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Inspirational TV With Treva and Kevin NASHVILLE, TN — Wednesday Mornings at 7:30 am are not the same because people near and far are tuning in and talking about the Treva and Kevin show” Get Inspired.”

The Treva and Kevin show is a new inspirational television talk show airing on WUXP MYTV30, and is hosted by Treva Gordon and Attorney Kevin C. Kennedy.

The show’s producer is Timothy Woods of Woods Film and Photography, of

Nashville, TN, and Treva Gordon is the show’s Executive Producer and Writer.

The set director is Maxine Drayton. The show originally aired in August 2014, and has had several guests to include Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones, Pastor Wess Morgan, Judge Rachel Bell, Singer and Songwriter Lane Brody, Pastors Joseph and Yolanda Morgan, Author Tanya Davis “From Crack To Christ”, Author Ann Haney, Johnny Keyser from Ameri-

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Lonnell Matthews and Brain Sexton, owners of SpreadLuv.com, a website dedicated to bringing music and culture to Nashville, are the guests this week on Take 10 on Tuesdays with The Tennessee Tribune. Social Media Director Jason Luntz discusses with Matthews and Sexton the website’s goal to provide exposure for emerging entertainers as well as help raise money for important causes. For September, they are presenting a “Tribute of Music, Art & Spoken Word to G.O.O.D. Music Founder Kanye West”. All proceeds will benefit The National Museum of African American Music and the W.O. Smith Music School. You can see the interview at www.tntribune to learn how Matthews and Sexton use grassroots marketing plans to spread the word about their events.

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“I find the Treva and Kevin Show so inspiring,” Sharyn F. In the new season of the Treva and Kevin show, tune in for exciting new episodes about homelessness, recovery and addictions, relationships, fashion tips, health and wellness, adoption, recycling and more!

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NASHVILLE, TN — Neysa Taylor has been named Director of Communications for the Tennessee Department of Corrections. She had been the Public Information Officer for the last year. As the Director of Communications for the Tennessee Department of Corrections, Taylor is charged with crafting all internal and external communication for a variety of stakeholders. Her days are filled with fielding media calls, writing speeches and press releases, and sharing the life-changing work of the Tennessee Department of Correction.

Taylor was formerly the awardwinning Assignment Manager at NewsChannel5. She is a graduate of Tennessee State University with a with a B.A. of Speech Communication and Theater and a M.Ed. of Education Administration. She has

been a presenter at the 2013 NABJ Region III Conference in Charlotte, NC. Taylor is the current President of the Nashville Chapter of National Association of Black Journalists and is a charter member of the Absolutely AX Chapter of the TSUNAA . In addition to her work in journalism, she sits on a collegiate board and works with many nonprofits, including the YMCA Black Achievers Program and the Center for Nonprofit Management.

Taylor replaces Dorinda Carter, who after eight years, has taken a position with the Office of the Davidson County District Attorney Glenn Funk.

Taylor can be reached at Neysa.

Taylor@TN.gov or at 615-2538144.

TN Human Rights Commission Honors Berz CHATTANOOGA, TN — The Tennessee Human Rights Commission will present Chattanooga City Councilwoman Carol Berz with the Jocelyn D. Wurzburg Civil Rights Legacy award. Carol Berz is the Chief Executive Director of Private Dispute Resolution Services, LLC and the Vice-Chair of the City Council.

The Jocelyn D. Wurzburg Civil Rights Legacy award is presented to an individual who have been lifelong advocates of human rights, which includes a commitment to the elimination of discrimination, an equitable community, and leadership

in resolving human rights issues.

The award will be presented during the Commission Board Meeting on September 19, 2014 at 10:30 AM CDT at the William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower by the Commission’s Chair, Stacey Garrett.

“It is our pleasure to honor Councilwoman Carol Berz for being the epitome of what the Jocelyn D. Wurzburg Civil Rights Legacy award represents. She has lived her life toward a purpose of garnering access, diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion,” said Executive Director, Beverly Watts.

Carol Berz, Chattanooga City Councilwoman

Facebook Post on Michael Brown Ends in Job Loss

By Clint Confehr

COLUMBIA, TN — A dentist here felt compelled to resign immediately from a clinic Sept. 4 when told that she’d have to choose between employment or expressing opinions on social media.

Dr. Misee L. Harris, 29, posted on her private Facebook page opinions against the Aug. 9 police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., she said. As a result, she was “forced” from a job in this town of 35,000 where she graduated from high school.

Since July 8, 2013, Dr. Harris had been working at Children’s

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Dental Associates, the clinic her mother took her to as a child. After campaigning to become the first black bachelorette on ABC TV, she’d been working as a model and, more recently, had been offered an opportunity to buy into the dental practice as a partner.

Then, clinic partners Drs. Heather Owens and James Hutton presented Dr. Harris with images reproduced from her Facebook page and told her some of her comments about racial issues in America were “unprofessional,” Harris said in “an open letter to the media.”

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IRS Warns of Continuing Scam Phone Calls

NASHVILLE, TN — The IRS continues to warn the public to be alert for telephone scams. The callers often claim to be with the IRS and usually demand money.

Based on the most recent figures released, there have been at least 90,000 complaints about these phone scams and about 1,100 victims who have lost an estimated $5 million.

“Be suspicious of anyone who calls demanding your money or your private information,” said IRS spokesman Dan Boone. “These con artists can sound very convincing and will probably try to intimidate you into giving them what they want.”

Boone said the callers may know a lot about you and usually alter the caller ID to make it look like the IRS is calling. They use fake names and bogus IRS badge numbers. If you don’t answer, they often leave an “urgent” callback request.

Boone reminded taxpayers that the IRS respects taxpayer rights and follows guidelines when working out payment of taxes due. He offered a list of five things the scammers often do but the IRS will not do. Any one of these five things is a sign of a scam.

The IRS will never:

Call you about taxes you owe without first mailing you an official notice.

Demand that you pay taxes without giving you the chance to question or appeal the amount they say you owe.

Require you to use a certain payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card.

Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.

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Threaten to bring in local police or other law-enforcement to have you arrested for not paying.

If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS and asking for money, here’s what to do: If you know you owe taxes or think you might owe, call the IRS at 800-829-1040 to talk about payment options. You also may be able to set up a payment plan online at IRS.gov.

If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to believe that you do, report the incident to TIGTA at 1.800.366.4484 or at www.tigta.gov.

If phone scammers target you, also contact the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Use their “FTC Complaint Assistant” to report the scam. Please add “IRS Telephone Scam” to the comments of your complaint.

Remember, the IRS currently does not use unsolicited email, text messages or any social media to discuss your personal tax issues. For more information on reporting tax scams, go to www.irs.gov and type “scam” in the search box. To get IRS tips by email, subscribe to IRS Tax Tips at IRS.gov

Treasurer Lillard Announces Scholarship Giveaways NASHVILLE, TN — A Tennessee program that allows people to set aside money for children’s college expenses was recently ranked among the nation’s best performing by a national advocacy group. Now, two lucky Tennessee families will join the program with account balances started by the state.

At an event at Stewarts Creek Middle School in Smyrna on Friday, State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. announced that TNStars, the state’s 529 college savings plan, will be awarding TNStars plans with opening account balances of $5,290 to two families whose names will be randomly selected this fall from entries in two contests.

TNStars is a “529 program,” so named after the section of the Internal Revenue code which allows people to save money and earn investment income for college expenses while enjoying certain tax advantages.

TNStars, a program administered by the Tennessee Treasury Department, allows people to invest money in a number of different financial options ranging from con-

servative to aggressive. One of them is an age-based option that features more aggressive investments when children are younger that become more conservative as children approach college age. Money can be withdrawn from TNStars accounts tax-free, provided it is used for qualified higher education expenses.

In the contests, all Tennessee families with elementary and middle school age children may compete for the scholarship money. To become eligible, children in kindergarten through second grade must participate in a coloring contest sponsored by TNStars. Children in third through eighth grades must complete a fun online interactive guide about the importance of saving money in order to become eligible. Entry instructions are available at www.tnstars.com.

Contest entries will be received through Oct. 31. After that date, a winner from each category will be randomly selected to receive the funding.

Students at Stewarts Creek viewed the tutorial Friday.

“Since September is College Savings Month, it is a very appropriate time to launch these contests,” Treasurer Lillard said. “It is important that families make plans to start saving money for college while their children are still young. Setting aside even small amounts of money can make a big difference over time, particularly when you factor in the income earned on investments. TNStars is celebrating its second anniversary this month with a total investment in the plan of $20 million. We are excited to continue to offer families an easy way to save and invest their money for future college expenses.”

Tennessee families can receive financial incentives of up to $375 for enrolling in TNStars, for rolling over account balances from other 529 plans, for setting up automatic contributions from bank savings or checking accounts, and - for parents of newborn children - for completing an online interactive guide about saving for college.

To learn more about the program and the available incentives, visit www.tnstars.com.

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Corrections Corporation of America Improving Programs NASHVILLE, TN — Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) today announced a series of commitments with the goal of creating the best inmate reentry programming value in corrections.

Pledging that the company would play a larger role in helping reduce the nation’s high recidivism rate, CCA President and CEO Damon Hininger made the commitments at the company’s Nashville headquarters in a speech before executive management that was also simulcast into each facility.

“Reentry programs and reducing recidivism are 100 percent aligned with our business model,” said Hininger. “The fewer crimes people commit, the safer our communities are. The more people stay out of jail, the lower the cost to taxpayers. Effective reentry programs help us deliver for our government partners, our shareholders and our communities.”

In his speech, Hininger made three core commitments for CCA, including: 1. Reentry will be a “Day One” priority at CCA facilities; 2. Every CCA professional will be a reentry professional; 3. Every dollar government partners invest in reentry will be a dollar proven to reduce recidivism.

Along with these commitments, Hininger established measurable goals for evaluating CCA’s success and holding the company accountable for long-term progress. The goals include: • Education opportunities: Over the next five years, CCA will increase high school equivalency credentials by 5 percent annually based on the current inmate population. CCA expects to graduate more than 12,000 inmates with high school educations, by the end of 2019.

• Vocational training: Currently, 7,000 inmates in CCA facilities participate in vocational programs every day. Over the next five years, CCA will increase the number of industry-recognized certificates by 5 percent annually based on the current inmate population. CCA expects to award more than 25,000 industry-recognized certificates by the end of 2019.

• Faith-based programs: Over the next five years, CCA will enroll between 1,900 and 2,300 inmates in faith-based residential programs and achieve a 95 percent completion rate for those who participate.

• Victim impact programs: Since 2011, over 1,000 inmates have completed CCA’s victim impact program in the four Tennessee facilities where it’s offered.

Over the next three years, the company will quadruple access to this program to as many as 16 facilities. 4,000 inmates will complete CCA’s victim impact program over the next three years.

• Addiction treatment programs: CCA’s average monthly enrollment in substance abuse treatment programs is 2,000 inmates and average annual completions add up to 2,500. Over the next five years, CCA will provide this treatment option at no less than a 60 percent completion rate.

Hininger discussed his expectations for the company as it pursues these goals: “I am under no illusions about what is ahead. Will it be a hard road to deliver the kind of progress that we need to truly lead? Absolutely. We have a lot of work to do. Is it possible that we could hit some bumps along the way? It certainly is. If we don’t make mistakes, we’re probably not pushing hard enough.

After all, recidivism is one of the toughest and most complex challenges that our country faces.”

According to the Department of Justice, 95 percent of inmates in state prisons will at some point be released back into the community. Studies show 67.8 percent of released inmates are rearrested for a new crime within 3 years and 76.6 percent are rearrested within 5 years.

“Inmates who recidivate inflict pain on themselves, their families and the victims of their crimes. Their re-incarceration drives up costs for governments and taxpayers. And their cycle of behavior only becomes more and more difficult to break with time,” said Hininger. “As a country, we must do more to provide inmates with the opportunity to succeed when they are released.”

Today’s commitments add to CCA’s wide-ranging offerings across its system.

Currently, CCA helps more than 3,000 inmates earn a GED -- the equivalent of a high school diploma -- each year. Additionally, every day, more than 20,000 inmates participate in CCA programs that teach life and vocational skills.

“We’re very proud of the work we’ve been doing for decades at CCA to help

Southern Festival of Books Coming to the Music City NASHVILLE, TN — The Southern Festival of Books brings to Nashville each fall more than 250 best-selling and award-winning authors and 25,000 enthusiastic attendees, but in all of its popularity, the Festival has not forgotten where it came from. The 26th annual event will pay homage to its Music City roots with live music performances at the Café Stage from some of the finest Bluegrass, Folk, Country and Americana singer-songwriters.

Friday, Oct. 10 will feature Country crooners Anne McCue, Irene Kelley, Brennan Leigh and Noel McKay and Folk songstress Leah Edwards; Saturday will hit the high notes of Soul, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country and Alternative music, and will welcome back a crowd favorite, Rockabilly performer Less Kerr. Renowned poet and songwriter R.B. Morris returns to the stage Saturday as well. On Sunday, naturally, sounds of gospel will fill the air.

The Southern Festival of Books is a free, three-day celebration of the written word where attendees meet their favorite authors, as well as experience the weekend’s abundance of books, food, entertainment and culture. Downtown employees and residents are invited to take in the fall air, stroll the plaza, sway to the music and enjoy the fine street food.

This year’s Festival will take place on War Memorial Plaza and inside downtown Nashville’s Public Library on Oct. 10-12.

The Café stage is one of three live performance stages at the Festival:

• In partnership with the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, the Festival will celebrate Artober with its “Artober Performing Arts Stage,” bringing a weekend of local theater, music and spoken-word performance.

• The Youth Stage will highlight storytellers, musicians, poets, songwriters, hands-on crafts and classic book characters to encourage reading, creating and sharing stories and singing for kids and kids-at-heart alike.

For stage updates and announcements, connect with the festival on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SoFestBooks. The full Festival lineup and more information about each author can be found online at http://www.humanitiestennessee.org/ programs/southern-festival-books-celebration-written-word.

The Southern Festival of Books is presented by Humanities Tennessee, a non-profit organization that promotes humanities education across Tennessee.

The festival is proudly sponsored by the National Endowment for Humanities, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, Ingram Content Group, Ingram Industries, Target, Dollar General Literacy Foundation, Nashville Scene, AWC Family Foundation, Nashville Public Library, Parnassus Books of Nashville, Tennessee Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, Oxford American and The Memorial Foundation, Vanderbilt University and Nashville Arts Magazine.

inmates successfully renter our communities,” said Hininger. “There’s more we can do, and we need to do. At CCA, we’re always working to be a better company.And that doesn’t just mean finding ways to be more cost-effective, to make our facilities more secure, or to be a better place to work. It also means getting even better at helping inmates successfully reenter society and break the cycle of crime.”

Inmates who receive an education while in prison are less likely to return to the system. According to RAND, inmates who obtain GED’s while in prison

are up to 30 percent less likely to return to prison, and individuals who participated in vocational training programs have 28 percent greater odds of finding employment post release.

“With recidivism, the cost is in doing nothing. Savings come with doing something. For inmates, their time in prison can be the moment that makes the difference in their lives. Effective reentry programs can give people who have made mistakes -- and they can be terrible and painful mistakes for victims -- one more chance to do right.”

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2014 TOYOTA COROLL LE eco After a complete overhaul, our drivers say the 2014 Toyota Corolla LE eco caters to those who value simplicity and dependability over sporty handling and flashy looks. We test drove the all-new and found the vehicle to be frugal but extremely efficient.

The interior is Spartan and is made for the first time buyer or new driver and doesn’t include as many amenities, or as many high-quality materials as more expensive autos. However, we felt that the Corolla’s interior quality isn’t class-leading, but it’s certainly acceptable.

Especially for new drivers, the Corolla LE’s lack of cutting-edge features and amenities is a good thing. Our test car didn’t have upscale items such as navigation or futuristic safety features such as a lane departure warning system or blind spot monitoring. But that made the car easy to learn. And we especially noted the simplicity of the sedan’s cabin layout and its Entune audio system. The dashboard design especially garnered high praise, as the no-nonsense approach to displaying the controls means that everything is clearly marked and exactly where you’d expect it.

Behind the wheel, the Corolla’s driving dynamics surprised us in a good way.

The sedan’s steering was very good, and the engine was smooth and quiet, while the suspension did a good job soaking

up even large bumps. The Toyota Corolla has a four-cylinder engine and six-speed manual transmission. Our drivers agree the Corolla offers a comfortable ride and is a competent commuter car that’s very easy to drive. We also appreciated the Corolla’s acceleration. It wasn’t lightning quick, but it was more than adequate considering we were testing the greenfocused Eco powertrain.

Eco models, by the way, are the most powerful members of the Corolla family boasting 140 horsepower, while other Corolla models have just 132. The difference isn’t noticeable, but the fuel economy is: The Eco returns up to 30 miles per gallon in the city and 42 mpg on the highway, compared to 29 mpg city/37 mpg hwy for most other Corolla models.

We also found the backseat surprisingly huge for a compact sedan and has great dimensions for headroom, legroom and hip room.

The 2014 Toyota Corolla LE is a great car for drivers with basic needs. It is especially great for parents purchasing that first car for their son or daughter.

2014 Toyota Corolla LS eco Price: $18,000 – $21,000 Engine: 4-Cyl, 16 valve Valvematic, 1.8 Liter, 140hp @ 6100 RPM Transmission: Automatic, CVTi-S Fuel Economy: City 30/Hwy 42/Comb 35 MPG Wheelbase: 106.3 in Length: 182.6 in

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The number of experienced fund development and fundraising professionals is much smaller than the pool of organizations that need such people. The pool of talent gets even smaller when looking for people who have experience with a diversity of fundraising methods. It is most challenging when looking for an individual who can manage the fundraising function for your organization or institution. This is coupled by a structural challenge: good fundraisers are not necessarily good fundraising managers. Yet the pathway to professional success is often tied to a move from fundraising to management. This is not always a good idea as the strengths of fundraisers are not always the strengths of fundraising managers.

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Congratulations to the Outstanding Honorees On Being Inducted Into The 2014 YWCA Academy for Women of Achievement

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Civil Rights Exhibit Opens at Library of Congress

Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Civil Rights Leader US Rep John Lewis

WASHINGTON, DC — An exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 opened today at the Library of Congress.

“The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom” is located in the Southwest Gallery on the second level of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. The year-long exhibition is free and open to the public Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It closes on Sept. 12, 2015.

More than 200 items, including correspondence and documents from civil-rights leaders and organizations, photographs, newspapers, legal briefs, drawings and posters are on view.

Audio-visual stations throughout the gallery feature 77 clips showing dramatic events such as protests, sit-ins, boycotts and other public actions against segregation and discrimination. Eyewitness testimony of activists and participants who helped craft the law is included.

The exhibition also features two videos co-produced with HISTORY®. An introductory film narrated by Julian Bond, a political and civil-rights leader and professor at American University and the University of Virginia, focuses on the significance of the Civil Rights Act. The second film explores the impact of the Civil Rights Act and features interviews with Taylor Branch, author

and historian; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a leader in the Civil Rights Movement; and Risa Goluboff, professor of law at the University of Virginia.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

It banned discrimination in public accommodations, such as hotels, restaurants, theaters and retail stores. It outlawed segregation in public education. It banned discrimination in employment, and it ended unequal application of voter-registration requirements. The act was a landmark piece of legislation that opened the doors to further progress in the acquisition and protection of civil rights.

The exhibition highlights the legal and legislative struggles and victories leading to its passage, shedding light on individuals—both prominent leaders and private citizens—who participated in the decades-long campaign for equality. There are six thematic sections in the exhibition: Prologue, Segregation Era, World War II and the Post-War Years, Civil Rights Era, Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The Impact.

The materials are drawn primarily from the NAACP Records in the Library’s Manuscript Division and its Prints and Photographs Division.

A preview of the exhibition can be viewed online at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/. A more complete version of the exhibition, including all of the objects, timelines and some audio-visual components, will be available by the end of September.

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THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, September 18 - 24, 2014

MTSU Professor Pushes For More Civil Workplace MURFREESBORO — Dr. Jackie Gilbert, a professor of management in the MTSU Jones College of Business, joined forces with like-minded people across the state and nation to help craft legislation and guidelines that will help do just that within government agencies.

