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Local leader helps deliver community banking message to nation's capital

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) recently announced that community banker Denise Portmann, President & CEO of Bank of the Pacific in Aberdeen, was elected to the ICBA Federal Delegate Board. ICBA is the nation’s voice for community banks.

“It’s a privilege to be elected to represent our industry and shine a light on the work of the nation’s community banks, which build better communities,” Portmann said.

“Denise is a respected member of her community and a dedicated advocate for our indus ... Read more

Risky Business: Dollar General continues to expose employees

Risky Business: Dollar General continues to expose employees to workplace dangers with fire, electrical hazards found, this time in Thomasville, Georgia

Blocked emergency exit, electrical panel yields $290K in penalties; over $15M since ... Read more

Adam Wainwright May Have A Second Career Lined Up

The St. Louis Cardinals will enter the 2023 season without two icons in Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina.

Adam Wainwright elected to pitch one more year and call it a career after the season.

But the 41-year-old right-hander ... Read more

5 Songs You Didn’t Know Brandi Carlile Wrote for Other Art

It’s not so much that Pacific Northwest-born singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile gets bigger each year, it’s that she increases in popularity and import seemingly every single day.

Truly, the 41-year-old Ravensdale, Washington-born Carl ... Read more

Distillery draws upon tumultuous history of bootlegging moonshine

Seth Schwartz

Special to Southern Kitchen

The history of Dawson Distillery is rooted in the foothills outside Leighton, Alabama, where spring water has long flowed. That water, which flows through and is filtered by limestone just like Kentucky bourbon is, becomes Dawson’s moonshine. Moonshine in modern times mostly means unaged corn whiskey.

“There was always a still in LaGrange Mountain; it’s a prime spot,” said Billy Ray Dawson, a moonshiner who made the distillery a licensed operation in 2017. ... Read more

Senate Approves TVA Board Nominees - SACE | Southern Allianc

All six of President Biden's nominees for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors were confirmed by the US Senate on December 21, 2022.

On December 21, by a voice vote, the U.S. Senate approved President Biden’s six nom ... Read more

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MTSU football recruiting class 2023: Meet the Blue Raiders'

Middle Tennessee State's football team added the first members of its 2023 class on Wednesday as the early signing period began.

Below are those who signed their National Letters of Intent with the Blue Raiders on Wednesday:

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