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Vanderbilt University’s Audrey Swank and Bethel University’s Hudson Wallace won the 2026 Nashville Half Marathon on Saturday as 3,800 runners took over Music City for Run Nash’s annual race.

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Memphis in May will bring the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest back to Liberty Park from May 12-15, 2027, with River Run events returning downtown the same month.

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An analysis of 973 Tennessee foreclosure notices found a median 34-day gap between publication and scheduled sale, with about 3 in 10 notices giving homeowners 30 days or fewer.

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Emmy-winning singer-songwriter Claude Carmichael performed songs from his solo debut, Tennessee Hill, on WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour in Lexington, Kentucky, ahead of a release show Oct. 27 at Stable Reserve Distillery in Franklin, Tennessee.

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TAW Law Texas said attorney Lauren Grace Barnett joined the Austin firm on Sept. 8, 2026, adding probate and estate-planning capacity as the practice expands its client services.

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LuxNashRide says it has expanded its Nashville limo service network to 28 locations across Middle Tennessee and added dedicated neighborhood coverage in five parts of Nashville.

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Campbell Clinic is continuing its sports medicine partnership with University of Memphis Tigers Athletics and has named Dr. Frederick M. Azar as head team physician.

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Dallas Wayne will perform songs and stories at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville on Nov. 7, 2026, marking a return to touring after a year and a half battling cancer.

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The American Swiss Foundation has selected 13 U.S. mayors for its 2026–2027 Innovation Fellows program, which met Oct. 15 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to focus on workforce development.

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Police in Nashville said a Meridian Archer 1200 mobile barrier stopped an alleged repeat DUI driver from entering a closed Lower Broadway pedestrian area where hundreds of people were gathered.

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Dreams of a Dead God, a Memphis-made cosmic horror short from writer-director Jim Weter, won Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi at the 28th Annual Chicago Horror Film Festival, bringing its 2026 awards total to eight.

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Singer-songwriter Delnora was named 2026 Multi-Genre Artist of the Year at the Infinity Music and Film Awards in Nashville and performed during the ceremony.

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LuxNashRide is widening access to private chauffeur transportation across Nashville and Middle Tennessee, with service aimed at BNA transfers, executive travel and special events.

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Memphis in May International Festival has named John Doyle its new vice president of programming, effective Oct. 1, 2026. Doyle is returning to the festival after 23 years leading Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, as…

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Singer-songwriter and SiriusXM host Dallas Wayne will perform at the newly renovated Rex Theater in Galax, Virginia, on Nov. 21. The date marks Wayne’s return to touring after a year and a half battling cancer and reaching remission.

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Community Associations Institute is backing a new U.S. Treasury proposal that would limit large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, starting Jan. 7, 2027. CAI says the move could expand homeownership while protecting…

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Eden Gordon Media and The All-American Book Club are launching an October series that centers on the 2026 midterm elections, Iran, Sharia law, religious persecution and personal redemption.

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Lean Solutions Group and Everest Group say companies are adopting AI faster than they are redesigning workflows, based on a survey of more than 200 U.S.-focused leaders in supply chain-heavy industries.

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A new analysis of 1,106 Tennessee probate estates found families waited a median 69 days after death for a court to appoint a personal representative, with nearly 4 in 10 cases taking more than three months.

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Funds of Freedom held its inaugural gala Sept. 10 in Arrington, Tenn., to support safe housing for women and children rescued from sex trafficking.