Gilbert was part of a group of advocates who helped shape the Healthy Workplace Act, which was signed into law in June by Gov. Bill Haslam. The legislation, sponsored by state Rep. Antonio Parkinson, DMemphis, grants legal protection to those government agencies that adopt a model policy to combat abusive behavior in the workplace or craft comparable guidelines of their own.

The law applies to any agency, county, metropolitan government, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state.

By enacting the law, Tennessee became the 26th state to introduce the Healthy Workplace Bill and the first to pass it. The national grassroots legislative movement began more than a decade ago to get workplace anti-bullying laws passed in every state.

“Respectful interaction at work is a pri-

Dr. Jackie Gilbert

ority,” said Gilbert, who has incorporated anti-bullying concepts into her teaching.

“This law is going to set the stage for providing some guidance for what is acceptable and what is not acceptable at work.”

Gilbert is a member of Tennessee Healthy Workplace Advocates, which worked toward passage of the bill. She was recently appointed to serve on a workplace civility workgroup that is advising the Tennessee Advisory Commission on

Intergovernmental Relations, or TACIR, on developing a model policy for Tennessee’s state and local governments. The legislation requires that a model be in place

by March 15, 2015.

Lynnisse Roehrich-Patrick, TACIR’s executive director, is appreciative of Gilbert’s contribution.

“Dr. Gilbert brings an academic perspective that is a welcome addition to our work group and complements the expertise of the public administration, legal, and human resource professionals on the team,” Roehrich-Patrick said. “Her knowledge of effective methods to prevent abusive conduct and her commitment to workplace civility are essential to their work.”

Government employers can create their own policy if it helps employers recognize and respond to abusive conduct, and prevents retaliation against any reporting employee. Abusive conduct is defined as repeated verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, humiliation or work sabotage.

By enacting this law, Tennessee became the 26th state to introduce the Healthy Workplace Bill, the core of a national campaign that began more than a decade ago to

get every state to enact legislation to combat abuse on the job.

To craft the legislation, Rep. Parkinson convened a think tank that included Gilbert; Arlene Martin-Norman, co-coordinator, Tennessee Healthy Workplace Advocates; Dr. Gary Namie, director of the Workplace Bullying Institute; Dr. David Yamada, professor of law at Suffolk University and director of the New Workplace Institute; John McManus, legislative liaison and public information officer at the Tennessee Department of Human Resources; Michelle Gaskin, attorney for the Tennessee General Assembly; and Sarah Adair, governmental affairs director at the Tennessee State Employees’ Association.

Earlier this year, Gilbert was named a founding fellow to the U.S. Academy on Workplace Bullying, Mobbing, and Abuse. In June, she conducted a workshop on the Healthy Workplace bill at a Tennessee State Employees’ Association assembly in Murfreesboro.

For more information about the TACIR workgroup, visit http://bit.ly/tacir-civility.

MTSU Celebrates China With McPhee Photo Exhibit

MURFREESBORO — A receptive audience turned its attention to China as seen through the eyes of MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee while at the same time helping raise scholarship funds for MTSU students.

Framed copies of McPhee’s photographs of China were auctioned off Thursday, Sept. 11, at MTSU’s Todd Art Gallery, which raised $2,300 for a graphic design scholarship. The special exhibit ends Friday (Sept. 12).

With more than 300 digital images and 30 large prints in 14 different categories, the exhibit chronicles McPhee’s travels to more than 100 Chinese municipalities and provinces during his presidential tenure.

The event was also part of the univer-

sity’s observances of the 10th anniversary of the worldwide Hanban Confucius Institute, a network of hubs for China-related cultural activities and a resource center for Chinese language, history and contemporary society.

Also as part of the anniversary celebration, McPhee announced the Confucius Institute at MTSU will co-host a free-admission day at The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, with activities for children and families. He said the institute and the center will sign a partnership at that event that will help create more joint programming MTSU President Sydney McPhee speaks to the audience that came to see his China trip photos. and community activities.

The Chinese connection will morph that day, with a highlight of the celebration He said the girl reminded him of his daughfrom the still image to the moving image being a 55-inch monitor that patrons can ter, Seneca, when she was young and her touch to access interactive programs about mother, Liz, would decorate her hair with sites of interest in China, food, music, kung colorful ribbons and barrettes. fu, calligraphy, the Chinese zodiac and oth“It’s incredible that she was focused on er topics. him instead of the world around her,” said Visitors will be able to enjoy mini-Chi- White. “She saw somebody that was willing nese classes, dance performances and cal- to accept her culture.” ligraphy demonstrations for “Confucius Stating that people are his favorite phoInstitute Day” at the center, which is located tographic subjects in China, McPhee said, at 502 S.E. Broad St. in Murfreesboro.

“You can learn so much without even askFrom the Todd Art Gallery, the McPhee ing them to say a word by the expressions photo exhibit will travel to the Rutherford on their faces.”

County Chamber of Commerce, 3050 Ariel Tydell, the 23-year-old graphic Medical Center Parkway, for free public design major from Nashville who created viewing from Monday, Sept. 22, through the poster promoting the event, prefers a Wednesday, Oct. 22. trio of photos titled “Detian Waterfalls in McPhee said his favorite photo in the Guangxi.” exhibit is of a little girl with colorful bar“I love the colors and the fog on the rettes in her hair who he encountered while mountains,” Tindall said. “It’s really gorshe was eating lunch outside of Shanghai. geous.”

EDITORIAL THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, September 18 - 24, 2014

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Between a Rock and An Even Harder Place

By Rodney Beard pastorbeard@comcast.net

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE - TO BE EQUAL #36

The Power of the Vote Essential to Change Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League

“We are facing an important moment in our democracy. While America has twice elected an African American president, there remain far too many places in this country that have never elected an African American judge, commissioner, or board of education member.”

Sherrilyn Ifill, Esq., writing in the National Urban League’s 2014 State of Black America Less than a year from now, on August 6, 2015, the nation will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, considered by many to be the most significant American civil rights legislation ever signed into law. During the past halfcentury we have seen major increases in the number of Black elected officials across the country, including Barack Obama’s election and re-election as America’s first Black President. This year, the National Urban League’s State of Black America found that with a Civic Participation Equality Index of 104.7%, African Americans are engaged in their communities and voting at higher rates than whites. But pockets of voter apathy and political complacency coupled with both overt and covert voter suppression efforts continue to negatively impact voter turnout in some parts of the country, including places like Ferguson, Missouri.

The August 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old unarmed African American at the hands of Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer, has led many of us to wonder whether things might have been different if the city’s leadership was

MARC MORIAL more representative of the racial makeup of the population. In a city that is 67% Black, the police force is 94% white. The mayor is also white, as are five of the six city council members. In 2013, Art McCoy, Ferguson’s first African American school superintendent, resigned under duress after only three years on the job.

Further, only one African American currently serves on the seven-member school board.

It is generally true that when local elections are held off-cycle – meaning, when no state or national offices are on the ballot – voter turnout across the board is significantly lower and white voter participation is notably higher than Black voter participation. For example, like many municipalities across the nation, Ferguson holds its elections in the spring of odd-numbered years, and the most recent comparisons between its 2012 and 2013 election turnouts tell a revealing story.

In the 2012 presidential election, white turnout was 55% and Black turnout was 54%. In the 2013 city council elections, white turnout fell to 17%, while Black turnout plunged to 6%. While a case can be made that election timing is one culprit in decreased voter turnout – as the farther off-cycle elections are held from presidential ones, the less media coverage, attention and awareness are

generated around them, especially in low-income communities – the reality remains that we must all, as a community and as individuals, exercise our right to vote in every election. We simply do not have the option to not vote.

One year ago, the Supreme Court dealt a crushing blow to voting rights by removing important protections for voters who had suffered – and still suffer – historic disenfranchisement. The National Urban League has been a lead supporter of the Voting Rights Amendment Act now before Congress that would restore many of those protections. But the right to vote, regardless of when elections are held during the year, is a sacred obligation and our most powerful instrument of change.

I’ve often heard people express dissatisfaction with the pool of candidates on a ballot and use that as a reason to “sit out” certain election cycles. However, voting is not like buying popsicles – when, if we don’t see a flavor we like, we leave the store.

The ongoing social, racial and economic justice that we work toward everyday mandate that we be civically engaged and actively participate in electing leaders who will not only represent us, but who will fight for our interests and rights. Ferguson is yet another example that when we say no to voting, we turn our backs on our communities. Voter suppression has no place in our democracy, and neither does voter apathy.

Ferguson should be the latest wake-up call that we cannot afford to let anything keep us from exercising the extraordinary power of our individual vote.

I read several blogs and newspapers everyday, typically the ones that more closely share my views, and I have several writers that I like in particular. This morning I read an opinion by one of my favorites, Dana Milbank, which slightly disturbed me because it was about our President and it seemed petty, at least to me.

In Milbank’s opinion piece, he used terms like “chillax message” and “happy talk” to describe how our President is trying to communicate a not so positive message about a range of negative and frighting issues from the rise of radicalism to the economy. When the President said that the world is better off relative to security, having been messed up for far too many years and the fact that social media and the “details of hardship” can be actualized immediately, Milbank implied that was a “pep talk” or “essentially counseling” us to remain focused on something we can and should do something about…domestic recovery.

Our President is absolutely correct in saying that we all have more concern for world affairs now because we get it literally in the moment, and there is not that much hidden from us anymore because of social media in all of its instant forms. I also agree with our President that “we don’t have a strategy” for Syria against the Islamic State. I would add that “and we never will.”

Why? There is no positive solution to that age old hatred and strife that exists in the Middle East.

They will never stop fighting and killing each other,

RODNEY BEARD and there is no good option to bring any peace, ever, in the Middle East. All of that has to be fulfilled, its biblical prophecy.

He also said that, “In short, Americans would worry less if Obama worried more.” Well, that’s his opinion, and I would vociferously disagree with that assessment. In my opinion, I would “worry” much more if our President didn’t at least appear to have a handle on all of those things that we know are absolutely beyond his or anyone else’s control.

Can you imagine how worried we all would be if he looked worried, and showed a lack of confidence and faith that his plan is probably NOT going to work.

“They” say “he looks weak,” but I think he looks stronger because of his cautious, contemplative and deliberate nature. I like that he never seems panicked by the monumental issues he has to deal with.

I also loved it when he was transparent enough to say what no one else will about Syria because he was absolutely correct. Ok? Add to the aforementioned, having to deal with Iraq to step up to the plate and protect their own interests in that never ending nightmare of broken government, coupled with a cowardice army that we trained and outfitted.

Then think about having

to acquiesce to Iran in the midst of “de-nuclearising” them so that they won’t fire on Israel. Now think about the fact that to defeat ISIS, which is a no-brainer, and having to partner with Assad who needs to be put down for sure, just to get it done. We haven’t even mentioned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and that is some very serious stuff as well because Putin is crazy and none of us wants WWIII. President Obama knows the entire backstory that we never will despite social media. He knows things that if we knew, we would actually “be (very) worried” yet; his demeanor to me is outstanding. Our President is confident in his plan, calm in his delivery, and resolute in the midst of major calamity such as the world has never seen before.

What more can we ask of or desire in a true leader?

President Obama knew what he was signing on for even though no one could have imagined how awful it would become. But you know what? I can’t imagine anyone else who could have been our President (Clinton, Romney, McCain) that I would trust more to represent me and my/our ideologies than President Obama.

So to all of his supporters (and Dana Milbank is one) I say, the President and the rest of the world is in what we all know is “a no win situation” when it comes to the Middle East.

The best we can do is to take care of home and pray for the best for them, whatever it is.

Let’s get off of his back and on his side. He’s caught between a rock and harder place than any of us could imagine.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor; Open Letter to Janay: I’ll admit that I have no idea what inspired me to write this open letter to you. A close friend told me that, given that the situation with your husband Ray has become so political, I should avoid it altogether. But I’m a man of spirit, and my heart is telling me to walk into the emotional volcano that has been created since Ray made that fateful mistake earlier this year.

When I see your family, I see a beautiful, yet deeply-troubling, situation. I see a young couple that may not have learned how to properly love each other. I see two twentysomethings dealing with the stress that comes with raising a daughter in the public eye, in addition to the struggles and uncertainty that come with being black in the NFL. In your altercation with Ray, I see the faces of women I’ve known through the years who’ve been beaten and/or killed

by the men they loved.

I’ve known women who chose to never give up on a man or marriage that was clearly detrimental to her health. I’ve seen women so hopelessly in love and so willing to forgive that they were manipulated into protecting men who would eventually end their lives.

That is what makes me fear for you.

On the other side, I see the strength of many of our grandmothers, who believed in their men, even when these men didn’t believe in themselves. One can’t help but admire the determination with which you’ve stood

by Ray throughout this entire situation, speaking on his behalf, as the world has come down on your family like a ton of bricks.

Your family has lost millions of dollars due to this ordeal, and anyone who thinks that you’re better off without a working husband is completely out of their mind (getting angry at a branch doesn’t

mean you chop down the entire tree). That’s what happens when people “protect you” by destroying your life – the fact is that they care less about you and your family than they do about their own political agenda.

But let me make this point abundantly clear: I HAVE NO IDEA if you’re making the right decision by sticking it out with Ray. I don’t know your marriage, I don’t know your life and I don’t know you. I hope for your sake that you know what you’re doing, since a lot of victims have been hurt by going down this path.

My daughters are not much younger than you, and I have a sister I love, so I am incredibly sensitive to your family’s situation. Also, as a black man, I am readily familiar with the American media’s tendency to criminalize black men, even before they learn all the facts. For hundreds of

See LETTER, 11A

EDITORIAL THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, September 18 - 24, 2014

10A

BUSINESS EXCHANGE Looting in Lieu of Reparations

WILLIAM REED

By William Reed

What’s your attitude regarding reparations for slavery? Too often the state of affairs among Black Americans has centered on fighting the law, and winning. As often as Blacks find America’s laws and practices stacked against them, why haven’t Blacks been creators of laws that are favorable toward us? With the numbers of Blacks that comprise the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), why haven’t they made it their collective duty to put forth laws and language necessary to pay reparations to descendants of slaves?

The calculated reparations for America’s Black slave descendants total approximately $1.5 million each. Instead of dancing to partisan parties’ tunes, more Black Americans need to be among those determined to ensure that legitimate slave descendants get their just due. The people championing the status quo of affairs in America will always dispute these claims. There are people in contemporary Black American communities who contend that they aren’t owed anything because they are better off living in America than they would be in Africa. America still owes an enormous debt to Africans and African Americans for the tremendous emotional and financial toll that they’ve suffered and continue to suffer as a result of nearly 400 years of slavery and segregation. It’s as if Blacks

are afraid, or feel unworthy, to collect what’s owed them.

Instead of calling for additional Black voter registration efforts and “social change,” Black voters should consider that we have the clout to hasten our own changes through reparations we gained for slavery – compensatory payments for the descendants of those who found themselves enslaved by the Atlantic Slave Trade. By reclaiming what has been stolen from us, Blacks can lay the foundation for viable futures and receive compensation for slavery and the century of de jure racial discrimination that followed with monetary restitution and/or educational programs. Four hundred years of legalized oppression entitles many Blacks in America to just reparations. Blacks are the poorest group in America because our ancestors built this country and never had anything of value to pass onto future generations.

In 1867, Thaddeus Stevens sponsored a bill for redistribution of land to African Americans. It was never passed and Reconstruction came to an end in 1877 without the issue ever being addressed. Now America needs to reconcile with racial history – seek genuine atonement and make meaningful amends.

Until such time, angstridden race relations will continue to plague America.

A group of influential lawyers and scholars called the “Reparations Coordinating Committee” identified institutions it says have profited from slavery and they have initiated numerous lawsuits against the government and major corporations. Some companies and universities such as Brown acknowledged roles in slavery. The Hartford Courant newspaper apologized for run-

ning ads for the sale and capture of slaves. Aetna Insurance apologized for insuring slaves as “personal property.”

Reparations are the ultimate realization of our civil rights. Black media, civil rights and political leaders who flocked to Ferguson, Missouri now need to turn their righteous indignation about what happened there into reparations legislation in Congress and state houses. It’s time Blacks question their leaders as to: What are you doing about reparations? When will Blacks make political officials accountable for their plight? Due to a popular movement that was occurring in Detroit, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. started a procedure of regularly submitting House Resolution 40, the “Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act” to Congress.

That bill asked for a look into the effects of slavery on contemporary African Americans. So, what’s your favorite CBC members’ position on HR 40?

Civil rights and social justice groups are lobbying to receive reparationsbased grants to service Blacks, but Black voters need to make their elected officials put forth HR 40, the “Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act.” We can’t allow party politics to dilute our interest and thrust for reparations. Send a letter to your local and Congressional representatives telling them to support HR 40. Then send letters to 10 friends and government officials and tell them to suggest and advocate passage of HR 40.

William Reed is publisher of “Who’s Who in Black Corporate America” and available for projects via the BaileyGroup.org

NFL Domestic Abusers Get Tap on Wrist

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist

The NFL – which has been referred to as everything from the National Felons League to, in the cases of players, Not For Long – has imposed a lifetime ban on Ray Rice yet rarely disciplines other brazen offenders. And when a team takes the rare action of disciplining a player for striking a woman, it usually results in a tap on the wrist.

The National Football League initially imposed a two-game suspension of Rice after it was disclosed that he had abused his then-fiancée, Janay Palmer, in an Atlantic City, N.J. casino hotel elevator. But after the celebrity website TMZ aired the full video showing Rice knocking out his future wife with a strong blow to the face, rendering her unconscious, the Baltimore Ravens voided Rice’s contract and the NFL banned him from pro football for life.

Commissioner Roger Goodell, who is in charge of protecting the nation’s most popular sport’s $10 billion in annual revenue, acknowledged that the NFL “got it wrong” when it imposed only a two-game suspension on Rice.

But what Goodell, who earns $44 million a year, didn’t admit was the NFL continues to get it wrong while serving as a high-profile enabler for other domestic abusers in the league. For example: • Rice’s teammate, All-Pro Linebacker Terrell Suggs, continued playing after Candace Williams, the mother of his three children and his future wife, filed for two protective orders against him in the last five years.

The first was in December 2009. The Baltimore Sun reported, “According to the complaint …Williams said Suggs threw a soap dispenser at her head, hit her in the chest with his hand, and held a bottle of bleach over her and their 1-year-old son, which spilled on them and caused a rash. Baltimore City District Court Judge Ronald Alan Kara-

GEORGE E. CURRY sic wrote that a laceration was visible on Williams’ chest.” Though the protective order was granted, Suggs was never charged with a crime. Three years later, Williams filed for another protective order, alleging that Suggs “punched her in the neck and drove a car containing their two children at a ‘high rate of speed’ while she was being dragged alongside.” The couple later married. In neither case did the Ravens or the NFL take any action against Suggs.

• Carolina Panthers All-Pro Defensive End Greg Hardy was convicted last summer of assaulting and threatening to kill his former girlfriend, Nicole Holder, but no action was taken against him until the Ray Rice story exploded on the national scene. In her request for a protective order, Holder said Hardy threw her into a tile tub, pulled her from the tub by her hair, choked her with both hands and picked her up over his head and threw her onto a couch filled with assault rifles and shotguns. At the trial, Holder testified, “He looked me in my eyes and told me he was going to kill me. I was so scared I wanted to die. When he loosened his grip slightly, I said, ‘Just do it. Kill me.’” Hardy was found guilty of misdemeanor charges and sentenced to a 60-day suspended sentence and 18 months of probation. He is appealing the verdict. Hardy was deactivated for last Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions.

• San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald was allowed to play in last Sunday’s game, despite being arrested and charged with

felony domestic violence connected with allegedly striking his pregnant fiancée. A hearing scheduled for Monday was postponed, pending further investigation.

These are not isolated cases. A database maintained by USA Today shows that there have been 713 arrests of NFL players since 2000 – 85 for domestic violence.

The database covers only incidents reported by the media.

