NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 31 -- The Country Music Association issued the following news release: The Country Music Association, the premier trade association of the Country Music industry, has presented another of its 2024 CMA International Awards. On Wednesday, August 28, Christer Modig (CEO of Viaplay Radio), alongside Country artists Larry Fleet and Lauren Watkins, presented Joakim Richardson (Station Manager, Go Country Sweden) with the 2024 CMA International Country Broadcaster Award at   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 27 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation has ensured that Tennessee's Cocke County School District will no longer unconstitutionally organize baccalaureate ceremonies. FFRF wrote to the district after being informed that Cosby High School had held a baccalaureate service at Northport Baptist Church in Newton, Tenn., on Sunday, May 5. The event was hosted by a district elementary teacher after bei  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: After an extensive military career, James (Jim) Sears joins ORAU as senior vice president. He will lead ORAU Government Services to integrate academia, government and industry in advancing the nation's learning, health and scientific priorities. Sears will oversee a diverse portfolio of programs focused on public health, environmental science and emergency preparedness, guiding a large team  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * Nearly $2.3 million will be invested in native forages on working lands to improve climate resiliency * * * Ducks Unlimited's (DU) Minnesota grazing program received a $2.254 million funding recommendation from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (https://www.lccmr.mn.gov/) (LCCMR). The money is provided by the Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF).   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: Nine teachers from schools in Anderson, Roane and Scott Counties received more than $33,000 in teaching materials and supplies for the new school year through ORAU's 2024 Education Grants. A flight simulator program for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) cadets, several 3D printers and filament, scientific calculators, a food composter, a worm farm, oxygen sensors, water testi  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: Imagine hundreds of colorful lit bags, each decorated with a loved one's name and cancer story. Now, imagine them displayed around the pond on ORAU's beautiful Oak Ridge main campus. That will be the case on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, when Lights of Hope Across America comes to Oak Ridge. Lights of Hope will be on display from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at ORAU, 100 ORAU Way, in Oak Ridge. Each year  more

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Aug. 30 -- The Society of Actuaries issued the following news release: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) has designated the actuarial programs at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, and Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, as SOA Centers of Actuarial Excellence (CAE). The SOA launched the CAE designation in 2009, recognizing universities around the world for their strong actuarial programs. "The SOA congratulates Arizona State and Middle Tennessee State on a  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: In a landmark upcoming Supreme Court case, transgender adolescents, their families, and a medical provider from Tennessee have urged the Supreme Court of the United States to block a state law banning hormone therapies for trans youth as a violat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Florence, Ala. The Tennessee Valley Authority leadership recently announced critical details about the utility's plans to increase rates, raising costs for millions of customers across TVA's hundreds of local power companies. During a board meeting on Aug. 23, the utility announced its second rate increase this year, adding another 5.25% in increased electricity costs to consumer bills, in part t  more