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Golf Classic Raises $1M For Nearly 80 Middle Tennessee Nonprofits
A Brentwood charity golf tournament raised a record $1.011 million to support 76 Middle Tennessee nonprofit organizations serving formerly incarcerated individuals, victims of crime and abuse, and at-risk youth. The CoreCivic Foundation’s 35th annual Charity Golf Classic took place Oct. 1, marking another milestone for the fundraiser, which has raised...
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Nashville Fairgrounds Racing Ban Petition Survives 28,000 Rejected Signatures
Nearly 28,000 signatures supporting a petition to end auto racing at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway were rejected by election officials, but the effort is moving forward anyway. On Friday, the Davidson County Election Commission certified the petition, bringing the historic racetrack closer to a public vote that could end racing there for good.
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Station Camp kicker Gavin Hastings resets school record with 50-yard field goal
For Gavin Hastings, believing is seeing. It’s what the Station Camp senior kicker has taught himself to do before every one of his field goals, including Friday’s school-record 50-yarder in a 45-42 win against Hendersonville. Like a painter prepping his canvas, Hastings stayed close to the middle of...
Maury County Source
BNA Aviation Golf Classic Marks 30 Years With Record Fundraising
Nashville International Airport’s BNA Aviation Golf Classic celebrated its 30th anniversary Oct. 7 with a record-breaking year of fundraising for local nonprofit organizations. The annual tournament brought together 38 teams and 152 players at Hermitage Golf Course. This year’s event also featured its first-ever celebrity team, including former Tennessee...
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TWRA To Hold Meeting At Bristol Motor Speedway
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TWRA) will hold its October 8-9 meeting at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Bruton Smith Building Banquet Room. The committee meetings begin Thursday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m. (EDT), with full Commission proceedings continuing Friday at 9 a.m. To watch both days of the meeting, visit the TWRA YouTube Channel.
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TSSAA to hold special meeting as Division II football classification questions grow
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Board of Control will hold a special meeting Thursday as questions continue over where some Division II football teams will compete in the next classification cycle. The meeting comes as TSSAA works to set classifications for the 2027-29...
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Nashville Can Vote Racing Out of the Fairgrounds. The Track Rebuild Is Still Only a Plan.
Nashville voters may get to kick racing out of a track that's run cars since 1904. What they won't get to vote on is the $100 million-plus rebuild plan, or the 30 years of bond payments that would come with it. On September 18, the Restore Our Fairgrounds coalition, which...
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Nashville’s Second Attempt to Kill Racing at Fairgrounds Speedway Comes With a $116 Million Catch
Nashville’s Fairgrounds Speedway has now survived one lawsuit and absorbed a second signature drive aimed at shutting it down for good — and even if the racing question eventually gets decided at the ballot box, Metro Nashville is stuck with a bond bill that doesn’t care how the vote goes.
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A similarity between Texas and Tennessee ahead of Saturday's matchup: Sam Houston
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David Gabriel Georges With Another Massive Performance in Limited Work as Baylor Stays Undefeated
Another week, another dazzling performance from David Gabriel Georges in the high school ranks. It’s becoming clockwork at this point. And this one didn’t even come on that many touches. Gabriel Georges’ massive showing on Friday night helped Baylor pick up a 42-0 win over Christ Presbyterian Academy,...
Essentially Sports
Historic Short Track Dragged Into High-Stakes Public Vote Following Anti-Racing Group's Massive Petition Drive
Despite a successful display and turnout for Dale Jr.’s CARS Tour earlier in the year, Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway has managed to move one step away from racing. A petition to demolish the Speedway has cleared its first hurdle, with 75,000 signatures submitted for validation. According to the Nashville Banner, the signatures were presented by Restore Our Fairgrounds at the Metro Courthouse on Friday morning, and they will need to be certified as legitimate signatures by the Davidson County Election Commission. For the track’s future to be put to a vote, the Election Commission will need to ...
WSMV
Green Hill vs. Gallatin matchup headlines Week 5 of Touchdown Friday Night
The Hawks and Green Wave meet up on Friday night in Sumner County. Two of the top teams in 6A Region 4 go head-to-head in Week 5 of high school football. Week 5 of the high school football season is here. For Context. Gallatin is 4-0 for the first time...