Of the 56 known domestic violence cases that occurred on Goodell’s watch, players were suspended only a combined total 13 games, excluding Ray Rice. Typically, players involved in domestic disputes had charges dismissed after they were placed in a diversion program for first-time offenders, completed anger management counseling or performed community service. In many cases, the abused woman refused to file charges. Only 10 players were released by their team and three of those landed on other squads.

Overall, arrest rates among NFL players are lower than the national average for men in their age range. Among NFL teams, according to the New York Times, the Minnesota Vikings had the most players arrested since 2000, with 44, followed closely by the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos. The Arizona Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams, with 11 each, tied for the lowest mark. Baltimore had 22 players arrested over that period, mirroring the league average.

Though the most common offense was driving while drunk, domestic violence has taken center stage.

The domestic cases are chronicled by Sidepin. The website stated, “Goodell is perceived as being tough on players.

He’s an authoritarian, the likes of which the league has never seen!! But there’s one thing Goodell will tolerate, and that’s NFL players abusing women.”

LOCAL NEWS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, September 18 - 24, 2014

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Franklin Wine Fest Showcases Best Restaurants FRANKLIN, TN — The Franklin Wine Festival, presented by Cool Springs Wines and Spirits and supported by Nissan, will showcase a range of culinary offerings from 30 of Middle Tennessee’s best restaurants. The event takes place on Friday, October 17 at The Factory in Franklin.

The featured restaurants will prepare dining delights for guests to enjoy along with the wines provided by Cool Springs Wine and Spirits. Kayne Prime, Sperry’s, Olive & Sinclair Chocolate, and Virago are just a few of the restaurants who will offer tastings.

“The tenth annual Franklin Wine Festival is shaping up to be our biggest year yet. We are so excited to offer our guests tastings from such a wide range of restaurants that, together, provide an unforgettable culinary experience,” commented Dannika Bradley, 2014 Volunteer Restaurant Chair for the Franklin Wine Festival.

She continued, “The food tastings paired

with the 300+ wines that have been hand selected by Cool Springs Wines and Spirits, this really will be an unforgettable experience for all who attend.”

The full list of restaurants confirmed to date includes: 1808 Grille, The Aquarium Restaurant, BB Fudge, Bob’s Chop Steakhouse, Bound’ry, Connie Cakes, Cool Café Franklin, Dan’s Gourmet Mac & Cheese, Fiestas by Lisa, HoneyBaked Ham, Kayne Prime, Kroger Chef Shoppes, Melting Pot, Mrs. Grissom’s Salads, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Olive & Sinclair Chocolate, Pappa Boudreaux’s Cajun Café, Paul’s Chocolate Gallery, Red Robin, Rodizio Grill, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, Rumours East, Sperry’s, Swanky’s Taco Shop, The Farmhouse, The Loving Pie Co., Virago, Whole Foods Market, and Zolo’s Italian Restaurant.

The funds raised by the Franklin Wine Festival benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee, allowing the organization to serve more children with

The Franklin Wine Festival will be held at The Factory of Franklin on October 17

mentorship programs. Heading into its tenth year, the Franklin Wine Festival has raised more than $1 Million for the charity and has served approximately 1,000 children in Middle Tennessee by pairing them with a positive adult role model.

Tickets for the 2014 Franklin Wine

Festival are on sale now. Advance tickets are $89, and available at www.FranklinWineFestival.com. In the past, event crowds have reached capacity levels and tickets are anticipated to sell out early.

Event information can be found at www.FranklinWineFestival.com.

ACEC of TN Now Accepting Entries For Engineering Excellence Awards Program NASHVILLE, TN — The American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee (ACEC of Tennessee), a statewide organization representing more than 110 engineering firms, is accepting entries for its annual Engineering Excellence Awards program. The prestigious awards program honors top projects from across the state.

Award winners will be announced during a banquet on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs. The gala event is attended by hundreds of engineers, elected officials, business leaders, city and county executives, and officials from the Tennessee Department of Transportation and other state agencies.

Firms interested in entering a project must submit a one-page entry form to ACEC of Tennessee by Friday, November 7, 2014. All Tennessee engineering firms engaged in private practice are encouraged to enter, whether or not they are members of ACEC. Projects of any size and budget are eligible, and the project can be located anywhere in the world as long as it was

Letter Continued from page 9A years, our society has believed that the black man is a monster beyond redemption. When people throw away our lives in prison or shoot us dead in the street, they don’t spend one second thinking about the families we’ve left behind.

Some are attributing your loyalty to Ray to be the result of some kind of psychological impairment on your part.

They’ve said that, as a battered woman, you’re incapable of making intelligent choices about the future of your family.

The honest to God fact is that this might all be true. Millions of women defend their men, bail them out of jail, violate restraining orders and stand by their sides right up until the day they are dead. In fact, a relative of my close friend was murdered by her husband just a week ago.

For your sake, I hope you aren’t lying to yourself, being coerced or ultimately being misled. The ferocity with which Ray retaliated against you in that elevator is both scary and astonishing, and you should rightfully fear the possibility that he may do this again. For all I know, he may have done something similar in the past, behind closed doors. If that is the case, then you are in danger and you need to think about that. Many abusers never change their behavior.

But here’s another possibility. Maybe you deserve to have some say in all of this, instead of being drowned out by all of the people who claim to know what’s best for you. Rather than making your family’s trauma into a political football that has even led to a statement by The White House, people can respect the idea that you might actually know what’s best

2014 winner Ross Bryan Associates, Music City Center- l-r, ACEC of TN President, David Harrell, PE, Vaughn & Melton Consulting Engineers; Brent Thornton, PE; Don Yarbrough, PE and Kurt Boyd, PE, Ross Bryan Associates

managed out of a Tennessee office with a major portion of the work performed in the state. The official entry form is available at www.acectn.org or by contacting Judy Logue at 615-242-2486 or at jlogue@tnec. org.

“In the 2015 competition, we anticipate a wide variety of projects representing countless planning and man hours,” said awards program chair Kyle Peters, PE, K.

S. Ware & Associates, LLC. “While our goal is to honor the craftsmanship of these projects, we will ultimately recognize the dedication and contributions made by all engineers to the communities of our great state.”

The Grand Iris Award for Engineering Excellence will be presented for the project judged best in the overall competition.

A Grand Award may be presented in each

for your family and your child. No one can argue that a family is better off with a husband who is out of work and publicly ostracized. That’s the ridiculous world in which we live, and I wish you could have been allowed to handle all of this in private.

For every woman who made the mistake of staying in a relationship with a perpetually abusive man, there is another woman who is glad she made the choice to keep her family together. Some will call these women stupid or the product of male manipulation; I call them heroes, ultimate mothers, and powerful people.

At the very least, women deserve to have a say in what happens to their families without paternalistic eavesdroppers forcing them to do something they don’t want to do.

With black families being torn apart left and right by the pitfalls of extreme feminism, we should appreciate situations where someone isn’t seeking to throw the baby out with the bathwater and destroying their family at the drop of a hat. I especially admire the fact that you’ve admitted that both you AND Ray made a huge mistake that night, although Ray’s mistake was much greater. In these silly public debates, we have to at least try to make room for the truth.

Here’s the bottom line for you, my daughters and any young person reading this article: Violence has no place whatsoever in any relationship. You don’t show love by hitting, spitting or even cussing each other out.

If you care about yourself and love your child, you’ll force Ray to get extensive counseling so that he learns to resolve his disputes without the use of physical force. If your relationship doesn’t last, you may end up saving the life of another woman. You may even need to separate

from Ray just long enough for him to appreciate the importance of his family and to realize that the power of fatherhood/ manhood/husbandhood does not come with the right to abuse those he is supposed to protect.

He should be hitting men on the football field, not hitting his wife….EVER. The other ugly truth – which some people will never admit- is that if you did indeed spit in Ray’s face (as the elevator video seems to show), you also need counseling. Spitting on your partner, hitting him or physically assaulting him in any way is entirely unacceptable.

It’s childish, hurtful and ultimately harmful to your daughter. A gentleman will never hit you under any circumstances, but to demand that he behave like a gentleman, it is also mandated that you conduct yourself like a lady. Love is not produced from creating the conditions that lead to war. Ray is accountable for the way he responded to your emotional triggers and physical aggression, but you are accountable for your choices as well.

One option you may want to consider is a temporary separation with the condition that Ray gets the help that he needs. Given his powerful physical stature and the disproportionate nature with which he attacked you, he clearly bears the greatest burden in all of this. He’s also a public figure and should have realized that he risked losing everything by doing what he did. As you both express your legitimate concern that the media and critics have destroyed your family’s livelihood, you must also accept the fact that Ray brought this on himself when he chose to behave like a boy instead of a man in the elevator that night.

I admire your strength and the fact that you believe in your man.

of twelve (12) entry categories: A) Studies, Research and Consulting Engineering Services; B) Building/Technology Systems; C) Structural Systems; D) Survey and Mapping Technology; E) Environmental; F) Water and Storm Water; G) Water Resources; H) Transportation; I) Special Projects; J) Small Projects; K) Energy and L) Industrial and Manufacturing Processes and Facilities.

Ross Bryan Associates, Inc., Nashville, won the competition’s top prize in 2014, The Grand Iris Award for Engineering Excellence, for its Structural Systems project the Music City Center in Nashville; Grand Awards for Engineering Excellence in the various entry categories were presented in 2014 to: Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon, Inc., Nashville office; LDA Engineering., Knoxville; LDA Engineering., Johnson City; Geotechnology, Inc., Memphis; EnSafe, Inc., Nashville; EnSafe, Inc., Knoxville; Smith Seckman Reid, Inc., Memphis; ARCADIS, Chattanooga; and S&ME, Inc, , Knoxville.

Black men are so accustomed to the world giving up on us at the drop of a hat that I was personally inspired to see you scream to the world and demand that they give you a voice. I also respect the idea that you understand that by strengthening your husband, you are also strengthening your family. A queen never benefits when her king has been destroyed.

Assuming that Ray can mature in his ability to resolve disputes peacefully, your daughter will one day thank you for not bowing to the pressure to throw her daddy out with the trash. Children love their daddies, even when they are not perfect. As the head of your household, I advocate for you to speak up, be strong and let the world know you are in charge.

I also vote for your husband’s opportunity for redemption with the understanding that he is now walking a very thin line where even his best friends will abandon him out of fear of being alienated themselves. But again, this life was of his own choosing, he can’t blame anyone but himself.

Finally, I encourage you to remember the voices of abuse victims everywhere and realize that you must tread carefully as you move forward. It will be difficult to receive sympathy from anyone if this ever happens again. That’s just the honest truth. But to the extent that you know more about your relationship than any of us will ever know, I presume that you see possibilities in Ray that are worth the risk. Personally, I respect your decision.

Bless you, your family and your beautiful child. I’m rooting for you.

Sincerely, Dr Boyce Watkins Professor, Syracuse University New York

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Meltdown Momma

What All Mothers Think, But Don’t Say

Dominque Anne Townsend NASHVILLE, TN – “Mothers do not say how they feel because they simply don’t want to appear as if they do not have it altogether,” says the Meltdown Momma. But who are we holding it in for? Why are we not comfortable being ourselves? The Meltdown Momma Domonique Anne Townsend brilliantly answered these questions in her 5-Star Rated book titled, “Sweetheart! After you have your meltdown, can you make dinner?” Between raising kids, working and keeping up the household, mothers often lose their identity and sometimes get overwhelmed” says Townsend.

One of her cleverly written chapters, appropriately entitled “Just Breathe,” talks about the stress in trying to find the time to regain a sense of self. She helps readers by supplying them with key ways that they can successfully accomplish the time to…..breathe. This enticing weekend read touches the basis

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Facebook Continued from page 1A both of the clinic partners would respond by telephone, offers for an exchange of emails was extended. There was no contact Sept. 10-13 from the partners about Dr. Harris’ departure.

“The biggest bone of contention to the partners was a cartoon relating to the recent police murders of innocent African Americans across the nation,” Harris said.

The cartoon shows a wide-eyed, black youngster wearing a sandwich board with a bull’s-eye target on the front. The dominant caption on the cartoon states, “Open season on black folks.” Other phrases allege offenses such as “driving,” “wearing a hoodie” and “wearing saggy pants.”

Harris’ letter to media quotes Dr. Owens as asking, “‘Do you think we (meaning Misee’s white colleagues) are all like this?’

“Harris composed herself and asked the partner if she had any idea what was going on in black America … regarding the murder of Michael Brown,” her letter to media states. “The partner did not know the name Mike Brown, nor did she seem to understand Misee’s outrage at being attacked for her personal views.”

“They didn’t want me speaking about the Black American experience which now includes black men being killed by white policemen,” Harris told the Tribune. To continue in the job, she would have to “be a white doctor in a black body. I can’t ignore what’s going on in my race, especially when I have a voice in the media. I won’t be silent.”

Harris was given four options, she said.

“They told me that I could either leave right now, leave in three months or in six months, or stop my job in the media.” Her media jobs include working as a model, Internet blogging, being a Huffington Post web site contributor, running a YouTube channel, and “medical corresponding,” she said. The latter had her respond to media questions when a child died in a dentist’s office.

Harris didn’t cry, get loud or overreact when she was confronted with her Internet activity, she said. “I was really hurt that they would do something like that, looking at my private account.

That’s not OK. I told them this is my personal life. It has nothing to do with my job.”

Harris went public “with this unfortunate story of racial discrimination in the workplace because it has been her mission to empower black women,” she said, noting others may not have the financial security to quit “with dignity.”

Harris said she felt obliged to speak up and tell what happened to her.

Advocating such reactions is the Rev. Richard Sibert, pastor of Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church in nearby Rutherford County, who was set to preside at a regional meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Sept. 18 at Temple Baptist Church, Nashville.

“It’s life in America as a black person sees it,” Rev. Sibert said, reacting to Harris’ story. “We are singled out for no other reason because we’re black.”

If Harris was white, Owens would probably have seen the situation differently, he said.

The 74-year-old pastor offered an example of life as a black man in Murfreesboro where he lives. Sept. 12, he selected a bunch of greens at a grocery where he put them in a plastic bag. At the checkout line, he was asked for the quantity of the greens. Sibert said one. The cashier then looked in the bag to verify Sibert’s count, and found one bunch. “I thought he was checking for a tag or price,” Sibert said, then reporting his reply to the cashier: “You were actually accusing me of having more than one in the bag.”

Later he called the store, found that the cashier was the manager and never got an apology, Sibert said.

He reported the situation to Kenny Williams, president of the local branch of the NAACP. That and Harris’ experience may become part of the discussions at the regional NAACP meeting.

Meanwhile, Harris didn’t just feel she’d suffered racial discrimination, she

said. There was an invasion of privacy, she said. Her social media pages were monitored as she gained attention during her black female empowerment campaign to become the first black bachelorette on ABC. Colleagues told her they disliked some of her statements. She replied that her private life was none of their business, but she became “robotic and vanilla” about her views. She also blocked co-workers from her private Facebook site, but was told on Sept. 4 one of the doctors had a friend, one who still had access to Harris’ Facebook pages, report what’s there.

They were “digging for something, wanting it so bad” they had someone looking, Harris said. “I still don’t know who the person is.”

Harris’ personal Facebook page included “several postings about taking board exams” to qualify her to be able to work in other states, she said, adding it apparently resulted in a suspicion that she planned to leave the practice. It was, she explained, in conjunction with her development of an athletic mouth guard product that she wants to sell. Having certification in states where the guards are sold would improve her ability to market the product, she said.

Harris wrote exam dates and notes on Post-it ® Note papers during a call from an employment recruiter, and those notes to herself were examined by her colleagues at the dental clinic, she said.

Harris said she was less interested in the recruiter’s call, than developing a product.

Besides, she said, “There aren’t that many pediatric dental clinics and recruiters contact you.”

Her story of such close monitoring prompted a question on whether she felt as though she was in a hostile work environment and she said yes.

Harris is dismayed by the situations, she said. She’d transitioned from a young patient to working at the clinic after school. Hutton encouraged her in her studies and dental career.

But Hutton didn’t contact her after he and Owens spoke with her on Sept. 4, she said. Harris’ only contact with the clinic was because she closed the clinic’s Facebook page, she said. Harris established the page for the clinic and, “It was on my account,” she said. Harris was called by someone at the clinic asking for help to re-establish a Facebook page.

“I really feel bad for Dr. Hutton, my assistants and my patients,” Harris said.

“It’s an overall bad situation. I really enjoyed working with the staff there.”

She said she believes the clinic may be losing patients because she left.

Shameka Haynes of Lewisburg, a town 30 minutes east of Columbia, took her son to the dental clinic in September.

Hutton is her dentist, said Haynes who knows of Harris, but didn’t know her.

Haynes knows Harris’ brother.

Haynes was asked about the cartoon; Open season on black folks.

“Me being a black woman, and having a son, I can understand what she said,” Haynes said. “It does seem that way, that it’s open season on black males.”

Therefore, Haynes said she talks with children about police.

“You don’t want to be afraid of cops,” she said, “so you have to tell them that all cops aren’t bad.”

It was unclear whether Haynes will continue to drive from Lewisburg to a dentist’s office in Columbia.

Because Harris publicized herself, thereby becoming a public figure, she was asked if that would affect her right to privacy.

“No,” she replied. “That’s why we have publicists, people working for us, so we can have private lives, so we can have social media.”

By Sept. 12, Harris said she’d had one informal telephone call with an attorney to discuss the chain of events that led to her departure from the dental clinic.

A week after Harris left the clinic, she traveled to New York City and then to Los Angeles.

Harris is a graduate of Columbia Central High School, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the University of Kentucky.

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TSU Alum Launches Philanthropic Initiative NASHVILLE, TN — Inspired to chronicle the childhood lessons she still holds so dear, Dr. Cornelia Wills decided to launch an exciting new philanthropic initiative to benefit students.

She will donate a portion of the proceeds received from sales of her newly released book, “Mama Said: A Word to the Wise is Sufficient”, to benefit the scholarship fund at her alma mater, Tennessee State University.

Wills, who works in the area of student success, said she is aware and troubled that some students have to drop out of college because they don’t have enough money to stay in school.

To help address this issue, she decided to launch this new philanthropic initiative by using sales from her book to help keep students in school. She said she is “blessed to be a blessing.

The Tennessee resident and Alabama native will be autographing copies of her new ‘Mama Said’ book at two book signings during the TSU Homecoming festivities this month. Wills will be autographing copies of her new book from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, September 26, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 27 at the TSU FloydPayne Campus Center Bookstore, 3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard, in Nashville.

The book contains a collection of wisdom nuggets learned while growing up in rural Alabama under the watchful care of her late mother, Rosa Lee Wills.

“My mother was always giving to help others, and this would be a wonderful way to honor her memory”, said Wills.

“When applied, the wisdom garnered from the ‘Mama Said’ book helps to effectively navigate life. It deals with ‘takers’ and other issues such as relationships, friendship, trust, morals, finances, time management, procrastination, honesty, and humbleness, just to name a few,” Wills said.

At 114 pages, the book is a quick read and carries much wisdom through its sayings, some of which might be familiar. For example, words of caution include “watch the dog that brings you the bone” or “feed ‘em out of a longhandled spoon.” When dealing with takers, the book reminds us, “don’t ride a free horse to death,” or “Give ‘em an inch and they’ll take a mile.” One of the quainter sayings, “You’re just fattening frogs for snakes,” is one that Wills recommends you avoid doing, particularly as it relates to dating and relationships.

Wills received her undergraduate degree from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, and her master’s and doctoral degrees in Educational Administration from Tennessee State University in Nashville.

She has been many “firsts” in her career and has won many regional and state awards for products provided by her office under her leadership. She often tells students, “Don’t let where you came from dictate where you’re going.”

It is strong faith and family support that Wills credits with giving her the confidence to publish her book.

In addition to providing readers with a favorable trip down memory lane with references to many of the ‘ole school’

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sayings that many of us grew up with, the books make wonderful gifts for all occasions.

Dr. Wills recommends this wisdom be used in everyday life and be taught to children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and on through the generations. Much of this wisdom is being lost from our culture, she says, adding that she wants to maintain it to help both the current and future generations. Her book, intended to be a keepsake, is one way to do it.

