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Smyrna, Tennessee Guardsman Wins National Soldier of the Year Competition

By Sgt. 1st Class William Jones, Tennessee National Guard July 30, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sgt. William Lukens, a tactical generator mechanic in the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 208th Area Support Medical Company in Smyrna and a senior at Middle Tennessee State University won the 2021 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Navajo, …

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Gov. Bill Lee Signs ‘Amazing Grace’ bill as Official Hymn of Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill 0938 into law today. The legislation makes the beloved song “Amazing Grace” the official state hymn of Tennessee. Rep. Mike Sparks (R-Smyrna) and Sen. Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis) introduced HB 0938/SB1416 in February, which makes the hymn written by John Newton in the 1760s an official state …

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