary team of academic researche  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are reporting another advance in the understanding and treatment of triple-negative breast cancer, which is particularly aggressive and difficult to treat. Their findings, detailed in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, offer new hope for identifying patients most likely to respond to the latest treatments. "This study exemplifies a signa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 29 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Data Science: Next Generation Committee has been formed to evaluate current computing expertise and resources at Vanderbilt University. The committee will assess future needs to strengthen the foundations of computing across campus, establish cross-disciplinary connections, and emphasize social and ethical aspects of computing. Specifically, the committee will focus on enhancing the strengths of synergistic d  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 27 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Office of the Provost will host the annual TIPs Fair on March 13, providing an opportunity to hear about programming, learn how to contribute to the interdisciplinary initiative, and engage with current Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs) awardees. The TIPs program is designed to support new ideas, cutting-edge research and the development of infrastructure by supporting emerging and existing trans-institutio  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: In recent years, diet trends such as Intermittent Fasting have popularized the practice of delayed or restricted eating for many individuals looking to manage caloric intake. Still, many people open to restructuring their schedules have the same question: When is the right time to avoid eating? According to a new study published in the journal PLoS Biology by biological science researchers a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 [TNSgrants] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Katherine Gifford, PsyD, MS, assistant professor of Neurology, has been awarded a five-year, $4.3 million research grant from the National Institute on Aging to study what subjective cognitive decline (SCD) can reveal about underlying pathology. SCD refers to self-reported confusion or memory problems that have been happening more often or getting worse in the past 12 months. According to the Centers   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 29 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain and Vanderbilt Law School lecturer Linda Breggin, a senior attorney with the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, D.C., and project director for the Nashville Food Waste Initiative, have been named co-chairs of the Nashville Sustainability Advisory Committee. Mayor John Cooper announced the formation of the committee during its inaugural   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A Polygenic Risk Score -- a genetic assessment that doctors have hoped could predict coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients -- has been found not to be a useful predictive biomarker for disease risk, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Lead author Jonathan Mosley, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 25 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A research team of Vanderbilt engineers that includes a scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated a new ultrathin filter, based on metamaterials, that allows for analog optical image processing. Their work, Flat Optics for Image Differentiation, appears in the scientific journal, Nature Photonics. While digital image processing has become the prevailing technique in a var  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release: * * * - New store offers products from local producers, a variety of natural and organic grocery items and in-store coffee bar * * * Whole Foods Market in Nashville opens its doors to the public at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28. Located at 1202 Broadway, the new 44,500 square-foot store in downtown Nashville features a variety of items from local producers, prepared foods and grab-and-go meals, high quality na  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- Zondervan, a Bible publisher and provider of Christian communications, issued the following corporate news release on Feb. 26: * * * - Long-time Zondervan senior v-p and publisher receives industry's top honor * * * HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) congratulates senior v-p, publisher, and Zondervan editor-in-chief, Stan Gundry, for being recognized as this year's recipient of the Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award from the Evangelical Chris  more