“We should remember that success is not always measured in dollars and cents. It goes much deeper. I want to pass on the wisdom from lessons learned that has helped me tremendously through the years to either avoid or successfully navigate some of the pitfalls of life. I am anxious to share this wisdom with others,” Wills said.

If unable to attend the book signing, copies are available by calling toll free 1-866-909-2995. They are also available by special order at your favorite Barnes & Noble and LifeWay Christian Stores, through the author’s online bookstore at xulonpress.com, Amazon.com and several other national and international online outlets by searching for the book’s title and author. A limited number of autographed copies are available by contacting the author directly at cwillscw1@ gmail.com

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New Exhibit Opens About BR5-49 The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum announced a new exhibit dedicated to the local alternative country band, BR5-49, on Wednesday Sept. 17 at 4:00 p.m. The original band members were present and performed on the actual instruments that were used on the records and the band’s marathon live shows in the mid to late 1990s.

Chuck Mead’s 1957 Gretsch Country Club guitar, Gary Bennett’s 1946 Gibson ES125, Smilin’ Jay McDowell’s Engelhardt C1 standup bass, Don Herron’s fiddle and steel guitar, as well as “Hawk” Shaw Wilson’s original 1974 Ludwig snare drum will go on exhibit in the Nashville section of the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.

The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum honors all musicians, including the session musicians, from many different genres of music. These musicians played on 80 to 90 percent of the most iconic albums in recorded music history. Highlights include pieces from the groups of musicians who created the unique sound that came out of Nashville, Los Angeles, Muscle Shoals, Memphis, Atlanta, and Detroit. Visitors see original musical instruments, memorabilia, photos and personal effects from artists such as Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, and Glen Campbell, as well as from the studio musicians.

About BR5-49 Founded in 1993, BR5-49 was one of the most critically acclaimed alternative country bands of the 1990s - their sound, style, and even look were unabashedly retro. Dressing in old, budget-friendly clothes, the band played a mixture of classic 1950s honky tonk, Western swing, boogie, Bakersfield country, rockabilly, and country-rock.

The group took up residency at Robert’s Western Wear, playing for tips four nights a week, and built a strong local following among both country and alternative rock fans. They adopted the name BR5-49 from a phone number in a Junior Samples sketch on ‘Hee Haw’ and signed with Arista Records in 1995.

BR5-49’s first release was an EP, Live From Robert’s which appeared in early 1996 and featured both

originals and vintage country covers. The group toured with The Mavericks, Junior Brown, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, and rockers The Black Crowes, and also issued their self-titled debut album later in the year. BR5-49 won rave reviews from both country and rock critics, and climbed into the country Top 40 with virtually no support from country radio. Upon hearing their debut album, the band was asked to open a tour for rock icon

Setzer Orchestra in 1999, during which time they recorded their first full-length live album, Coast To Coast.

The record was released the following year, again to excellent reviews.

In 2012, The Old Crow Medicine Show reached out to the original five members of BR5-49 and asked them to reunite for a one-time show at Nashville’s Woods at Fontanel. The show was a huge success and the original

BR5-49 was one of the most critically acclaimed alternative country bands of the 1990s

Bob Dylan and subsequently, John Fogerty.

The 1998 follow-up, Big Backyard Beat Show, was equally successful. BR5-49 toured with The Brian

members got together to record new music for a charity East Nashville Christmas record and performed at the 2013 Havelock Country Jamboree.

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Focusing on Chronic Female Pelvic Pain This topic focuses on pelvic pain that has lasted longer than 6 months. If you have new, sudden pelvic pain, see your doctor as soon as you can. To learn more about new pelvic pain, see the topic Abdominal Pain, Age 12 and Older.

Female pelvic pain is pain below a woman’s belly button . It is considered chronic (which means long-lasting) if you have had it for at least 6 months. The type of pain varies from woman to woman. In some women, it is a mild ache that comes and goes. In others, the pain is so steady and severe that it makes it hard to sleep, work, or enjoy life.

If your doctor can find what’s causing the pain, treating the cause may make the pain go away. If no cause is found, your doctor can help you find ways to ease the pain and get back your quality of life.

Some common causes include: Problems of the reproductive system, such as: Endometriosis.

Adenomyosis.

Uterine fibroids.

Scar tissue (adhesions) in the pelvic area after an infection or surgery.

Diseases of the urinary tract or bowel, such as:

Irritable bowel syndrome.

Chronic bladder irritation.

Physical or sexual abuse.

Experts aren’t sure why this is so, but about half of women with chronic pelvic pain have a history of abuse.1 Doctors don’t really understand all the things that can cause chronic pelvic pain. So sometimes, even with a lot of testing, the cause remains a mystery. This doesn’t mean that there isn’t a cause or that your pain isn’t real.

Sometimes, after a disease has been treated or an injury has healed, the affected nerves keep sending pain signals. This is called neuropathic pain. It may help explain why it can be so hard to find the cause of chronic pelvic pain.

The type of pain can vary widely and may or may not be related to menstrual periods. Chronic pelvic pain can include: Pain that ranges from mild to severe.

Pain that ranges from dull to sharp.

Severe cramping during periods.

Pain during sex.

Pain when you urinate or have a bowel movement.

Chronic pain can lead to depression. Depression can cause you to feel sad and hopeless, eat and sleep poorly, and move slowly.

At your first visit, your doctor will do a complete pelvic exam to look for problems with your reproductive system. The doctor will also ask questions about your past and present health and about your symptoms. You may have some tests, such as: Blood and urine tests to look for signs of infection.

A pregnancy test.

Tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

How Long Should You Keep Your Makeup?

By Shelley Levitt Reviewed by Karyn Grossman, MD WebMD Magazine - Feature

Q: “I never throw makeup out. How bad is that?”

A: Makeup products don’t carry a ‘best by’ date. But they do have built-in expiration dates. Here’s a general guide.

Mascara & liquid eyeliner: Every time you put the wand back into the tube, you’re letting in bacteria. These products have the shortest shelf life. Replace every 3 to 4 months.

Liquid foundation: Stored away from

heat, foundation can remain stable for up to a year. If you have sensitive or acneprone skin, don’t dip your finger into the bottle. Apply with a brush or sponge, and don’t double dip.

Lip gloss & lipstick: These are less likely than liquid-based makeup to grow bacteria. It’s safe to hold on to them for at least 6 months and the lipstick for a year.

Powders: Unless you notice a funny smell or the color has turned, you can safely use powder-based products for 18 months to 2 years. -- Rebecca Tung, MD, division director, Dermatology, Loyola University Health System, Maywood, IL

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BLUES Project Helping to Deliver Healthy Babies

By Linda Moses-Simmons, MD

MEMPHIS, TN — “Each One Teach One” is an African-American proverb that was used by slaves to teach each other to read, even though reading was against the law. It is in the spirit of “Each One Teach One” that we can decrease infant mortality by educating and empowering mothers who may not have the resources they need to give birth to healthy babies.

The BLUES Project, Building Lasting Unshakable Expectations into Successes, in Memphis and Shelby County, and in Chattanooga and Hamilton County, is a program designed to do just that, by addressing the factors that increase infant mortality. Too many babies are dying before their first birthday. We know that helping mothers-to-be with education, social support, prenatal care, proper nutrition and exercise serves to lessen the infant mortality rate. The mission of the BLUES Project is to help families have full-term, healthy babies using culturally responsive approaches that teach empowering information so mothers and fathers can develop their own support systems for a successful pregnancy.

September has been designated Infant Mortality Awareness Month, but this is a year-round effort. The infant mortality rate is defined as the number of deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births. While nationally, the infant mortality rate is declining, there is a great dis-

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parity in the mortality rate between black and white babies.

In Memphis, this is particularly clear, and the struggle to decrease infant mortality continues to be a relentlessly tough fight. The infant mortality rate for Shelby County in 2003 was 14.9 for all babies, 21.0 for black babies and 6.3 for white babies.

According to the Shelby County Health Department, the infant mortality rate in 2012, the latest data available, was 10.6 deaths per 1,000 live births, which was up from 9.6 in 2011 and 10.3 in 2010. For the same period, the infant mortality rate for black babies in Shelby County was 14.1 per 1,000 live births, which was up from 13.0 in 2011 and 13.4 in 2010. For white babies in 2012, the infant mortality rate was 4.8, lower than

the national average of 6.0 deaths per 1,000 live births.

For two years, in 2010 and 2011, the decrease in the infant mortality rate among black babies was an occasion for guarded optimism. But it is clear that sustained vigilance will be needed for a long time to ensure that every child lives beyond the first year and enjoys a healthy life. This continued effort will not only improve infant mortality in Memphis and Chattanooga, but will improve the overall health and well-being of our cities and counties.

At first glance, the number of infant deaths and low-birth-weight babies may seem relatively small; however, when compared to national figures, the significance of the problem becomes apparent. Infant mortality for black babies in Shelby County was more than twice as common as it was nationwide.

Factors that put black babies at risk during their first year include birth defects, prematurity, low birth weights and other causes, such as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. However, deeper reasons for the infant mortality rate disparity have been found that are not explained by education, socioeconomic status or health behaviors of the mothers. In fact, college-educated, nonsmoking black women have a higher infant mortality rate than white women who smoke and did not complete high school. While there is a need to examine this phenomenon more rigorously, research findings

have directed our current approaches to decreasing health disparities related to infant mortality.

The BLUES Project, funded by Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Tennessee, was a community outreach project for 10 years, and now is funded as a research project.

It is designed to decrease the risk factors for preterm delivery. The BLUES Project is being evaluated by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Research Center on Health Disparities, Equity and the Exposome to describe effectiveness and the impact of the culturally responsive approaches on infant mortality. This evaluation will inform funders, community stakeholders, state agencies and others as to why programs of this type should be expanded to similar populations and communities. Since the inception of the research arm two years ago, no babies born to mothers participating in The BLUES Project have died.

Linda Moses-Simmons, MD, is the principal investigator of The BLUES Project, and is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Her passion for this project is driven by her personal experience with infant mortality. For more information about The BLUES Project, go to: uthsc.edu/blues/.

‘Walk With Your Doctor Day’ Brings Health Care Providers and Patients Together NASHVILLE, TN — The 2nd annual Walk With Your Doctor Day 5k Walk will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at the Ted Rhodes Golf Course located at 1901 Ed Temple Blvd in Nashville, TN. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM with the walk beginning at 9:00 AM. Dr. Shindana Feagins created the event as a way to have doctors and their patients develop healthy lifestyle choices together. As a physician Dr. Feagins sees countless patients with chronic medical problems, and obesity has been an undeniable culprit in many of these cases.

This continues to be a common problem in Tennessee where according to a recent US News World Report, is now the 4th leading state in obesity.

During the walk each participating health care office is asked to form a team of at least ten or more, including a mix of patients, doctors and staff members.

Last year Mayor Karl Dean led the walk as a part of his ongoing series of Nashville community walk events. Nearly 200 people including doctors and their patients turned out for the event.

This year Lelan Statom of WTVF-

Mayor Karl Dean and Dr. Shindana Feagins at last years walk

News Channel 5 will lead the walk.

Statom is an Emmy Award winning meteorologist who has been helping the people of Middle Tennessee start their day for more than 15 years. “I am excited to host the second annual Walk With Your Doctor 5K event along with Lelan Statom,” said Dr. Feagins. “We are promoting health and wellness, improving the doctor-patient relationship, and working towards the goal of reducing the obesity statistics in Metro Nashville and making Tennessee a healthier state.”

Physicians play a vital role in advising patients about their overall health and Dr. Feagins believes that encouraging walking

for exercise is a great way to strengthen doctor-patient relationships. “This walk is dear to my heart as it unites physicians with their patients in the fight against obesity,” explained Dr. Feagins. “This inevitably helps combat diabetes, hypertension and other chronic illnesses which are impacted by obesity everyday.”

There is no entry fee to participate but an optional $15 donation will be accepted at registration. All proceeds will go Rezolve Wellness Center, an organization that raises money to help offer scholarships for weight loss programs to those who are economically challenged.

For more information and to register online please visit www.walkwithyourdoctor.org.

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By Scott Wallace Week 4 Metro Baker’s Dozen and Match Ups 1. Hillsboro (4-0) vs. #3 McGavock (WTNTribune Radio Game of the Week) 2. East Nashville (4-0) vs. #8 Stratford 3. McGavock (4-0) at #1 Hillsboro 4. Pearl-Cohn (3-1) at Lipscomb Academy 5. Cane Ridge (2-1) at #6 Overton 6. Overton (1-3) vs. #5 Cane Ridge 7. Maplewood (1-3) at #12 Whites Creek 8. Stratford (1-3) at #2 East Nashville 9. Hunters Lane (1-3) versus #11 Hillwood 10. Antioch (0-4) at #13 Glencliff 11. Hillwood (0-4) at #9 Hunters Lane 12. Whites Creek (0-4) vs. #7 Maplewood 13. Glencliff (0-4) vs. #9 Antioch

The WTNTribune Radio Game of the Week matchup pits the McGavock Raiders against the Hillsboro Burros.

Here is a look back to their games from last week.

By McKinley Young

Burros Dominate to Stay Unbeaten

Hillsboro’s Kyle Phillips being interviewed by WTNTribune Radio’s McKinley Young Photo byJaQuan Johnson

WTNTribune Radio’s Player of the Game Michael Hughes of Hillsboro Photo byJaQuan Johnson

The Hillsboro Burros (4-0) felt they had something to prove and that they did as they dominated their game against rival the Overton Bobcats (1-3). The Burros offense got the scored early. On the third play of the game quarterback Michael Hughes hit Malique Fleming on a 50 yard bomb to put the Burros up 6-0. The Burros defense then went to work, forcing the high powered Bobcat offense to a 3 and out. On fourth down, Fleming blocked the punt to set up the offense in excellent field position. Hughes finished the series on a one yard run to put the game in hand for Hillsboro. Hughes a Tennessee State commit, was the WTNTribune Sports Radio Player of the Game connecting on 12 of 18 passes for 235 yards two touchdowns and ran for one. This week will be another big test for the Burros as they will host the undefeated number three ranked team in Metro the McGavock Raiders for first place in District 12AAA.

Raiders Spread the Ball Stay Unbeaten

McGavock’s Chris Claybrooks File photo

McGavock Raider QB Demontez Carlton rushed for 155 yards on 21 carries a touchdown and he also threw for a 15 yard touchdown to Chris Claybrooks, as the Raiders fought and got a tough victory over the Franklin Rebels 31-28.

McGavock kicker Ethan Evors drilled a 31 yard field goal with just under three minutes to go to give the Raiders the lead. The defense held Franklin’s offense to preserve the win.

WTNTribune Radio Assistant Sports Information Program Off and Running NASHVILLE- Four weeks ago, WTNTribune Radio a program that trains high school students the art of being an Assistant Sports Information Director (ASID).

Four students from two schools took the challenge and they have been taught; interview etiquette, taking action pictures, being a game day media contact among other things. Today, we are featuring a game story written by Maplewood High School Junior Christopher Clark. Clark’s story is about the 35-6 lose Maplewood suffered to the hands of the Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions.

WTNTribune Radio Sports Director Scott Wallace with Maplewod Assistant Sports Information Directors l-r, Travis Rainey, William Bottoms and Christopher Clark at Vanderbilt’s Dudley Field Photo by Megan Lawrence

Panthers Fall in Cat Fight

By McKinley Young

This past Friday the Maplewood Panthers was at Black Cat Stadium for the first time this season versus the Lions of Christ Presbyterian Academy (CPA). The Panthers began the game with an interception

by CB Cory Adams and it seemed like the game would go Maplewood’s way. CPA handled that turnover very well by forcing a three and out. On CPA’s next series, RB Jay Hockaday set up the initial score of the game with a 44 yard run opening the flood gates as CPA controlled the first half at led 28-0 at the intermission. The Panthers just seemed disconnected as a team and the star players just couldn’t get rolling. “[The Panthers need] concentration and focus, that’s it,” Panthers Head Coach Arcentae Broome said. “It’s nothing physical, Maplewood TE/DE has received offers from it’s all mental. Once your mental part goes, over 20 schools including four from the then the physical part isn’t going to be there.”

Southeastern Conference. (File photo) Panther sophomore RB Deshawn Johnson made one of the few Maplewood highlights of the game. Johnson, who for some reason was not on the field much, took a screen pass 50 yards for the Panthers’ only score. It was his second TD on the season. He also added two carries for 35 yards.

“I missed a lot in the summer but now I am finally getting better in practice,” said Johnson. “I know I have to get the coaches’ to be confident in me. The only way to do that is to practice hard.”

Panther quarterback Raymon Mitchell seemed to be lost on the field. CPA’s defense appeared to confuse him by changing their defense up. He had a few bad series, on one of them he got sacked three times in a row.

“I felt kind of slow coming out in the game,” Mitchell said about his play. “I just have to work harder in drills to get better. Playing against teams like CPA can only make you better. They made it tough for me to read. They did a good job disguising where they were sending pressure.”

This Friday Maplewood will face off with the Whites Creek Cobras on the road.

It’ll be their first game since week one playing a non-academy school. Maplewood will look to end this three game losing streak, slow things down for themselves and get their first district victory on the season.

“Coach Broome told us to keep our head in the game and keep fighting until the end,” Adams said. “We need to focus more and keep getting better. We just went through a tough stretch against some great programs. We need to get better in a hurry.”

Christopher Clark is a junior at Maplewood High School. He wants to work towards a career in sports journalism.

Venom Sign Two More Former Metro Stars Former Titan Dontel Watkins and current Storm lineman Jeremy Buchanan were teammates at Antioch High School

By Scott C. Wallace

NASHVILLE — After focusing on signing players within the organization, Nashville Venom General Manager/Head Coach Billy Back signed four players this week to contracts from other teams. WR Dontel Watkins is a graduate an Antioch (TN.) High School. Watkins went on to star at Murray (KY.) State and received a tryout with the Tennessee Titans. Last season, Watkins won a championship with the Wichita Wild. The Wild wanted him back but Watkins made the decision to sign with the Venom.

“It wasn’t that hard for me to decide to sign,” said the 6’2 Watkins. “I grew up here, my family is here and to be honest, I was tired of being away so much. I was blessed to have the opportunity to play a little for the Titans. I know how good the Venom was last year but that wasn’t the deciding factor for me. I love playing close to home. My Former Antioch High School star combination of size, speed and route running are Dontel Watkins is a recent signee of my strengths. I got to watch (Titans WR) Nate the Nashville Venom. File photo Washington a lot and I pattern my game to his. I call him Mr. Reliable. He works hard on every play and makes amazing catches. There are already some great receivers on this team. I want to add to that.”

Watkins high school teammate at Antioch, lineman Jeremy Buchanan also signed.

Buchanan, a 6’4 320 lbs. graduate of Tennessee-Martin University, played against the Venom for the Georgia Fire last season. Buchanan just finished up playing outdoors for the Nashville Storm of the Gridiron Developmental Football League this past Saturday.

“We made a concerted effort to get local players,” said Back. “Dontel and Jeremy will be outstanding for us. Dontel’s resume speaks for itself and Jeremy is gives us another reliable lineman. Not only are these two local, they can also play some good football.”

Watkins and Buchanan have now joined local high school stars; DB Jamie Graham (Whites Creek High School), kicker Christian Reed (Station Camp High School) and DB Kenny Walton (Lebanon High School) to ink deals on the team.

SPORTS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, September 18 - 24, 2014

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

BY RON WYNN

Vandy Wins, Vols Blown Out

Tough Times in Pro Sports

These are tough times for professional sports in America. Enterprises that earn billions for owners and are eagerly courted by TV networks desperate for programming, the four major team sports are usually such desirable properties that behavioral excesses are often excused or tolerated. But starting Sept. 8 and continuing through the week, the pro sports leagues, in particular the NFL and NBA, saw their stars in the headlines for a host of things that debunked the myth any and all publicity, no matter what kind, is good.

