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It appears the student debt relief program announced by President Biden will benefit nearly 800-thousand Tennesseans. The White House and the Department of Education say that’s how many Tennessee students are eligible for up to ten-thousand dollars in loan forgiveness. Pell Grant recipients are eligible for up to 20-thousand-dollars in debt relief. There will be more details released by the U.S. Education Department in the coming weeks.
A motorcyclist has critical injuries after a crash on Lebanon Pike Wednesday morning. It happened around 6:30 a.m. near Briley Parkway in Donelson when officers say a vehicle went through a red light and hit the motorcycle. The investigation into the crash continues.
The Discover White House Expo and Safety Day presented by The Farmers Bank is Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the City Hall Complex on College Street. There will be a variety of businesses and organizations with vendor booths and a puppet show and face painting for the kids. The White House Police Department and Fire Department will be hosting Safety Day. This will include police cars, fire engines, ambulances, police horses, SWAT units, and more. contact the White House Area Chamber of Commerce for more information.
A hotel worth of furniture is being donated to the Salvation Army, ahead of the upcoming renovation of the Riverview Inn in Clarksville. BNA the group that owns the hotel says the furniture is in good condition; it’s been well maintained, and they wanted to find an alternate use for it. 70 rooms have been cleared out, some with multiple appliances and beds available. Items donated to the Salvation Army include linens, shower curtains, chairs, TVs, beds and around 160 mattresses. There were also several irons, ironing boards, and lamps in the mix.
Tennesseans received an alert from Secretary of State Tre Hargett on Wednesday about an official-looking mailer from TN UCC Statement Service that falsely suggests businesses or individuals need a copy of a certain financing statement filed against them.“Our Division of Business and Charitable Organizations and I were recently made aware of a new misleading mailer trying to take advantage of Tennesseans,” said Hargett. “The look and language used on this mailer tries to trick borrowers into paying an excessive amount for a document they will most likely never need.”According to a statement released on Wednesday, Sept. 21 by Hargett’s office, the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is a comprehensive set of laws governing sales and other commercial transactions.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called for an investigation into a pediatric transgender health clinic after videos surfaced on social media of a doctor touting that gender-affirming procedures are “huge money makers” for hospitals and a staffer saying anyone with a religious objection should quit. Vanderbilt University Medical Center came under fierce scrutiny Tuesday after conservative political commentator Matt Walsh posted a series of tweets accusing the private hospital of opening its transgender health clinic because it was profitable, as well as criticizing some of the treatments VUMC provides to minors. The posts included a video of one VUMC doctor in 2018 saying these “types of surgeries bring in a lot of money” and later saying that female-to-male bottom surgeries are “huge money makers.” A separate video shows another staffer warning that if employees do not want to participate in transgender treatments then they “probably shouldn’t work at Vanderbilt,” and warned that objections should be met with “consequences.” “We should not allow permanent, life-altering decisions that hurt children or policies that suppress religious liberties, all for the purpose of financial gain,” Lee, a Republican running for reelection this year, said in a late Tuesday statement. “We have to protect Tennessee children, and this warrants a thorough investigation.”