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Nashville Music Row studio, where Johnny Cash recorded, up for sale
The Tennessean
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The Music Row building where artists such as Johnny Cash and George Strait recorded songs is now on the market for $4.65 million. The studio at 1033 16th Avenue South is a landmark of music history. Once home to Emerald Sound Studio, the building...
Tennessee is a Top State for Your Next Summer Road Trip
106.1 KISS FM - Indiana
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June 23, 2025
Why Tennessee Made the Top 15 Tennessee pulls in to a 13th overall ranking in WalletHub’s list of Best & Worst States for Summer Road Trips. That’s a solid B+ for road-trip potential! WalletHub evaluated all 50 states based on 32 metrics across...
Memphis May Fire, Hydration, & Gratitude at Rockville ★
The Aquarian Weekly - New Jersey
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June 23, 2025
It’s a new week for the Welcome to Rockville series, and, a hot one at that! Once again, with interviews done in-person across the four-day Daytona festival, there was a ton of scorching hardcore ground to cover. And that we did. Just a couple of...
FedEx founder Fred Smith dies at 80; Tennessee officials react
WBBJ - Tennessee
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June 23, 2025
State officials in Tennessee are reacting to the death of FedEx founder Fred Smith. See statements below from Governor Bill Lee, Representative David Kustoff, and a full report from the Associated Press. FILE – FedEx CEO Fred Smith appears at a...
A list of Tennessee companies getting tax rebates will vanish from state websites June 30
Tennessee Lookout
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June 23, 2025
Nearly 60,000 businesses, including some of the state’s largest, received more than $1.5 billion in tax rebates from Tennessee — but the list of those companies will only be available on a state website through June 30. When lawmakers passed the...
LP Building Solutions named winner of Top Workplaces of Middle Tennessee Award
Woodworking Network
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — LP Building Solutions (LP), a manufacturer of high-performance building products, has been named a winner of the Top Workplaces of Middle Tennessee Award by The Tennessean for the fourth consecutive year. “Our continued...
Family of woman murdered in Nashville files $150M suit against bonding companies
WSMV 4 - Tennessee
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June 23, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The family of Lauren Johansen has filed a $150 million lawsuit against two bail bonding companies who released the man accused of murdering her. Johansen was found killed in Mississippi days after her ex-boyfriend, Bricen...
Rising Middle East tensions drive up Tennessee gas prices
Elizabethton Star - Tennessee
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June 23, 2025
NASHVILLE — After weeks of stability, tensions in the Middle East have sparked a rise in gasoline prices nationwide, including in Tennessee. The state’s average gas price climbed to $2.85 per gallon on Monday, up 15 cents from last week, though...
Mayor Woodby represents Northeast Tennessee at infrastructure summit
Elizabethton Star - Tennessee
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June 23, 2025
Published 4:02 pm Monday, June 23, 2025 Contributed Photo Carter County Mayor Patty Woodby, second from right, speaks during the recent Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry Infrastructure Summit. Joining Woodby on the panel were, from left,...
Dead woman's dad files $150M suit against Nashville bonding companies
The Tennessean
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Robert Lane Johansen filed a federal lawsuit against several Nashville bail bonding and ankle monitoring companies on June 20. Lauren Johansen was found dead in the trunk of a car in Gulfport, Mississippi, the day after Bricen Rivers was supposed...
LP Building Solutions Earns The Tennessean’s Top Workplace Award
LBM Journal
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June 23, 2025
LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, announced it has been named a winner of the Top Workplaces of Middle Tennessee Award by The Tennessean for the fourth consecutive year. “Our continued...
Mick Ralphs, Guitarist and Cofounder of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, Dies at 81
Variety
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June 23, 2025
Mick Ralphs, the guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the legendary ‘70s rock bands Bad Company and Mott The Hoople, has died, according to an announcement from his rep. No cause of death was disclosed, although he had been in poor health for...
Otaku Ramen Closes West Nashville Location
Nashville Scene - Tennessee
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June 23, 2025
Otaku Ramen chef and founder Sarah Gavigan has announced she will close Otaku's West Nashville location. Located in Sylvan Supply at 4109 Charlotte Pike, the restaurant opened in the fall of 2020. The news follows the company having announced in...
Suit challenges Tennessee law against ‘harboring’ undocumented immigrants
Nashville Post - Tennessee
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On Friday, a team of lawyers from legal and immigrant advocacy groups filed a lawsuit challenging a new Tennessee law that criminalizes providing “harbor” to undocumented immigrants. The lawsuit argues that immigration enforcement is a power...
How Fanatics is teaching business acumen to pro athletes
CNBC
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June 23, 2025
Fanatics logo is seen on the dugout wall before the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park on July 3, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) Justin Berl | Getty Images Sports...
Sportsbooks move NBA title odds after Durant trade, Haliburton injury
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nevada
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June 23, 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder remain the clear favorites to repeat as NBA champions next season after beating the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Game 7 of the Finals. But oddsmakers have shuffled the rest of the 2026 NBA title odds after the Houston...
NBAA Mourns Loss of Visionary Leader and Business Aviation Champion Fred Smith
NBAA - Washington D.C.
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June 23, 2025
Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, dhubbard@nbaa.org Washington, DC, June 23, 2025 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today marked the passing of former FedEx CEO Fred Smith, the company’s world-renowned founder and a tireless...
4 takeaways from Kevin Durant’s trade to Houston Rockets: Injuries, Jalen Green’s exit & more
KPRC - Texas
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June 23, 2025
Houston, we have a contender. Late Sunday morning, the Houston Rockets made one of their biggest offseason moves in recent memory, finalizing a trade with the Phoenix Suns to bring superstar forward Kevin Durant to Houston. OUR FIRST REPORT:...
From Vietnam Hero To FedEx Billionaire: The Inside Story Of How Fred Smith Built One Of America’s Biggest Companies
Forbes
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Corbis via Getty Images Frederick Wallace Smith, the billionaire founder of FedEx, passed away at age 80 on Saturday. Smith was a visionary who was early to spot the need for an all-freight airline to ship packages around the world—smartly betting...
Are Kroger stores in Georgia closing? Company announces plans to close 60 stores in the US
Athens Banner Herald - Georgia
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One of the nation’s largest grocery chains, Kroger, has announced it will be closing 60 stores over the next 18 months, prompting concern from shoppers across Georgia about whether their local stores may be affected. The Cincinnati-based company...