When TMZ.com reinforced their status as the Internet’s premier bottom feeding site by releasing previously unseen video inside the elevator of the awful scenes between Ray Rice and his wife (then fiancee) that ended with her knocked out, the outrage was widespread and overwhelming. That very day first the Baltimore Ravens terminated Rice’s contract, then the NFL placed him on “indefinite suspension.” Social media responses were fast and furious as well, with some speculating he had been unfairly treated, others asking why he wasn’t in prison, and many more condemning the NFL for an atmosphere that implicitly condoned domestic abuse, Next Commissioner Roger Goodell found himself in the middle of a controversy, with folks asking why TMZ had something the league didn’t, and whether he’d seen it before making his initial ruling of a two game suspemsion. After saying he hadn’t seen it on CBS, a contradictory story was released by the AP that had many saying the Commissioner was lying and spearheading a coverup, The league eventually opted for an outside investigation headed by a former FBI head. But even that was under fire for what claim are conflict-of-interest problems with the investigator’s legal and family connections. Then there was the specter of women fans wearing Rice jerseys on TV during the Thursday night Ravens/Steelers game. Some even defended Rice in newspapers or on the air, further adding to the circus atmosphere.

Topping the week off for the NFL was star running back Adrian Peterson’s arrest on felony child abuse charges. There are conflicting accounts, very ugly pictures of a fouryear-old either spanked or beaten (take your choice) with a whip or branch (again not sure) and Peterson maintaining he was only disciplining his child while others were labeling him a child beater. Not exactly the league’s finest honor.

The NBA wanted to bask in the success of its entry in the FIBA World Cup, a team without Lebron James or Kevin Durant that was still rolling towards a title showdown with Serbia. Instead, the papers, websites and TV shows were dominated by stories about racist comments made by first a majority owner, then a General Manager of the Atlanta Hawks. A team that finished eighth in the Eastern Conference this past season and didn’t even win half its games was suddenly the subject of columns, news stories and commentaries.

Bruce Levinson’s racist 2012 editorial was enough for him to voluntarily depart, putting his share up for sale. GM Danny Ferry was given an “indefinite” leave. Meanwhile, left unresolved in all this chaos was an ownership battle that’s been going on for years and has left the Hawks permanently hobbled, with discord rather than unity the prevailing situation.

MLB had another steroid crisis, this time Chris Davis, once a stalwart home run hitter, hit with a lengthy suspension. He at least made no attempts at a denial. There were also the less than judicious comments made by boxer Floyd Mayweather and injured Indiana Pacers’ star Paul George about the Rice situation. Mayweather, operating in an individual sport and buttressed by tons of money, was in less fear of reprisal than George, who was slammed by Pacers’ management, female fans and Indianapolis media for his tweets (later deleted) on the subject. He issued the requisite apology, but who knows how much damage he might have done, But none of that can completely balance things when the public witnesses a series of events like those last week. All the commissioners are probably saying now, please, no more seven-day periods like that last one.

The Vanderbilt Commodores avoided going into an 0-3 hole Saturday, rallying in the second half for a 34-31 home win over UMass.

By Ron Wynn

Once again the SEC fortunes of Vanderbilt and Tennessee were different Saturday, but this weekend it was the Commodores who enjoyed the fruits of victory while the Volunteers were being blown out by a superior opponent.

Vanderbilt overcame a 14-0 deficit, some questionable strategy, and rebounded from being down 31-20 in the fourth quarter to earn its first win of the season over UMass 34-31. It prevented Vanderbilt from falling into an 0-3 hole for the first time since 2006, and also averted the embarrassment of the Derek Mason regime losing its first three games at home.

Very few people outside the most fervent Tennessee fan expected the Volunteers to upset the Top 10 ranked Oklahoma Sooners. They gave them a decent battle much of the first half, but a late first half touchdown opened up the lead, and the Sooners outlasted the Volunteers 34-10. UT (2-1) was facing its first quality opponent in a brutal stretch of games that will also include the annual contests with Florida and Alabama. It was regarded as a significant test of how much improvement has been made in the team. The results indicate that while things are getting better, there’s still quite a distance to travel before UT is competitive with teams like Oklahoma.

The University of Massachusetts has won only 10 games total in three years since moving into the FBS category, and came to Nashville off two losses. But when they combined a 76-yard opening drive with a 53-yard scoring play off a fake punt, forging ahead by two touchdowns, there were several unhappy fans in the announced crowd of 33,386. Then two players teamed to lift Vanderbilt out of its offensive doldrums, One was QB Pat Robinette, benched since the opening quarter of the first

game. He entered in the second quarter and completed 15 of 21 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown. He also provided offensive stability. Redshirt running back Ralph Webb had his third straight outstanding game. Webb had a career high 116 yards rushing on 26 carries with a touchdown. Stephen Weatherly had possibly the day’s biggest play, a TD off a blocked punt with 8:57 remaining in the fourth quarter, putting the Commodores back in the game, Another major contributor was receiver C.J. Rivers, who went high to grab a 36-yard pass from Robinette that led to the winning touchdown. But even then, the Commodores had to get a missed 22-yard field goal from Blake Lucas with two seconds left to ensure the victory.,Plus there were unanswered questions regarding some dubious second quarter strategy.

After scoring to get within 17-13, the Commodores tried for two and failed.

Had they kicked the extra point, they would have trailed by three and could tie the score with a field goal. Instead, they were now down by four and later had to try another two-point conversion which also failed. Very strange.

Still, the 1-2 Commodores escaped with a win, but no one was celebrating the fact an SEC squad at home barely beat an inferior UMass team. With South Carolina next on the horizon in the Saturday finale of a four-game first month home stand, everyone involved with Vanderbilt football knows they will have to play far better than they have thus far this season to have any hope of beating South Carolina.

Tennessee hoped to keep the game close by shutting down the run and forcing Oklahoma QB Trevor Knight to pass more than he wanted, But a group of four running backs shredded the Volunteer defense for 145 yards rushing, led

by Samaje Perine, who gained 66 yards

on only nine carries, They also rushed for two touchdowns on the ground.

Meanwhile, Knight was having plenty of success in the air. He completed 21 of 33 for 308 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Sterling Shepard led all receivers with five catches for 109 yards. While Knight was flourishing, UT QB Justin Worley was having his problems. Worley had to throw more than he wanted once Tennessee got behind 20-7. He ended up completing 20 of 43 passes for 206 yards with two costly interceptions, both in the end zone. The second was returned 100 yards for a touchdown, putting the final stamp on a complete Oklahoma victory.

But there was one bright spot, tailback Jalen Hurd. The freshman sensation with Nashville ties, Hurd ran for 99 yards on 14 carries, including some impressive second half bursts. UT did gain 105 yards on the ground, but it took 33 carries. Marquez North led UT receivers with six receptions for 67 yards. Tennessee kept fighting, but the last interception and score seemed to take a lot of life from the Tennessee offense.

Head coach Butch Jones could clearly be seen on air upset with Worley after the second interception. In both cases, he threw into double coverage and both times Oklahoma defensive backs were in perfect position. Not that losing 2710 hurts less than 34-10, but for whatever reason, that last touchdown seemed to signal to both benches the game was over.

For Vanderbilt, they are simply glad to have one in the win column, and hope that they can turn things around on both sides of the ball before returning to SEC play. On the other hand, Tennessee must hope its young players accelerate their development before they face the rest of the opponents on their schedule.

TSU and MTSU Post Wins

By Ron Wynn

The Tennessee State Tigers and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders both bounced back from disappointing losses Saturday, posting wins to each run their records to 2-1. The Tigers rolled over Jackson State 35-7, pretty much ending any suspense with a superb first half that immediately showed they were a much stronger team. Middle Tennessee State resumed a rivalry with Western Kentucky that had been dormant due to conference affiliations, but which is now very much active again. The Blue Raiders edged the Hilltoppers 50-47 in three overtimes. The two teams combined for 191 offensive plays,and 1,259 yards of total offense.

Tennessee State got behind by as many as 19 points against Alabama State, then fought back but couldn’t overcome the early deficit. Saturday night in Memphis’ Liberty Bowl, the Tigers seized control almost from the start and were safely ahead 35-0 at the half.

Starter Michael German didn’t have his sharpest game, but it wasn’t really necessary. German completed four of nine passes for 62 yards while running for a touchdown.

Nothing has been said about a QB controversy, but Ronald Butler, replacing him later was sharper. Butler completed 10 of 18 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown. But the offensive star of the night was running back Tom Smith.

Smith had 72 yards on 14 carries, scored twice and took Game MVP honors.

TSU outgained Jackson State 324-138, with the Tigers’ vaunted defense once again playing like they were the best in the OVC. “What I was most proud of was that we got off to a fast start,” head coach Rod Reed told the Commercial Appeal.

“We came out of the gate slow last week against Alabama State and it hurt us a lot. We started fast tonight and you saw the result.” TSU also got a defensive touchdown thanks to defensive back De;Ante Sanders, who returned an interception 35 yards for a score, The 25th annual Southern Heritage Classic attracted a crowd of 46, 914.

Middle Tennessee’s QB Austin Grammar has previously enjoyed big passing days. But it was his rushing effectiveness that provided an extra weapon against Western Kentucky.

Grammar had 110 rushing yards in the first half alone, and finished with 125

for the game. While a crowd of 24, 911 (eighth largest in Floyd Stadium history) cheered his efforts, the game stayed close throughout. It was 24-24 at halftime, and it wasn’t until the third overtime that MTSU was finally able to get the victory.

Western Kentucky was led by a spectacular effort from QB Brandon Doughty. Doughty just missed passing for 600 yards (593) while filling the air with throws. He completed 43 of 65.

But one interception allowed MTSU to get in position for the tying score right before halftime, Grammer threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ed Battles in the third overtime for the victory. It was quite ironic considering Grammar only threw 12 passes in the first half (completing six) and the fact the rushing attack had been primarily responsible for keeping MTSU in the game.

“I wanted to run the ball,” Grammar told Gannet Tennessee. “It’s probably the first time in history that a QB wants to run the ball. But coach (Buster Faulkner) made a great call and I just didn’t say anything. I just looked at Ed and he looked at me and we just said let’s go with it,”

SPORTS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, September 18 - 24, 2014

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Cowboys Deal Titans First Loss 26-10

Things got ugly Sunday at LP Field for the Titans. The Dallas Cowboys rolled 26-10, controlling the line of scrimmage and time of possession throughout the game. Photo by Earl Flippen, Jr.

By Ron Wynn

All the good feeling and sense of improvement from last season that the Titans generated by their 26-10 opening win over Kansas City evaporated rather quickly Sunday as the Dallas Cowboys ruined the home opener at LP Field 26-10. Using a powerful running game and clock possession style, Dallas kept control of the ball to such an extent the Titans only had it eight minutes through the first half. For the entire four quarters, Dallas had a huge lead in time of possession, keeping the Titan defense on the field for what seemed like virtually the complete game.

The player who most dominated Dallas’ run game was DeMarco Murray. He did have one fumble, but the Titans were unable to get anything from it. Murray was over 100 yards by halftime (116) and finished with 167 yards on 29 rushes and scoring a touchdown. He constantly shredded the Titans’ rush defense, while Tony

Romo had an easy time of it behind center.

Romo was 19 of 26 for 176 yards and a touchdown, but for long stretches didn’t have to be concerned with a pass rush as the Cowboys ran with ease.

The other Cowboy whom the Titans could’t control was wide receiver Dez Bryant. The Titans had wanted to have their best cover corner Jason McCourty on Bryant, but he left the game in the second quarter with a groin injury. Bryant ended with 11 receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown. When the Titans staged a third quarter rally to pull with six points, the Cowboys came right back with 10 more to conclude things.

Jake Locker had a rough first half at quarterback, making some bad throws and looking generally uncomfortable. He recovered to an extent over the last 30 minutes, and finished with 18 completions in 34 attempts for 234 yards and a touchdown. But he also had two interceptions, and couldn’t get sustained offensive drives

at two key points. One was right before halftime, where a quick three-and-out series enabled the Cowboys to score a last second field goal and lead 16-0.

The other came late in the fourth quarter, with the Titans desperate for points.

They failed on four downs in the red zone, with the ball going over on downs and the Cowboys then content to run the clock out.

Tight end Delanie Walker was the receiving star, witnh 10 catches for 142 yards, among them a 61-yard TD. But none of the wide receivers provided much spark. Kendall Walker and Justin Hunter combined for five catches and a total of less than 60 yards (57).

The rushing game was also nothing to get excited over, with Shonn Greene the leader. His per yard average was actually pretty good, as he got 41 yards on five carries (over eight a carry), But there was such an imbalance in the number of plays, the amount of total yardage and the time of possession that those stats really didn’t

matter much.

Head coach Ken Whisenhunt was disappointed in many things. “This was a big disappointment and shows us how much work we have to do to get where we want to go,” he said on radio. “The thing that really hurt us early was we got a turnover and we didn’t do anything with it. But there are other areas where we didn’t do what we should have. Our gap defense was bad, we have to take advantage of opportunities when we have them. We had some chances, but we didn’t do what we needed to do with those chances. We have to get it going. We’re a much better team than we showed, especially on third down.

We didn’t have that same intensity, pay that same attention to detail that we did against Kansas City.”

It doesn’t get any easier for the Titans.

They face the Bengals, who’ve been impressive in the early season, next Sunday. Then comes the first divisional game against the defending AFC South champion Colts in Indy. After the surprise opening upset, it was felt that the Titans could defeat what looked like a dispirited Cowboys team and head out on the road 2-0, get a split and it would be a 3-1 first month.

Instead, now a split is necessary just to get a 2-2 start, and two road losses puts them in a 1-3 hole. As Whisenhunt said in conclusion, “It doesn’t get any easier.

We’ve got 14 games left to reach the playoffs, which is our goal. We’ve got to begin with that next week.”

TITANS Schedule

Sept. 21 at Cincinnati Bengals Sept. 28 at Indianapolis Colts Oct. 5 vs Cleveland Browns Oct. 12 vs Jacksonville Jaguars Oct. 19 at Washington Redskins Oct. 26 vs Houston Texans Nov. 9 at Baltimore Ravens Nov. 17 vs Pittsburgh Steelers Nov. 23 at Philadelphia Eagles Nov. 30 at Houston Texans Dec. 7 vs New York Giants Dec. 14 vs New York Jets Dec. 18 at Jacksonville Jaguars Dec. 28 vs Indianapolis Colts

Lifestyle & ENTERTAINMENT THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, September 18 - 24, 2014

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Former Clarksville Native on New Reality Show

By Janice Malone

CLARKSVILLE, TN — Former Clarksville resident and now New Yorker Saida Leekong is steadily establishing her name and brand as a cast member on the Bravo Network’s new reality dating series THE SINGLES PROJECT (airs Tuesday nights). The premise of the show is a familiar one—attractive, successful singles are looking for love with just a little help from a major TV network and the votes from millions of viewers. It’s the first real-time dating docu-series in the U.S. — each episode is shot and aired within the same week — and, basically, by just using your phone or computer, viewers can interact with the cast members and help them as they “search for love and strive to conquer the city that never sleeps.” The beautiful Tennessee native is an actress, dancer, and founder of Pro Cheer Fitness & Dance tour company. (www.procheerfitness.com) She made her debut on The Singles Project show last month, and has since become a hit not only among viewers but also with the national media as well. “Saida is smart. I like her.” Says Ebony Magazine Entertainment Editor and Bravo TV calls Saida, “The Gabrielle Union doppelganger.”

One of Saida’s most popular segments featured her dating Atlanta, GA dentist Dr. Lee Gause, who’s also a cast mate. In recent episodes of the show it seems that Dr. Gause and fellow cast mate Ericka Pittman may be heating up, that doesn’t mean that Saida is totally out of the picture. The handsome and debonair dentist describes his date with Saida as “borderline incredible.”

It seems the show biz bug grabbed Saida when she

was only 7-years-old, while she was part of a production at the Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville. Her passion for performing arts spread which led to a suc-

Actress/TV personality Saida Leekong

cessful career as a commercial dancer and NFL cheerleader for the NY Giants and an NBA cheerleader for the Memphis Grizzlies. However, she never could forget her first love acting. It didn’t take long for Ms. Leekong to hang up those pom-poms for a chance to study professional acting in the Big Apple. She has since become a recent graduate of the Stella Adler

Conservatory. But Saida hasn’t permanently retired her cheerleading skills. She’s now parlaying those experiences into her new business venture Pro Cheer Fitness (www.procheerfitness.com) “I’ve used my experiences as a professional cheerleader to leverage greater opportunities, such as being signed as a professional dancer for major artists, commercials and videos. All this helped me land lead roles in theater and television,” says Saida. Pro Cheer does six camps a year, while also working with various non-profits. Clients are expertise training in dance, professional cheerleading auditions prep, image consultation and many other aspects of professional presentations for individuals and groups.

Saida keeps a jam packed schedule but she’s never too busy to visit Tennessee. In fact, she will be in Clarksville next month to speak at an upcoming local teen empowerment event. The national exposure of being a part of The Singles Project cast has given Saida priceless media exposure. According to her publicist, Monchiere’ HolmesJones, owner of MOJO Marketing + PR, Saida’s now being considered to host a new TV dating show. “Saida has that All American girl look.” She’s very much a renaissance woman that viewers can easily relate to.” Says her Ms. Holmes-Jones.

Follow Saida on Twitter: @ms_leekong on Twitter and watch her on The Singles Project on Bravo on Tuesday nights at 9pm (central)

Singer/Songwriter Jo-El Says: ‘What’s Missing is U’

By Janice Malone

Sincere emotions of love and relationships: the good, the bad, the happy, the sad, and even the hopeful, can all be heard in the music on the new CD WHAT’S MISSING IS U, from Nashville-based R&B/blues singer Jo-EL Wright. Whether entertaining American

Singer/songwriter/musician Jo-EL Wright

troops throughout Europe and the Caribbean or sharing the stage with some of music’s top R&B and soul singers, audiences have enjoyed the music Jo-EL “Shoobie”

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wright. His latest CD, released last month, was recorded mostly here in Music City—with the exception of the tracks “I’ll Be the One” and “You Let Me Down,” which were recorded in Wright’s hometown of Lake Charles, La. “These songs have never been heard by the rest of the world, so I thought they were good songs that needed to be heard in this generation,” says Wright. The soulful singer/songwriter further adds that it was important for him to bring fans an album they could easily view as a “soundtrack for their life.”

Jo-EL definitely has the talents to deliver. Gifted with a suave, charismatic baritone voice, the project features tracks that are a throwback to rich, back-in-day styles of R&B greats that we grew up with. Over the course of his lengthy career in music, Jo-EL’s been the opening act for performers such as: Lakeside, Midnight Star, Margo White, Marvin Gaye, Marvin Sease, Shirley Murdock, Bobby Womack, Katie Webster, Freddy Jackson, Ramsey Lewis, War, Denise LaSalle and has even been a guest on the Bobby Jones Gospel television show.

Music runs deep within Jo-EL’s DNA. He’s the son of Louisiana Swamp Blues Diva Margo White, who was a popular southern recording artist performer. Surprisingly, Jo-EL says his mom wasn’t exactly thrilled about him becoming an entertainer. “My mom was totally against me going into show business.” Says Wright. “But when I was about 5 years old I got hooked on being a performer after hearing mom and her band practice. I knew performing was something I wanted

to pursue for my whole life.” Wright says by age 9 he was performing with bands in small clubs in Louisiana.

Years later mom and son would often perform together on the stage. “Those were some of the most wonderful experiences of my life,” reflects Mr. Wright.

The singer/musician moved to Nashville in 1992, after he saw the shift in the music scene within his home state. “During that era Louisiana was more heavily into promoting Zydeco music and not so much blues and soul. So a friend who lives here suggested that I try Nashville. After moving here, I played piano for one of the local churches (Greater Zion Baptist Church). That was the first time I played music for a church and it was such a great experience.” It also launched Jo-EL into playing for several churches and gospel groups, such as the South Englewood Male Chorus. “At first I didn’t know why the Lord brought me here but after living in this city for a while, I sincerely found God and it’s been wonderful.” He’s gone on to record two gospel CDs (“God Is Here” and Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”) The move to Nashville seems to have been an excellent move for Jo-EL. In addition to creating great music and entertaining local audiences, he’s also worked for and obtained an education from Tennessee State University. He says, “I want to thank all my fans for their support, especially those here in Nashville. If it weren’t for you, I would not be me!” Jo-EL’s latest CD (What’s Missing is U) can be purchased at Amazon, CD Baby, I-Tunes and other websites where great music can be downloaded.

