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Cardinals sign 1st-round pick Liam Doyle to club record bonus during visit to Busch Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals first-round draft pick Liam Doyle speaks with the media via Zoom on Sunday, July 13, 2025, after the team selected him in the MLB draft. Ethan Erickson | Post-Dispatch With a No. 25 jersey hanging behind him for the year the...

Nature and music enthusiasts you are invited
Nature and music enthusiasts are invited to a full day of excitement this Saturday, July 19, at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center in Brownsville. The event will feature a guided birding excursion, the official launch of the new “Guide to...
Cirrus Unveils Cirrus Airframe Parachute Lined-Bag Collection
DULUTH, Minn & KNOXVILLE, Tenn. & OSHKOSH, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2025-- Cirrus, Cirrus Aircraft Limited (2507:HK), is introducing a collection of handcrafted, aviation-inspired travel bags utilizing upcycled parachute material repurposed...

Bonnaroo announces 2026 dates
Bonnaroo will return to Great Stage Park in 2026. The festival sent out an alert Thursday via text and social media that said the music festival will return to The Farm in Manchester, Tennessee, in June 2026. The post also announced a...

Nashville's Conrad Hotel Is Perfect For Music Lovers Seeking Luxury
Room Key is TZR’s definitive guide to the world’s most exclusive stays. From private island resorts to design-forward urban escapes, each feature offers an insider’s look at the properties redefining modern luxury. As an avid music lover —...

Vols' Liam Doyle signs with St. Louis Cardinals for $7.25 million | Report
Liam Doyle has signed with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Tennessee baseball pitcher signed for $7.25 million after the Cardinals picked him No. 5 in the 2025 MLB Draft, according to MLB.com on July 17. The No. 5 pick had a slot value of $8,134,800....

What’s Next For Bonnaroo? Festival Eyes Rebound After Canceled 2025
Disappointed fans seen at the Bonnaroo Arch after the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2025 is ... More canceled due to rain on June 13, 2025 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Douglas Mason/WireImage)WireImage Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival...

LinkedIn ranks Pensacola metro area as one of the top mid-size U.S. cities on the rise
Pensacola was ranked by LinkedIn as one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the U.S. in its inaugural “cities on the rise” list. Pensacola has drawn in professionals, homebuyers and manufacturing companies en masse since the COVID-19...

Heading To See Brandy And Monica? Here’s A Black-Owned Stay In Every Tour City
Here’s something Millennials probably didn’t see coming: Brandy and Monica have announced their first-ever co-headlining “The Boy Is Mine” tour almost nearly 30 years after one of the duo’s biggest hits. It’s a rare occasion that will also feature...

Chattanooga Serves As Basecamp For 250 Outdoor Storytellers
Chattanooga Basecamp For Outdoor Storytellers Get ready, Chattanooga! More than 250 outdoor writers and media professionals are coming to town for the 2025 Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) Conference, Aug. 19-21. This gathering of...

Phillip Dickerson
Phillip Douglas Dickerson, 71, of the Cato community, Trousdale County, Tennessee, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Born April 30, 1954, to the late Ralph and Rebecca Dickerson, Phillip was raised in the...

Public Notices Week of July 16, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS PROBATE COURT OF GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE NO. P-2496-25 ESTATE OF JERRY ALLEN RIGGALL, Deceased, Date of Death: 04/19/2025 Notice is hereby given that on the 30th day of June, 2025, Letters of Administration with respect to the...

Hooters Girls Hold Their Own Baseball All-Star Game, Shane Gillis Kills The WNBA & Mars Rock Sells For Big $$
Thank you to the person at ESPN who signed off on Shane Gillis hosting the ESPYs and ripping the WNBA to shreds. Yes, I watched the ESPYs monologue because I needed to be prepped for work this morning. I watch so you don't have to. What you missed...
Memphis dog parks: 9 free spots for your pooch to romp…
Shelby Farms' Outback dog park was voted best in the U.S. by USA TODAY readers. Memphis boasts several other popular dog parks, including Overton Bark, Central Bark and Mud Island Dog Park. Are these the dog days of summer? With temperatures in...

Nashville is a city on the move but running in place
In May Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell wrapped up his 2025 State of Metro address with a call for Nashvillians to “give ourselves some more choices about how we move into our future together.” Let’s grant off the top that political State of The...

Memphis selected to host Phi Beta Sigma’s 2029 conclave
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. has announced that Memphis will serve as the host city for its 2029 conclave, an international gathering expected to draw thousands of members. City leaders and community partners met with fraternity leaders Tuesday...

How Huntsville music venues make concerts more awesome for fans with disabilities
Instead of buying each other gifts for birthdays and Christmas, Elianna Stanners and her dad Russell Stanners often give each other concert tickets. Elianna and Russell, who both reside in the Huntsville area, go to a ton of shows together, seeing...

America's Top Trending City Is Officially This Overlooked Destination
Travel trends in 2025 are taking an unexpected turn, steering away from the usual hotspots and highlighting destinations that often go unnoticed. Or rather, they are not praised like others in the state. According to Tripadvisor’s recently...

County Grant Advances Trust For Public Land's New Community Schoolyard Site
The Trust For Public Land has received a major boost in its work to transform local elementary school campuses into a vibrant and accessible community schoolyard: $250,000 of bond funds from Hamilton County Government to fund play and recreation...
Baylor Names New Trustees
Baylor School Board Chair Alexis Guerry Bogo '89 will add six new board members at the September board meeting. Pam McKenney served on the Baylor Board of Trustees from 2018 - 2024, chairing the Science Committee and contributing to the...