TYLER SUMMITT’S STATEMENT TO THE MEDIA TO ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF HIS MOTHER, PAT SUMMITT Posted on Jun 28, 2016 by UT Release “It is with tremendous sadness that I announce the passing of my mother, Patricia Sue Head Summitt. She died peacefully this morning at Sherrill Hill Senior Living in Knoxville surrounded by those…… MORE
Coach Summitt
Pat Summitt, who built the University of Tennessee’s Lady Volunteers into a perennial power on the way to becoming the winningest coach in the history of major college basketball, has died. Summitt passed away Tuesday after battling early onset dementia, “Alzheimer’s type,” according to a statement from the Pat Summitt foundation. She was 64. (By…… MORE
Anthony Around the World…
Fresh from his co-hosting duties at the 2016 BET Awards, “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson has been tapped for an episode of “The Best Place to Be,” a new series produced by Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere at Flavor Unit for Travel Channel. … the series follows Hollywood’s hottest A-List celebrities as they share the best…… MORE
Meanwhile, in Franklin…
Franklin ranked 3rd best city in the U.S. for retirement Jordan Buie, [email protected] The well-known consumer finance website bankrate.com has ranked Franklin as the third best city in the country to retire. The website ranked the Williamson County city just after after Arlington and Alexandria, VA. The study ranked the cities across nine categories, including cost of…… MORE
Michelle Obama, Daughters In Africa To Push Girls’ Education
6-27-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- KAKATA, Liberia (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama visited a leadership camp for girls in Liberia to launch her latest Africa visit Monday in a country still recovering from the recent Ebola epidemic that left thousands dead. “I am just so thrilled to be here with you,” the first lady told…… MORE
2016 BET Awards
Check out the winners and photos from the night!… MORE
FINALLY! They open up about Tamar being fired from The Real!
Tamar Braxton‘s unexpected exit from hit FOX talker ‘The Real’ set in motion some real chatter (that continues to this day) from fans and critics alike. But, despite taking to their respective social media accounts to shed some light on the situation, the surviving panelists – Jeannie, Tamera, Adrienne, and Lonnie – have said the…… MORE
Music City Commercial Music Extravaganza
The Music City Commercial Music Extravaganza provides a range of musical experiences that educate, diversify and magnify the path to success in music. Performances from several local bands and Grammy Award-winning writers, producers and publishers begin at 4 p.m., following a series of music industry workshops. Special performances include The Santa Rosa and Santa Maria…… MORE
Summer Arts Camp
Here is a great opportunity to have your kids attend an art camp for you children ages 10 – young adult. It will be for children with and without disabilities. They will be making recycled art projects. In addition, making a tunnel book that will be presented to the National Parks for their 100th anniversary!…… MORE
#HELovesMe
Wishing a lifetime of hugs, kisses, joy, peace, and love to the creative couple and happy family. Jilly from Philly tied the knot with Mike Dobson. His friend, DJ Mars, wished the newlyweds congratulations in a few Instagram posts, explaining how he was booked for the gig and had no idea he was about to…… MORE
Blogs
ANOTHER RECORD FOR SZA AND KENDRICK
Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour brought in some serious cash. Billboard reports that Grand National is the highest-grossing co-headlining tour ever. The outing has grossed $254.6 million with 1.1 million tickets sold from 23 shows. By comparison, JAY-Z and Beyoncé‘s On the Run II Tour is the only other joint tour to hit…
LEBRON JAMES IS NOT RETIRING
LeBron James, 40, isn’t ready to retire yet. King James is staying with the Los Angeles Lakers for another season and he’s set to head into his 23rd NBA season. He’s been playing for the Lakers since 2018 and he won an NBA Championship with the team in 2020. Now, he’s hoping for another one…
SUPER BOWL HALFTIME PERFORMANCE RUMORS
We’re starting to hear loud rumblings about next year’s Super Bowl halftime show performer. The rumor going around is that Jay-Z will take the stage during the big game in San Francisco on February 8th, 2026. While we’re unable to confirm or deny at this point, it almost seemed inevitable that Hov would headline at…
PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE HAS RESTED IN DIDDY CASE
On Tuesday, both the prosecution and defense rested their cases in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial. The prosecution finished presenting evidence, wrapping up nearly six weeks of testimony, videos, pictures, and documents. On the same day, Diddy’s defense team brought no witnesses to the stand and presented several pieces of evidence in the case. The…