Best Craft Artists Coming to Nashville

Now through Oct 15 The Nashville Public Library celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 through Oct. 15! http://library.nashville.org/ events_annual/hispanic-heritage_2014.asp SEEKING CANDIDATES: From the producers of “The Biggest Loser” and “Extreme Weight Loss, seeking Nashville candidates for new reality show.

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NASHVILLE, TN — More than 200 of the best craft artists from around the country will gather in Nashville’s Centennial Park September 26-28 for the 36th AnSeptember 20 Ronald McDonald nual Fall Tennessee Craft Fair (formerly the House Charities of Nashville fourth TACA Craft Fair). annual “Hustle for the House” 5K This Nashville tradition brings together and One Mile Fun Run www.firstartists and shoppers Friday and Saturday 10 giving.com/rmhcnashville/hustlea.m. until 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. until forthehouseor www.rmhcnashville.

5 p.m. com Visitors will find one-of-a-kind traditional and contemporary pieces handcrafted September 27 Ninth Annual from clay, wood, glass, metal and more, Free Day of Music at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, visit while also enjoying the experience of interacting with the makers. www.nashvillesymphony.org “Our Fair is unique because all of the artists are onsite the entire weekend,” Teri Alea, ** To be included in our events executive director of Tennessee Craft, said. calendar please “Artists share their work, stories and proemail info to cesses with shoppers, creating a special and tribunenews1@aol.com memorable experience for everyone.”

Fair-goers will be able to explore the work of up-and-coming artists in the Emerging Makers Tent. Populated by members of Tennessee Craft, this area showcases some of the best and brightest rising makers from Tennessee.

Families will enjoy the activities found in the Kids’ Tent. Thanks to community support, volunteers from the Frist, Cheekwood, Nashville Ballet, Ms. Biz Youth Entrepreneurs, the Nashville Public Library and the Tennessee State Museum will be onsite providing craft activities to help ignite creativity among children and inspire our next generation of craft artists. Additionally, curious fair-goers can visit our Demonstration Tent for insight into how craft is made. Visitors will be able to view demonstrations in wood, clay and fiber.

The Metropolitan Airport Authority will generously provide a free shuttle service for

visitors. Shuttles will run in 15-minute loops from the HCA Parking Lots located on Park Plaza to the Tennessee Craft Fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. All guests are encouraged to use this service.

As always, this dog-friendly event is free and open to the public. For more information please visitwww.tennesseecraft.org For images, please follow this link: http://bit.ly/ CraftFairImages.

About Tennessee Craft The Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA) is now Tennessee Craft. Since 1965, the organization has worked to continue and create Tennessee’s fine craft tradition. With more than 500 members throughout the state, Tennessee Craft serves as the premier connecting point for local, independent makers and their audiences through Craft Fairs, exhibitions and educational programs.

ENTERTAINMENT THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, September 18 - 24, 2014

The Truth About Online Dating

SHARANDA NECHOLE

By Sharanda Nechole sharandanechole@gmail. com

If you are single and thinking about entering the world of online dating, you are in luck!

There are plenty of options out there, catering to every single type of person and relationship.

You might opt to simply give one of the most well-known and popular ones a try. But my advice is to look around, see what is out there and make an informed decision that is best for you.

With so many online dating sites, it’s hard to find out what’s what. So I have done some of the homework for you.

The best advice I can give you is to be completely honest, both about who you are and what kind of person you would like to attract. If you work at Wendy’s, don’t say you are a dentist. If you are 40, don’t say you

are 21. The more honest you are, the more likely you are to meet someone who will be a good fit for you. And please make sure you put an up to date photograph in your profile. Don’t go overboard with the amount of information in your profile, but make sure you cover the important points. Remember dating is supposed to be safe and fun!

Here are my top 5 sites for finding your Future Mate.

Christian Mingle strives to provide singles within that faith the best opportunities to interact, date and marry likeminded individuals. This is the largest and easiestto-use dating site specifically for devout Christians. Setting up a profile is quick, and you can immediately start browsing through profiles. The site boasts very good search functionality and affordable pricing plans for singles searching for casual dates or deep relationships.

E-Harmony is one of the most sophisticated sites in that it takes all the work out of finding that special someone. Once users complete a comprehensive personality test, eHarmony finds singles for you based on compatibility. Accounting for 2 percent of U.S. marriages, the site’s compatibil-

ity-based matching system and serious user base are ideal for those seeking a lifelong partner.

Black People Meet is the largest online dating site for African-American singles of all backgrounds. Visited by about 4 percent of U.S. blacks monthly, the site’s search capabilities and free trials make it simple for singles with similar interests to meet and interact.

ZOOSK is a fastgrowing site that offers a unique dating experience for its users. Since its beginning as a Facebook application in 2007, Zoosk has become one of the largest online dating sites, thanks to its integration with social networks and smartphones.

It’s a popular choice for young daters looking for casual dates or deep relationships.

Our Time is a dating site exclusively for singles aged 50 and up who are looking for deep relationships with other older singles. The site features an easy sign-up process, as well as an impressive set of search features for its users. The layout of Our Time is similar to SeniorPeopleMeet.com, in that it is very userfriendly by providing a ton of helpful features for its mature user base.

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KAM’S KOLUMN Death of a King, The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Final Year Book Review

by Kam Williams

til his untimely demise, he resolutely followed a path dictated by his moral com“The question I attempt to pass, often in the face of blisanswer in this book is simple: tering criticism and wearying In his last year, what kind of death threats. Author Tavis man has Martin Luther King, Smiley recognized a need for Jr. become? In my view, he is a this enlightening bio because man whose true character has “history has sentimentalized been misinterpreted, ignored, King, rendering him heroic or forgotten. I want to remembut harmless.” ber—and bring to life—the Tavis shares writing credKAM WILLIAMS essential truths about King in his its with David Ritz, with whom final months before they are unhe previously collaborated on remembered and irrecoverable.

“What I Know for Sure.” Ritz is the prolific This is the King that I cherish: the King author of over 50 titles, most as the uncanny who, enduring a living hell, rises to moral ghostwriter of celebrity autobiographies greatness; the King who, in the face of unre- for Aretha, Elvis, Sinbad, Etta James, Ray lenting adversity, expresses the full measure of his character and courage. This is the King who, despite everything, spoke his truth, the man I consider the greatest public figure this country has ever produced.”

Excerpted from the Introduction (page 5) Most Americans’ memory of Dr. Martin Luther King is little more than his “I Have a Dream” speech delivered at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

In fact, sometimes it seems that his legacy has been reduced to just the portion of that iconic address envisioning a world when people would “not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

While Dr. King did continue to lobby earnestly on behalf of that lofty ideal thereafter, he also subsequently spoke out forcefully against militarism, poverty and a host of other palpable evils plaguing the nation. And during the year before his assassination, By Tavis Smiley with David Ritz Little, Brown and Company Hardcover, $27.00 288 pages ISBN: 978-0-316-33276-7 he particularly voiced some pretty progressive positions which put him at odds not only with the government, right-wing ideologues and the main- Charles, Smokey Robinson, Natalie Cole, Jastream media, but even with many liberals net Jackson, Laila Ali, Paul Shaffer, BB King, who felt the civil rights leader was stepping Don Rickles and Tavis’ close friend Dr. Cornel out of his element by taking stands against the West, to name a few.

A haunting portrait of the trials and tribuVietnam War and economic injustice.

Death of a King revisits the martyred lations of an unwavering visionary who held icon’s last days in order to illustrate how, un- fast to his core beliefs to his dying day.

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Bar-Kays to Celebrate 10 Years in Show Biz

By A.J. Dugger III

Memphis soul band The Bar-Kays are planning a 50th Anniversary Gala at The Cannon Center for Performing Arts on December 4. To help the band celebrate 50 years in the business, special musical guests are scheduled to perform at the event including George Clinton, Confunkshun, Eddie Levert, DJ Quik, The Mary Jane Girls and many others.

“There’s going to be a lot of entertainment from special guests all over the country,” said longtime Bar-Kays Lead Singer Larry Dodson. “There will be a reception from 5 to 7pm prior to the concert. From 8 to 10pm will be the actual gala itself. There will be a lot of live entertainment and surprises. They’re also planning a special video presentation.”

Dodson joined the band in 1970. Not only are his lead vocals present on most of the band’s hit songs, but he also cowrote and produced many of The BarKays’ hits. “We’ve done a lot of music.

We’ve had 20 top ten singles, albums and records throughout our career. Last year we had a top ten record in the country called ‘Grown Folks.’ The fact

Larry Dodson and James Alexander of The Bar-Kays

that we can still put out music now is rewarding,”Says Dodson.

The Bar-Kays began 50 years ago as a Memphis backing band for artists on Stax Records. The late soul singer Otis Redding hired them as his backing band in 1967. When Redding and some of the Bar-Kays perished in a plane crash in 1967, surviving members Ben Cauley and James Alexander revamped the band with new members. Throughout the years, The Bar-Kays had numerous

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hits including “Shake Your Rump to the Funk,” “Too Hot to Stop,” “Move Your Boogie Body,” and “Hit and Run.” Dodson told The Tennessee Tribune that for the past 10 years, The Bar-Kays

have been sending two or three young people to college at Lemoyne Owen each year. “We want people to know that the event is not all about us. Giving back is a great part of what we do. A lot of people don’t know that about the Bar-Kays. We are giving a portion of the proceeds from the celebration to our Fab Five charities: The Down Syndrome Association of Memphis & the Mid-South, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, United Way of the Mid-South, The STAX Music Academy and The Allen Jones/Marjorie Barringer/Bar-Kays Scholarship Fund. We’re going to award those five charities with a portion of the proceeds that we raise.”

General admission for the celebration is $100. Tickets may be purchased at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts Box Office, Ticketmaster locations or online at www.ticketmaster.com

Next Week in The Tribune: • A chat with Lorean C.Mays, founder of upcoming event Sistah’s Chat, Give Back event • Kam Williams talks with Denzel Washington and film director Fuqua re: new film The Equalizer • Information re: upcoming Nashville area auditions

TERRI’S BOOK REVIEW

‘Cosby- His Life and Times’

TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER

Producer/playwright Kinnik Sky

The ‘Sky’ is the Limit for Sky

By Rych McCain, www. twitter.com/rychmccain and Facebook (Like Me)! www. rychmccainhollyhoodnotes. blogspot.com

Many are called but few are chosen. Many have gifts and talents but they don’t have the drive and ambition to hustle and accelerate them to the next level. Actress, singer, songwriter, playwright and producer Kinnik Sky not only has the pure talent and entertainment arts gifts, she has the drive to make them work for her.

The Columbia, S.C. native spent 13 years performing in musical theater in Atlanta, GA., including acting in a Tyler Perry play.

Sky was a top 13 finalist on “American Idol” and has worked on TV and in film. She wrote the script, produced and was the lead actress in her stage play “Sunday Mourning.”

The play’s original opening run in Los Angeles in 2011, garnered seven 2012 NAACP Theatre Award nominations, winning three categories i.e., Best Supporting Female, Best Supporting Male and Best Female lead for Sky. After gaining sponsorships and promotional support, Sky revamped the play this year and took it to Atlanta where every performance was a sold out affair. She then returned the show to Los Angles with the same

result – packed houses.

“Sunday Mourning” is a play about a young lady named Sunday who is an attorney. She’s so wrapped up in making sure that her husband, who is also an attorney, makes partner at his firm, that she loses perspective on herself and what she wants. She eventually becomes entangled in a web filled with lies, deceit and betrayal. The cast is top of the list excellent and every scene does hold the audiences undivided attention. When asked what the experience is like seeing a packed house for every performance for something that she wrote and produced, Sky reflects, “I hope to be a trailblazer in my own right, as far as what I do and how I bring it across. Because it’s one thing to be conscious and remain entertaining, and so that’s what I’m hoping for--that I married together those two worlds, so that people who appreciate great art and people who also just want to have a good time can still come and enjoy the same show.”

Sky is a veteran stage actress and singer, so what motivated her to cross the line to write and produce?

She explains, “A friend of mine, somebody that I knew back home, came to me not long after American Idol. I had also been touring with Tyler and all

of this stuff and he was like, ‘I know you have been doing plays and I want to promote a play and can you introduce me to some playwrights? Well Tyler wasn’t exactly on my speed dial, so I thought about maybe writing. I decided to go ahead and just write something and see if I could present it to this person. I went home and in four days wrote Sunday Mourning. I called him back and said ‘you know what, I couldn’t get in touch with Tyler but I’ve written something and I want to see what you think about it’ and he didn’t return my call anymore. But four or five years later I moved out to LA and I said, ‘you know what, I think I can just try it maybe with the 99 seat house and see what happens. After that came the nominations and the awards and it just kind of spiraled from there.”

What are Sky’s goals, not only with this play, but her future endeavors as well? Her smile lights up, “I want to tour the world. I want to turn it into a feature film as I want to do with all of my projects. I want to kind of follow that same mode of turning theater into features and touring and things like that with it.

So we’ll just see what God has for me. I don’t want to put any limits on anything and just see what doors he opens for me.”

Review by Terri Schlichenmeyer

For many years, you spent every Thursday night in the living room of a friend - and you never left your easy chair. Those Thursday nights were appointments you wouldn’t think of missing, and you always left with a smile.

The Huxtable family was just like your family. And in the new book “Cosby: His Life and Times” by Mark Whitaker, you’ll learn what that TV show almost was, and more.

William Henry Cosby, Jr. was born into a storytelling family. Though his father was mostly absent, young Cosby was heavily influenced by his paternal grandfather, a spiritual man who loved telling Bible stories. Cosby sometimes had a hard time understanding his grandfather’s Southern accent, but the elder man’s methods of holding an audience stuck with him forever.

After dropping out of high school, and once home from a stint in the Navy (where he worked in the Hospital Corps and got his GED), Cosby left Philadelphia and headed to New York City. There, he slept on the storeroom floor of a Greenwich Village club, and performed on a rickety stage beneath a leaky ceiling. Eventually, it paid off: word got around that he was a funny guy, one who didn’t rely on profanity or racial material to get laughs. Cosby soon had

a manager, a wife, and a seat next to Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. For Cosby, personally, it was a golden time: his comedy career was soaring, he was starring in a TV crime-drama, and he’d become a father. Offstage, however, the nation was working its way through the Civil Rights Movement and for Cosby, that created a stronger urge to help his “people.” As much as possible, he insisted on hiring more African Americans backstage, and assisted many in their show-business careers. He was also fierce about education (he had once wanted

Reading “Cosby: His Life and Times” is kind of like visiting your childhood on paper. Who among us hasn’t felt like we’ve always known Fat Albert and the Huxtable family?

Who didn’t want to run away and live with Cliff and Claire? Not many, I’d guess, and that’s why readers will be surprised at what author Mark Whitaker uncovered. Not only are we treated to the good in Cosby’s life, but Whitaker includes the warts, both onstage and off, as well as the what-ifs within Cosby’s career – and I just couldn’t get enough of it. What if,

Written by Mark Whitaker c.2014, Simon & Schuster $29.99, 544 pages

to be a teacher), and created children’s programming with that in mind.

In 1984, having heard that Bill Cosby was open to the possibility of a sitcom, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner asked for a meeting. They had something in mind for a different kind of comedy. Cosby had some ideas of his own…

for instance, Cliff Huxtable had been a limo driver?

Are you shaking your head now? Me, too, as I devoured this comfortfood biography – and if that sounds tasty to you, then here’s your next book.

Grab “Cosby: His Life and Times” and head for your easy chair.

FORECLOSURES & LEGALS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, September 18 - 24, 2014 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated March 15, 2010, executed by BRANDY SIMMONS AND DANIEL GILL, conveying certain real property therein described to SCOTT K. HAYNES, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded March 18, 2010, at Instrument Number 20100318-0020345; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 9, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of The Historic Davidson County Courthouse, One Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 23-A, ZONE LOT DIVISION, LOT 23, ON THE PLAN OF LAKE COUNTRY, AS OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 5200, PAGE 493, AND AS AMENDED IN PLAT BOOK 5800, PAGE 320, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH SAID PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LEGAL DESCRIPTION THEREOF. Parcel ID: 05416003200 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 4653 WOODVIEW CIRCLE, OLD HICKORY, TN 37138. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): BRANDY SIMMONS AND DANIEL GILL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose.

THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #72816 201409-11 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated October 20, 2003, executed by PRINCESS THOMAS , conveying certain real property therein described to SECURITY ESCROW AND TITLE CO, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded October 28, 2003, at Instrument Number 20031028-0158643; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERSOF CSFB MORTGAGEBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-AR1 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 2, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of The Historic Davidson County Courthouse, One Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 475 ON THE PLAN OF CANE RIDGE FARMS, SECTION ONE, PHASE THREE, OF RECORD IN INSTRUMENT NO. 20010606-0059239, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. THIS CONVEYANCE IS SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL RESTRICTIONS, EASEMENTS, SETBACK LINES, CONDITIONS, PLAT OF RECORD, AND ENCUMBRANCES OF RECORD IN THE REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR THE AFORESAID COUNTY. Parcel ID: 174110A14700CO PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 1121 BLAIRFIELD DRIVE, ANTIOCH, TN 37013. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control.

CURRENT OWNER(S): PRINCESS THOMAS OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: CANE RIDGE FARMS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., THE BANK OF NASHVILLE The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #72982 2014-09-04 2014-09-11 2014-09-18 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated September 28, 2005, executed by GWENDOLYN SARTAIN, DEBORAH SULLIVAN AND PATRICK SULLIVAN, conveying certain real property therein described to RICHARD A. NORTHCUTT, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded September 30, 2005, at Instrument Number 20050930-0117751; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE MLMI TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE1 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 2, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of The Historic Davidson County Courthouse, One Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: BEING LOTS NOS. 1 AND 2, ON THE MAP OF J.M. DAVIDSON`S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK B, OF VERNON`S & LOVELL`S HOLMAN HEIGHTS PLAN, AS OF RECORD IN BOOK 332, PAGE 25, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. SAID LOTS ADJOIN AND FRONT TOGETHER 100 FEET ON THE WEST SIDE OF SNYDER AVENUE, FORMERLY FOSTER STREET, AND RUN BACK BETWEEN PARALLEL LINES, LOT NO. 1 RUNNING BACK ALONG THE NORTH MARGIN OF MAXON STREET, 155 FEET TO AN ALLEY IN THE REAR. Parcel ID: 09110025000 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 5800 MAXON AVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37209. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): GWENDOLYN SARTAIN, DEBORAH SULLIVAN AND PATRICK SULLIVAN OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: CAVALRY PORTFOLIO SERVICES LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO “WEDBANK DELL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC”, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Community Lending, Incorporated, a California Corporation, DBA CreditFlex Funding, a California Corporation The sale of the abovedescribed property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where

is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #72986 2014-09-04 2014-09-11 2014-09-18 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated November 5, 2007, executed by BARBARA J. MCKEEVER AND MICHAEL D. MCKEEVER, conveying certain real property therein described to ANCHOR TITLE, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded November 9, 2007, at Instrument Number 20071109-0132315; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, STATE OF TENNESSEE, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 597 ON THE PLAN OF KENSINGTON OF PRIEST LAKE, SECTION TWO, OF RECORD IN BOOK 6250, PAGE 593, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. SAID LOT NO. 597 FRONTS 55.00 FEET ON THE WESTERLY SIDE OF HILLSHIRE DRIVE AND RUNS BACK 109.95 FEET ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE AND 115.00 FEET ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE TO A BROKEN LINE IN THE REAR WHICH MEASURES A TOTAL OF 233.55 FEET THEREON. Parcel ID: 15003028600 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 3936 HILLSHIRE DR, ANTIOCH, TN 37013. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): BARBARA J. MCKEEVER, THE ESTATE AND/OR HEIRS AT LAW OF MICHAEL D. MCKEEVER OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: MARINER FINANCE The sale of the abovedescribed property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73055 2014-09-11 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated August 30, 2013, executed by BOBBY ROBERTSON, conveying certain real property therein described to ROBERT M. WILSON, JR., as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded September 23, 2013, at Instrument Number 20130923-0099701; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DAVIDSON, STATE OF TENNESSEE AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING UNIT NO. 31 OF BELLE FOREST CONDOMINIUM APARTMENTS HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME PURSUANT TO THE TENNESSEE HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME ACT, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN OF RECORD IN BOOK 5200, PAGE 167, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY, TO WHICH SOURCE REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FRO MORE COMPLETE DETAILS OF DESCRIPTION, TOGETHER WITH THE SAID APARTMENT`S APPURTENANT UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE GENERAL AND LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS OF THE CONDOMINIUM. Parcel ID: 142040A03100CO PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 210 OLD HICKORY BLVD APT 31, NASHVILLE, TN 37221. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): ESTATE AND/OR HEIRS-AT-LAW OF BOBBY ROBERTSON OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: The sale of the abovedescribed property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73089 2014-09-11 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated April 9, 2003, executed by MAGED SEEFIN AND SOUD KHALIL, conveying certain real property therein described to PRLAP, INC., as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded April 23, 2003, at Instrument Number 20030423-0054457; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to U.S BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING CORPORATION, 2008-FT1 TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2008-FT1 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, STATE OF TENNESSEE, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 66 AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN OF HICKORY VALLEY, SECTION 3, AS OF RECORD IN BOOK 4460, PAGE 86, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY, TO WHICH PLAT IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LEGAL DESCRIPTION. Parcel ID: 16205020200 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 301 OCALA CIR, NASHVILLE, TN 37211. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): MAGED SEEFIN AND SOUD KHALIL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., ADRY TAWFIK, J. B. WELMAR, INC. The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold

with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73104 2014-09-11 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated January 2, 2013, executed by BETTY JO BEAN, conveying certain real property therein described to FMLS, INC., as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded January 22, 2013, at Instrument Number 20130122-0006522; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to REGIONS BANK D/B/A REGIONS MORTGAGE who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, STATE OF TENNESSEE, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS TO-WIT: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 65, ON THE PLAN OF SECTION THREE FAIRVIEW, AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 3700, PAGE 113, IN THE REGISTER`S OFFICE OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. SAID LOT NO. 65 FRONTS A 40.1 FEET ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY MARGIN OF THE CUL-DE-SAC AT THE TERMINUS OF MAY CT. NORTH AND EXTENDS BACK 101.3 FEET ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE AND 216.8 FEET ON THE EASTERLY LINE TO A BROKEN LINE IN THE REAR, MEASURING 257.4 FEET THEREON. Parcel ID: 04302009200 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 721 MAY COURT NORTH, MADISON, TN 37115. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): BEVERLY BEAN, THE ESTATE AND/OR HEIRS AT LAW OF BETTY JO BEAN OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: AIS RECOVERY SOLUTIONS, BUREAU OF TENNCARE, EDWINA B. DORAN, GUNNELS FLORIST, INC., JERRY JOHNSON, OAK LAWN FUNERAL HOME WINOLA VIGEANT The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73110 2014-09-11 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2005, executed by JOHN RICHARDSON AND MARY J. WARD RICHARDSON, conveying certain real property therein described to PRESTIGE TITLE LLC, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded May 25, 2005, at Instrument Number 20050525-0059161; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST 2005-HY1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HY1 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 21 ON THE PLAN OF OAKWOOD SUBDIVISION, PHASE III, SECTION I, OF RECORD IN BOOK 7900, PAGE 268, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY, TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION THEREOF. Parcel ID: 14902011700 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 2222 Oak Barrel Lane, Antioch, TN 37013. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): JOHN RICHARDSON AND MARY J. WARD RICHARDSON OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC, Oakwood Homeowners Association c/o G. Bradford Jenkins Attorney at Law, WELLS FARGO FIN TN INC FKA NORWEST FIN TN INC The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73227 2014-09-11 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2009, executed by WILLIAM BRYANT AND FREDRICKA RUSSELL, conveying certain real property therein described to CALVARY TITLE OF WILSON COUNTY, LLC, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded May 18, 2009, at Instrument Number 200905180045153; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 9, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of The Historic Davidson County Courthouse, One Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: BEING LOT NO. 1 ON THE PLAN OF SEQUOIA VALLEY, SECTION 2, AS OF RECORD OF BOOK 3700, PAGE 114, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. SAID LOT NO. 1 FRONTS 116.1 FEET ON THE EASTERLY MARGIN OF CHEYANNE BOULEVARD AND EXTENDS BACK 181.1 FEET ON THE NORTHERLY LINE AND 175.0 FEET ON THE ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE TO A DEAD LINE IN THE REAR MEASURING 132.16 FEET THEREON. Parcel ID: 05309002100 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 1341 CHEYENNE BOULEVARD, MADISON, TN 37115. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): WILLIAM BRYANT AND FREDRICKA RUSSELL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: THE HOUSING FUND, INC. The sale of the

above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73236 2014-09-11 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated June 16, 2006, executed by MIGUEL A. ESPINO, conveying certain real property therein described to VALUE TITLE, LLC, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded June 28, 2006, at Instrument Number 200606280077175; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF13, MORTGAGE PASS- THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF13 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING ALL OF LOT NO. 61, OF THE MEADOW BEND SUBDIVISION, SECTION 4, OF RECORD IN BOOK 6250, PAGE 949, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF SAID LOT. Parcel ID: 0528019100 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 1129 SIOUX TERRACE, MADISON, TN 37115. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): MIGUEL A. ESPINO OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FFA, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI-CATES, SERIES 2006-FFA The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73246 2014-09-11 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated December 15, 2005, executed by DAN HAGEN, conveying certain real property therein described to ROBERT M. WILSON, JR., as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded December 20, 2005, at Instrument Number 20051220-0152666; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-80CB, MORT-

GAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-80CB who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 16, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: BEING LOT NO. 805 ON THE PLAN OF CLOVERHILL, SECTION X, AS OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 2331, PAGE 57, REGISTER`S OFFICE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. Parcel ID: 09611009300 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 3112 LAKELAND DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37214.

In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): DAN HAGEN OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWHEQ INC., CWHEQ REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-K The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73282 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 2014-10-02 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated October 20, 1998, executed by BETTY R. MILLER AND RAYMOND I. MILLER, conveying certain real property therein described to MARIA K. MOORE, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded November 2, 1998, in Deed Book 11179, Page 845; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 16, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 2 ON THE PLAN OF DODSON HEIGHTS, OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 2900, PAGE 113, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HERE MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION THEREOF. Parcel ID: 08601000200 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 6002 PANAMA DRIVE, HERMITAGE, TN 37076. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): BETTY R. MILLER AND RAYMOND I. MILLER OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: LVNV Funding, LLC as assignee of Citibank The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and

9B convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose.

THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73332 201409-18 2014-09-25 2014-10-02 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated February 2, 2007, executed by ANTHONY BROOKS, RALINDA BROOKS, conveying certain real property therein described to KEY TITLE AND ESCROW, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded February 8, 2007, at Instrument Number 20070208-0016462; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 16, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 366, SUMMERFIELD, VILLAGE EIGHT, AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF RECORD IN INSTRUMENT NO. 20051025-0128762, IN THE REGISTER`S OFFICE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF SAID PROPERTY. Parcel ID: 164100A312 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 3304 STREAMRIDGE COURT W. , ANTIOCH, TN 37013. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): ANTHONY BROOKS, RALINDA BROOKS OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., CAVALRY PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC ASSIGNEE OF WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, SUMMERFIELD HOMEOWNERS` ASSOCIATION, INC., U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-FFC The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73341 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 2014-10-02 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on October 23, 2014 on or about 12:00PM local time, at the Davidson County Courthouse, South Main door, One Public Square, Nashville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed

by TERRI L HALE AND DONALD J HALE, to WESLEY D. TURNER, Trustee, on April 9, 2004, as Instrument No. 20040730-0091574 in the real property records of Davidson County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Owner of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-R5 The following real estate located in Davidson County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, STATE OF TENNESSEE, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEING LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TEN-

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NESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 51 ON THE PLAN OF HIDDEN HILL, AS OF RECORD IN BOOK 4860, PAGE 43, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. SAID LOT NO. 51 FRONTS 50 FEET ON THE NORTHEASTERLY SIDE OF SHADOWLAWN COURT, AND EXTENDS BACK 149.30 FEET ON THE WESTERLY LINE AND 114.87 FEET ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE TO A DEAD LINE IN THE REAR, WHICH IS A BROKEN LINE, MEASURING 197.26 FEET THEREON. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO TERRI L. HALE AND HUSBAND, DONALD J. HALE, SR. BY QUITCLAIM DEED FROM TERRI L. DAVIS (UNMARRIED) RECORDED IN INSTRUMENT # 19912090301343. Tax ID: 07605005600 Current Owner(s) of Property: TERRI L HALE AND DONALD J HALE The street address of the above described property is believed to be 205 Shadowlawn Ct, Hermitage, TN 37076, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF CAPITAL ONE BANK, (USA), N.A THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. MWZM File No. 14-002505670 JASON S. MANGRUM, J.P. SELLERS, LORI LIANE LONG, Substitute Trustee(s) Premier Building, Suite 404 5217 Maryland Way Brentwood, TN 37027 PHONE: (615) 238-3630 EMAIL: info@mwzmlaw.comAd #73362 2014-09-11 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on October 23, 2014 on or about 12:00PM local time, at the Davidson County Courthouse, South Main door, One Public Square, Nashville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by TOCCARLO JAMES AND TOSHIYA BRYANT, to LENDERS TITLE, Trustee, on August 4, 2006, as Instrument No. 20060814-0099781 in the real property records of Davidson County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Owner of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-KS9 The following real estate located in Davidson County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: LOT 31 ON THE PLAN OF BARCLAY SQUARE, SECTION 1, AS OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 4460, PAGE 141, REGISTER`S OFFICE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. Tax ID: 149 09 0 098.00 Current Owner(s) of Property: TOCCARLO JAMES AND TOSHIYA BRYANT The street address of the above described property is believed to be 240 MANATEE COURT, ANTIOCH, TN 37013, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/ SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: U.S. BANK N.A. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/ IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee.

This sale may be rescinded at any time. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. MWZM File No. 14-002203-670 JASON S. MANGRUM, J.P. SELLERS, LORI LIANE LONG, Substitute Trustee(s) Premier Building, Suite 404 5217 Maryland Way Brentwood, TN 37027 PHONE: (615) 238-3630 EMAIL: info@mwzmlaw.comAd #73453 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 2014-10-02 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on October 23, 2014 on or about 12:00PM local time, at the Davidson County Courthouse, South Main door, One Public Square, Nashville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed

by GEORGE BAUGH AND FRANCES BAUGH, to ARNOLD M. WEISS, ATTORNEY, Trustee, on April 24, 2003, as Instrument No. 20030505-0059468 in the real property records of Davidson County Register’s Office, Tennessee and re-filed as Instrument No. 201105090035277 in the real property records of Davidson County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Owner of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 1, 2003 MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-WMC3 The following real estate located in Davidson County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Land in Davidson County Tennessee Being Lot No. 20-B on the plan of Joy Wood Heights, Section No. 3 not of record described according to a survey by Ralph W. C. Lambert, Surveyor, February 22, 1945, as follows: Beginning at an iron pin on the southerly margin of capitol View Avenue, at a point 414.8 feet east of the northeast corner of the property conveyed to James T. Johnson by deed from Leonard Johnson, as of record in Book 1046, page 595, Registers Office for said County, being the corner Lots No. 20-A and 20- B, thence with said Avenue, Southeasterly 70 feet to an Iron pin, the corner of Lots No, 20-B and 20-C: thence with the line between said two lots, southwesterly 275 feet more or less to an iron pin in the easterly line of Lot No. 20-A and 20-B: thence with the line between said two lots northeasterly 275 feet more or less, to the beginning. Tax ID: 19-060.16-0-130.00 Current Owner(s) of Property: GEORGE BAUGH AND FRANCES BAUGH The street address of the above described property is believed to be 2828 Jones Avenue, Nashville, TN 37207, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: None THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. MWZM File No. 13-004504-

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, September 18 - 24, 2014 670 JASON S. MANGRUM, J.P. SELLERS, LORI LIANE LONG, Substitute Trustee(s) Premier Building, Suite 404 5217 Maryland Way Brentwood, TN 37027 PHONE: (615) 238-3630 EMAIL: info@mwzmlaw.comAd #73454 2014-09-18 2014-09-25 2014-10-02 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, DAVIDSON COUNTY WHEREAS, David Matthew Eddmenson and Carrie Eddmenson executed a Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Kirkston Mortgage Lending LLC, Lender and Rudy Title & Escrow, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated February 17, 2012 and recorded on February 22, 2012, Instrument No. 20120222-0015491, Davidson County, Tennessee Register of Deeds.

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, (the “Holder” ), appointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on November 11, 2014, at 10:00AM at the usual and customary location at the Davidson County Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: Land in Davidson County, Tennessee, being Lot No. 115 on the Plan of Edgefield Land Co’s First Subdivision, of record in Plat Book 57, Page 130, in the Register’s Office for Davidson County, Tennessee, to which Plan reference is hereby made for a more complete description of the Property. Being the same property conveyed to the within named grantor(s) by Deed recorded simultaneously herewith in Book____, Page ____, or Instrument No. 20120222-0015489, Register’s Office for said County.

Parcel ID Number: 083 13 0 492.00 Address/Description: 1601 Shelby Avenue, Nashville, TN 37206.Current Owner(s): David Matthew Eddmenson and Carrie Eddmenson. Other Interested Party(ies): N/A The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee c/o Tennessee Foreclosure Department 277 Mallory Station Road Suite 115 Franklin, TN 37067 PH: 615-550-7697 FX: 615-550-8484 File No.: 14-11322 Ad #73505 201409-18 2014-09-25 2014-10-02

CLASSIFIEDS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS THE METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE AIRPORT AUTHORITY (MNAA) is requesting Statements of Qualifications from interested firms to provide comprehensive storm water drainage inspection, evaluation, and design services for the INSPECT, REPLACE & REPAIR TERMINAL APRON AREA STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE project at the Nashville International Airport, Nashville, Tennessee.

ELECTRONIC STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS should be submitted through www.aerobidz.aero by 5:00 p.m. (local time) October 16, 2014.

Free registration with aerobidz is available by contacting Nena Bowling at aerobidzregistration@nashintl.com.

A complete RFQ package may be downloaded from www.aerobidz.aero on or before September 15, 2014.

The Small, Minority and Womenowned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) participation level established for this project will be TBD. See http://www. flynashville.com/business-diversitydevelopment/Pages/default.aspx for more information.

Visit http://www.flynashville.com/businessopportunities/Pages/default.aspx for more information about this solicitation. Publish September 18, 2014 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a certain Deed of Trust executed by Jeffrey E. Kellar on the 31st day of December, 2003, to E. D. Latimer, Trustee recorded as Instrument Number 20030815-0118158, Register’s Office for Davidson County, Tennessee, given to secure the said indebtedness and the liabilities and obligations therein described; and the holder of said Note having declared the entire debt due and payable and the same has not been paid and default has been declared.

THEREFORE, the undersigned, having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument of record as Instrument No. 201403040017966, Register’s Office for Davidson County, Tennessee, and having been requested to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by the said deed of trust, do give notice that the undersigned will on September 26, 2014, commencing at 1:00 p.m., on the steps of the Davidson County Courthouse, 1 Public Square, Nashville, Tennessee 37201, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described tract of property, lying in Davidson County, Tennessee that is more fully described as follows: LAND in Davidson County, Tennessee, being Unit No. Z-1, Row 8.9 Condominiums, as shown on plat of the Resubdivision of Lot 1 of the Resubdivision of a portion of Lots No. 5 & 93 of Balch & Whiteside’s Addition to Nashville of record in Instrument No. 200207180086526, Register’s Office for Davidson County, Tennessee.

BEING the same property conveyed to Jeffrey E. Kellar from Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency

by Warranty Deed dated January 31, 2003, of record as Instrument Number

200302190021204, Register’s Office, Davidson County, Tennessee.

Said sale shall be subject to any prior deeds of trust, to any unpaid property taxes, to any additional prior liens, leases, encumbrances, to any rights of redemption not heretofore expressly waived, and to all applicable reservation of minerals, easements, rights-of-way, setback lines and restrictions.

The exemptions of homestead, statutory rights of redemption, curtesy and dower, appraisement, and marshaling are hereby expressly waived in said deed of trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only such title as he may convey as Trustee there being no representations or covenants of warranty of title made hereby.

It will be the responsibility of the successful bidder to obtain possession of the property at his expense, and any damage, vandalism, theft, destruction, or other loss or damage to the property occurring subsequent to the date of sale shall be at the risk of the successful bidder.

The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to postpone or set over the date of sale in the event the Substitute Trustee deems it best for any reason at the time of sale to postpone or continue this sale from time to time, with such notice of postponement as deemed reasonable by the Substitute Trustee. In the event the highest bidder at such sale fails to complete his purchase of the subject real property within the applicable time allowed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee reserves the right to complete the sale of the subject real property, without further notice or advertisement, to the next highest bidder who is able to consummate his purchase of the property within the time permitted by the Substitute Trustee .

This 4th day of September, 2014.

John A. Beam, III Substitute Trustee 709 Taylor Street Nashville, TN 37208 (615) 251-3131 Publish Sept. 4, 11, 18, 2014 MARIA DE LOS ANGELES DIAZ Vs JOSE EDGARDO LOPEZ Non-Resident Notice 3rd Circuit Court Docket No. 13D533 In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon JOSE EDGARDO LOPEZ It is ordered that said Defendant enter her appearance herein with thirty (30) days after September 25, 2014 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville, Tennessee, and defend or default will be taken on October 27, 2014.

It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville.

Richard R. Rooker, Clerk Deputy Clerk C Fleming Date: August 27 , 2014 ALLISON E. COOLEY Attorney for Plaintiff Publish Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014 VILUBIDIA TRINIDAD GUERRA DE SARAVIA Vs NESTOR ADIEL SARAVIA ARIAS Non-Resident Notice 3RD Circuit Docket No. 14D807 In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon NESTOR ADIEL SARAVIA ARIAS. It is ordered that said Defendant enter her appearance herein with thirty (30) days after September 25, 2014 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville, Tennessee, and defend or default will be taken on October 27, 2014.

It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville.

Richard R. Rooker, Clerk C Fleming Deputy Clerk Date: August 27, 2014 DAVID HALL Attorney for Plaintiff Publish Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014 CATRICIA FELICIA HOWARD Vs LACEDRIC DARNELL CARTER Non-Resident Notice 3RD Circuit Docket No. 13D1826 In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon LACEDRIC DARNELL CARTER. It is ordered that said Defendant enter her appearance herein with thirty (30) days after August 28, 2014 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville, Tennessee, and defend or default will be taken on September 29, 2014.

It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville.

Richard R. Rooker, Clerk C Fleming Deputy Clerk Date: July 30, 2014 Adam A. Zanetis Attorney for Plaintiff Publish Sept.

4, 11, 18, 25, 2014 GERARGO MENDOZA CORREA VsMARIBEL RAMIREZ MAYA Non-Resident Notice 3rd Circuit Docket No. 14D76 In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law

cannot be served upon MARIBEL RAMIREZ MAYA. It is ordered that said Defendant enter HIS appearance herein with thirty (30) days after October 2, 2014 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville, Tennessee, and defend or default will be taken on November 3, 2014.

It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville.

Richard R. Rooker, Clerk By: CFleming Deputy Clerk Date: September 3, 2014 Nathaniel Colburn Attorney for Plaintiff Publish Sept. 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2, 2014 GARY LYNN TOOLE TERESA ANN LAMBERT TOOLE Vs KEVIN DEWAYNE WORMAN Non-Resident Notice 4TH Circuit Docket No. 14A32 In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a non-resident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon KEVIN DEWAYNE WORMAN. It is ordered that said Defendant enter HIS appearance herein with thirty (30) days after October 9, 2014 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville, Tennessee, and defend or default will be taken on November 10, 2014.

It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville.

Richard R. Rooker, Clerk By CFleming Deputy Clerk Date: September 10, 2014 J. Todd Faulkner Attorney for Plaintiff Publish Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, 2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P1352 ESTATE OF MILTON TIMOTHY SPIVEY JR., DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of August, 2014, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of MILTON TIMOTHY SPIVEY JR., who died 05/24/2014, were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured, or unmatured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4)months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty(60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 2nd day of September, 2014. Timothy Allen Mason, 2038 Woodwind Circle, Greenbrier, TN 37073, Personal Representative. Byrd, Jack L., 222 2nd Ave North, Suite 315, Nashville, TN 37201. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303, Nashville, TN. 37201. Publish Dates: September 11 and September 18, 2014.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P1356 ESTATE OF ROBERT E. WATKINS, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 5th day of September 2014, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of ROBERT E. WATKINS, who died June 10, 2014, were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured, or un-matured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor

received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 9th day of September 2014. Kathy Morante, 720 Wabash Place, Nashville, TN 37211, Personal Representative. Mayo, Joshua S., 2840 Station South Road, Thompson Station, TN 37179. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN 37201.

Publish Dates: September 11, 2014 and September 18, 2014.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P1445 ESTATE OF LORRAIN JEAN SLUPIANEK, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of September 2014, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of LORRAIN JEAN SLUPIANEK, who died April 18, 2014, were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured, or un-matured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 9th day of September 2014. Julia Marlene Ras, 12309 South Mullen Court, Olathe, KS 66062, Personal Representative.

Sontag, Michael Dudley, 150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 2800, Nashville, TN 37201.

Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN 37201. Publish Dates: September 11, 2014 and September 18, 2014.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P1126 ESTATE OF PLUMMER HODGES, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 3rd day of September 2014, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of PLUMMER HODGES, who died June 6, 2014, were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured, or un-matured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 9th day of September 2014.

Pam Vague, 215 Scenic Ridge Court, Old Hickory, TN 37138, Steve Vague, 215 Scenic Ridge Court, Old Hickory, TN 37138, Personal Representative. Hodges, Jeremiah Michael, 200 West Side Square, Suite 309, Huntsville, AL 35801. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN 37201. Publish Dates: September 11, 2014 and September 18, 2014.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P1414 ESTATE OF ALVIN DOUGLAS CARTER, JR., DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of September 2014, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of ALVIN DOUGLAS CARTER, JR., who died August 21, 2014, were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured, or un-

matured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 9th day of September 2014. Trywanna Rena’ Carter, 610 Priscilla Court, Madison, TN 37115, Personal Representative. Lee, Andrei Ellen, P.O. Box 280222, Nashville, TN 37228. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN 37201. Publish Dates: September 11, 2014 and September 18, 2014.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P1398 ESTATE OF LINDA DENESE ARNOLD, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of September, 2014, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of LINDA DENESE ARNOLD, who died May 30, 2014 were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured, or unmatured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4)months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty(60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 15th day of September, 2014. Devin Arnold, 1382 Rural Hill Road, Antioch, TN 37013, Personal Representative. Garrett, Johnny C., 131 Saundersville Road, Suite 130, Parkside Plaza One, Hendersonville, TN 37075. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN. 37201. Publish Dates: September 18, 2014 and September 25, 2014.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P1433 ESTATE OF CHRISTINE S. WASSON, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of September, 2014, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of CHRISTINE S. WASSON, who died JULY 29, 2014 were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured, or unmatured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4)months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty(60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 15th day of September, 2014. Pamela T. Brown, 106 Stonebrook Lane, Hendersonville, TN 37075, Personal Representative. Adams, Elizabeth L., 7100 Hardwood Lane, College Grove, TN 37046. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN. 37201.

Publish Dates: September 18, 2014 and September 25, 2014.

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THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, September 18 - 24, 2014

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TSU to Sign Memorandum of Understanding With Southwest Tennessee Community College NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University will soon make it easier for West Tennessee community college students to attend the University and transfer all credits when TSU and Southwest Tennessee Community College sign an agreement to provide greater educational opportunities and services for students transferring between institutions.

The two institutions will sign a Student Transfer Partnership Agreement Thursday, Sept. 11 that guarantees all the courses Southwest students complete on the Tennessee Transfer Pathways (TTP) will be accepted at TSU and count toward a baccalaureate degree. The agreement also awards 10 two-year full TSU scholarships in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

The signing ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. on Southwest’s Macon Cove Campus in the Bornblum Library as part of TSU’s community outreach during the Annual Southern Heritage Classic celebration.

According to TSU President Glenda Glover, TSU has always had a strong presence in the West Tennessee area. The University, she said, wants to continue to build on the strong partnerships established in West Tennessee, and will now build stronger ties with SWTCC. The agreement strengthens the pipeline of students from the region to the University.

“We are excited to expand our educational opportunities for residents in the western part of the state and beyond,” said Dr. Glover. “They will have additional choices for aligning associate degrees with bachelor degrees through Tennessee State University. The relationship we are establishing is about the two institutions empowering our students to be successful.”

The terms of the agreement include the awarding of 10 two-year full TSU scholarships in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The scholarships begin fall 2015 and include tuition, room and board. The partnership also contains a dual admissions component that builds on the Tennessee Transfer Pathways, which was designed to help community college students plan for transferring to a Tennessee public university, such as TSU, to complete their baccalaureate degree.

TSU President Glenda Glover

According to University officials, TSU is now creating more partnerships and programs with community colleges, such as SWTCC around the state to help students transfer seamlessly to the University to complete a four-year degree. Under the Community College Initiative, students have more options to move them along through their educational career.

Dr. Sharon Peters, director of the Community College Initiative Program, said the new initiative “just makes sense and is truly one of those win-win situations for everyone involved.”

“More and more students are choosing to pursue community college, as opposed to a university, right out of high school or as a nontraditional student because community colleges tuition costs are 50 percent less than four-year institutions,” said Peters. “Once they get their associate degree they will enter TSU as a junior and

spend two years here, providing them with an opportunity to get their four-year degree from TSU.” According to a report from the National Center for Education Statistics, as of fall 2012, 40 percent of all college undergraduates were enrolled in community colleges. TSU, added Peters, is committed to partnering with the Tennessee community colleges to create programs and initiatives focused on increasing the number of students prepared for transfer to the University.

“These programs and initiatives raise student achievement levels, close achievement gaps and successfully prepare a diverse population of students for academic and professional success,” said Peters. “Transfer preparation programs provide services such as regular and sustained advising, mentoring and early identification to improve student outcomes.”

According to Peters, the University is reaching out to all 13 community colleges around the state to develop long-lasting partnerships and relationships. Currently there are agreements with Volunteer State, Nashville State, Columbia State, Motlow State Community Colleges, and soon Southwest Tennessee Community College. There are hopes to sign agreements with four additional institutions within the next year.

These new relationships and initiatives, Peters added, are programs that specifically focus on the Community Colleges and their needs, but also the needs of the larger community. And with Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam’s “Drive to 55” education initiative, TSU is prime to help lead the way for not only higher education, but for workforce and economic development.

“Of course we want to see growth in the number of transfer students that choose TSU, and a growth in the number of partnerships. More importantly we want to see partnerships between community college faculty and university faculty whereby they engage in joint research and curriculum design,” Peters said. “These types of partnerships benefit the students, the community and the state in our effort to insure that the majority of our citizens have a college degree.”

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RELIGION THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, September 18 - 24, 2014

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Needing God’s Miracles to Become Manifest Rev. Jason Curry, Phd. of Fisk Memorial Chapel

“Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him (John 9:3).”

I continue to find the story recorded within the ninth chapter of John to be one of the most fascinating, insightful, inspiring and compelling stories in the bible. It is fascinating because Jesus fashREV. JASON CURRY ioned clay from spit, placed it on this eyes of a man who was blind from birth, and enabled him to see a new world. It is insightful regarding the consistency and cynicism of human nature because those who were in a position to celebrate with the man criticized Jesus for helping and healing him on a sacred day known as the Sabbath. The story is inspiring because the man who re-

ceived his sight began to witness about the power of God in his life even though he knew that he would be ostracized or “cast out (verse 34)” by those who refused to testify about the goodness of God. Lastly, the story presents it readers with a compelling invitation to follow Christ because the “sight” or “insight” that the word and presence of God is able to provide can assist us in leading focused, helpful and productive lives. Contrary to the disciple’s assumption, it is interesting to note that the man’s blindness was not a result of sinful behavior. His blindness provided God with a perfect opportunity allow God’s works, glory and miracles to be made manifest within the man.

Some people believe that their financial, emotional, psychological, physical or spiritual condition is a result of an immoral act that was committed by themselves, their parents, the broader community, elected officials or others who happen to be in power. The aforementioned passage of scripture affirms that idea that individual, familial, community or societal misfortune or dysfunction is not necessarily

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Forgiving Other People’s Incapacities

REV. VICTOR SINGLETARY

“Forgiveness involves faith in a love that’s greater than hatred, and a willingness to see the light in someone’s soul even when their personality had harbored darkness.” Put another way, this spiritual teaching encourages us to learn how to forgive other people’s incapacities.

I recall a conversation with my wife to whom I incessantly complained about the lack of duty and commitment in a relative. This guy always withdrew from anything he said he would accomplish. Somehow, a conflict arises. On this occasion, he exhausted my goodwill. As my judgmental tirade rose in crescendo, my wife calmly said, “Honey, you have to forgive people their incapacities.” Her rebuke actually helps me to resist the tendency to condemn people who suffer with character defects different from mine. With a sober perspective, I am able to consider the reality that my relative and similar types of people do not intend to disappoint anyone. Simply, they are unable to exceed internal reserves of character, limits of knowledge or lessons from their prism of experience.

They are not bad people. They need further personal development and spiritual growth.

Impatience with other people’s shortcomings inevitably leads to a judgmental attitude.

the result of immoral acts or possibility illegal behavior. Our individual or societal state may be the unfortunate result of a human condition which presents both humanity and God with a wonderful opportunity to see the works of God (e.g., sight to the blind) become manifest in our individual and collective lives. Failing schools present volunteer opportunities for individual tutoring. Financial distress presents a wonderful opportunity for Christian leaders to teach about the importance of financial planning and tithing. Physical disabilities (e.g., Alzheimer’s) or physical limitations (e.g., incarceration) that apparently cannot be “cured” present a wonderful opportunity for “caring” by those who want to improve the lives of others through their physical presence.

Great challenges (e.g., blindness) present great opportunities for God’s presence to become manifest among the community of believers. A loving God will allow us to “see” if we let Him.

It is very easy to condemn within someone else the personal inadequacies we attempt to hide through the construction of a public persona. Focusing upon someone else’s faults enables us to avoid self-evaluation. Usually, we maintain an air of moral superiority as we adhere meticulously to the dictates of a code of personal piety. Typically and not surprisingly, the tenets of an individual moral code are sins, difficulties and quandaries we have overcome. Thus, it is easy to judge someone who still suffers with these issues. An alcoholic with years of sobriety may forget the very long days and even longer nights of early recovery. As a consequence, he may harshly speak about drunk drivers without any appreciation that he may be one had he not been given the gracious gift of recovery.

How soon do we forget the days of struggle and pain when we begin to live during periods of smooth sailing and sunshine?

Recently, I listened to a lengthy discourse by my adolescent son who was given the coveted position of coaching his peers in basketball. My son breathes, sneezes, coughs, eats, digests, regurgitates and sleeps basketball. Upon awaking each morning, he proceeds directly to the nearest television in order to listen to any ESPN news updates relating to basketball. Nevertheless, he expounded passionately and vociferously about the character deficiencies, laziness, lack of motivation and numerous shortcomings of two players in particular. “They need to understand that as basketball players they are supposed to do what is necessary to win. On some games days in college and professional basketball, players travel for many hours and long distances but still have to play that night.

You don’t complain. You suck it up and win the game.” My son further criticized his players’ failure to study the game plan and give extra effort. After patiently listening to this tirade of sorts, I asked my son to apply his thorough and sincere critique to his academic performance. He responded to my suggestion with marked chagrin.

In turn, I told him that every criticism he offered of his players and peers his mother and I could equally proffer relating to his inadequate academic performance over the course of the last two years.

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By Dr. Chris Jackson, NashvilleMarriageNetwork.com

What Shall We Do With Ray Rice?

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Most situations in life are not as simple as they may appear.

If we took the time we might see another angle to the unfortunate Ray Rice story.

First things first: It is definitely not OK for a man to strike a woman.

DR. CHRIS JACKSON Domestic violence is a horrible crime perpetrated upon far too many females. Some women live in constant fear of being re-traumatized by a man who claims to love her. A husband hitting a wife is a direct breach of the marriage vow. How can someone who has pledged to love and protect, then turn around and personally injure his wife or the mother of his child? Let’s seek some possible answers to this question.

It is reported that the couple had been drinking heavily prior to the incident. Obviously this can seriously impair judgment on both parts. Reports also state that spitting was involved just before the punch. According to the Sept.11, 2014 issue of the New York Post: Rice and Jenay Palmer are trying to turn their lives around. Rice has sworn off hard liquor and both were baptized in a Baltimore church about a month after the February incident a family source told The Post. “The two were married a short time later. They have also undergone religious mentoring with other couples including NFL players and their wives.”

According to the family source: “(Ray) and his wife were high-school sweethearts and they are very much in love. He found God, and whatever happened that night was not him. That’s not the Ray that I know.”

Since Rice’s behavior does not seem to be a

pattern but an isolated incident, what shall we do with him? The easy, politically-correct tabloid approach would be to ban him for life. That approach is certainly more headline-worthy than dealing with the non-dramatic intricacies of anger-management classes, marriage and family counseling, and mentoring. We don’t hear much commentary about Ray’s father who was gunned down in a mistaken drive-by shooting when Ray was 1-year-old. Ten years later, his caretaking cousin and father figure died in a car crash. Ray raised himself as the “man” of the house and took on the responsibility of the provider. Perhaps he forgot to teach himself the important lesson of never hitting a woman. Is that too much to ask of a fatherless young black man attempting to juggle fatherhood, fame, and relationships while only 27 years old? (Everyone who ever made any stupid mistakes while in your 20’s, please raise your hands!)

Is the best solution to take away Ray’s job? If you say “yes” then my next question is “Are you also prepared to take away the job of the banker, professor, factory worker and farm hand who also struck his wife?” I could understand if Rice assaulted someone in the stands at a football game, but his job had nothing to do with his assault in the elevator. The NFL caved in to public pressure and the mighty dollar. Should we forever ban Solange Knowles from singing because she assaulted Jay Z in an elevator? Or what if Jay Z had punched back, should he never rap again? Maybe we should take people’s jobs when they make foolish errors like in the case of Officer Darren Wilson who foolishly shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Oh wait… he still has his job.

RELIGION AsktheElder

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Matthew 25:35-36 “For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.”

It was around 6:25am on an early Sunday mornELDER LAWSON ing after a hard thunderstorm had just passed; I went into a B.P. gas station to get some coffee. While getting my cup I saw who appeared to be a homeless man standing at the coffee machine holding his cup. He was soaked and wet, his shoes were completely worn out and I could smell him from afar.

I’d seen this man before, sleeping on the bus bench a

Pray for the Homeless

few times. As I made my coffee my heart just completely broke and I asked the Lord why must people suffer so? As I made my coffee he never moved, he just stood there holding his cup looking down at the floor. He must have stood in the same spot and position for what was going on 5 minutes. I asked the man what his name was and he told me his name was Robert, I asked him if he was ok and he didn’t answer, I said to him sir, I’m going to pay for your coffee and anything else in this store you would like. He still did not move. I said, God would like to bless you right now sir, please go and get whatever you would like, I’m going to pay for it. He finally moved and as Robert went to get some items I went to the cashier and told him, I’m paying for whatever this man gets, he said ok and Robert came to the register. I paid for his items said a silent prayer over his life and left the store. I don’t know Roberts story but as the saying goes, “but for the grace of God go I.” Surly you may have encountered similar people and I ask that you pray

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with me as we ask the Lord to touch the homeless. Lord we thank you for the gift of life as we know every life is precious, Lord situations have caused many to suffer homelessness, starvation, and mental illness, in the name of your son Jesus I ask that those who have the ability, the resources, and the authority to help change these situation do so. Lord we know you said the poor we will have with us always, we speak now to those who can act “NOW” to make a positive impact on those they shall encounter, and we thank you Lord, we give you the glory and the honor, in Jesus name, Amen.

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UNCF ‘Empower Me’ Tour in Nashville This Saturday NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee State University will be the first stop on the United Negro College Fund’s 2014 10-city Empower Me Tour on Saturday, Sept. 20.

The 7th annual tour begins at 8:30 a.m and ends at 2 p.m. in Kean Hall on the TSU campus. High school and college students should register for free at empowermetour. com.

The tour was created in partnership with UNCF and Wells Fargo Bank. We wanted to do something about students who didn’t have enough financial information to be successful in life, said Georgette “Gigi” Dixon, Wells Fargo Senior Vice President, Director of National Partnerships.

“We asked ourselves what can do with colleges and universities to help students understand finances and what they should be doing,” she said. “I wanted to do something inspiring and exciting for the students and we came up with the Empowerment tour.”

The tour is a free, traveling college and career readiness tour designed to prepare students to go to and through college and inspire them to take control of their future by using education as the foundation for achieving their goals and dreams.

For the Nashville tour stop, educators and entrepreneurs will share their personal educational journeys with participating students.

Attendees will participate in the Empower Me Tour Zone, an interactive experience for students, parents and educators. The Zone provides an opportunity to engage with college recruiters and to learn about scholarship and internship opportunities.

The Empower Me Tour will also provide students and their parents with a full day of exhibits, college and career workshops, and engaging panel discussions with special guests and celebrities.

The Nashville Empower Me Tour Stop also features Lance Gross, star of Tyler

Georgette “Gigi” Dixon

Perry’s award-winning “House of Payne”, and graduate of Howard University, as a Tour co-host.

Gross won two consecutive NAACP Image Awards in 2008 and 2009 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for the “House of Payne” role.

“We want students to also understand what money is for, how understanding can really make a difference in their future,” Dixon said.

In addition to the workshops, Dixon said there is “a magnificent session in personal development for young men. It includes information they may not get in school. And there is an open dialogue for women allowing them to talk about what’s important in their lives.”

She said students and parents will also be able to open accounts if they choose to do so at the session. “The goal is to have discussion about finances and what they plan to do with their money,” Dixon said.

She said students continue to stay in touch with them as they graduate and get their first jobs. “We get testimonials from students who do well,” she said. Her twitter account has grown, she said. “Students stay in touch as they continue to track their own progress.”

As they move into the next phase of their lives, students “must be willing to step into innovation. As their skill set continues to grow, they must take a look at their lives. Don’t think for one moment that you are limited because you are not.”

About UNCF UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs, strengthens its 37 member colleges and universities, and advocates for the importance of minority education and college readiness.

UNCF institutions and other historically black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 20 percent of African American baccalaureate degrees. UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports more

than 60,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch of leadership in education and its widely recognized motto, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”® Learn more at www.UNCF.org About Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.6 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 locations, 12,500 ATMs, and the internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States.

Wells Fargo perspectives and stories are also available at blogs.wellsfargo.com and at wellsfargo.com/stories.

Cloud Keynote Speaker For Breakfast and Fashion Show

Rev. Olivia M. Cloud, associate pastor of Berean Baptist Church, will be the keynote speaker for the breakfast and fashion show for Women in the NAACP (WIN) at the 68th annual convention of the NAACP Tennessee State Conference on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 a.m. at the Inn at Opryland Hotel.

Rev. Cloud is also an author, entrepreneur, community activist and president of the Nashville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. For tickets, call 615-329-0999 or State Rep. Brenda Gilmore, 2014 NAACP state conference chair at 615-876-3665.

Rev. Olivia M. Cloud

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