The City of Chattanooga’s Department of Equity and Community Engagement will hold its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Jan. 17, the Chattanoogan reports. Honoring the 2022 theme, “The Beloved Community … ”It Starts With Me!”, a short program will be held to kick off a donation drive that will be open from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. EST at City Hall. Mayor Tim Kelly will give welcome remarks, followed by music by The Littleton Mason Singers, a spoken-word performance by Jayden Coleman and reflections on service from the Mayor’s Youth Council. The NAACP will also be in attendance to conduct voter registration and a membership drive. Donations will benefit organizations located in the ML King Boulevard and 11th Street area, including Arts Build, The Community Kitchen, Patten Towers residents and more. Items needed are gently-used clothing, non-perishable food items, art supplies and personal hygiene products such as toilet paper, paper towels, soap and disposable masks.      

The MLK Commemorative Commission of Knoxville has announced it will celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a week-long celebration beginning on Jan. 7 and leading up to MLK Day on Jan. 17. The 2022 King Week Celebration will feature an MLK Gallery of Arts Tribute, a leadership educational symposium for dialogue on social justice issues, an oratorical contest for middle and high school students and much more. On Jan. 17, people will march in the yearly Memorial March Parade from Chilhowee Park to Overcoming Believers Church on Harriet Tubman Street at 8:30 a.m. EST, followed by a memorial tribute service at Overcoming Believers Church. Read more on the event from WBIR Knoxville.

The TBA will close at 1 p.m. CST tomorrow and will be closed on Monday in observance of New Year’s Day. The virtual office will reopen at 8 a.m. CST on Tuesday. Happy New Year!  

The Knoxville Barristers will host the 2022 Knoxville regional high school mock trial competition, a joint competition between Districts 2, 3 and 4, in March. Rounds 1-4 will take place on March 4-5 at the Knoxville City County Building. The final round will occur on March 6 at Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law. Sign up to volunteer or contact the Knoxville Barristers' 2022 Mock Trial Committee Co-chairs Isaac Westling or Bridget Pyman for more information.

Vanderbilt University has announced the schedule for its 2022 series honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The theme of this year’s four-day virtual event is “Where We Belong—Building an Inclusive Community.” The kickoff lunch and speaker event will begin on Jan. 14 with keynote remarks from Equity Alliance Co-Founder Charlane Oliver. A joint day of service will be held on Jan. 15, which offers students from local colleges an opportunity to add a service component to MLK Day. On Jan. 17, a virtual candlelight vigil will be held at 4:30 p.m. CST, followed by a keynote presentation from poet, professor and author Nikky Finney. Learn more and get registered for the events here.

The TBA will close at 3 p.m. CST tomorrow and remain closed through Monday in observance of the Christmas holiday. The virtual office will reopen Tuesday at 8 a.m. Online CLE programming will remain available throughout the holidays. Don't miss our many Year End CLE programs or a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card thanks to event sponsors Clio and Geico.

The Tennessee Department of Revenue will hold its next free webinar on state tax issues on Dec. 28 at 9 a.m. CST. This second December session will focus on reporting out-of-state sales by delivery destination as well as a number of important changes that have been made to the filing process for these sales. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of department staff.

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands will hold a phone clinic next Tuesday beginning at 2 p.m. CST to provide general advice. The first 15 callers will be accepted. To volunteer contact Kendra Cheek, 615-780-7131. See all December clinics.

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands will hold two clinics next week. A phone clinic will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. to provide general advice. The first 15 callers will be accepted. Then on Wednesday, LAS will hold a clinic specifically for veterans from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Operation Stand Down, 1125 12th Ave. S. Nashville 37203. All times central. To volunteer contact Kendra Cheek, 615-780-7131. See all upcoming clinics.

The Nashville Chapter of the American Constitution Society will hold its annual U.S. Supreme Court Preview on Wednesday at noon CST. The one-hour presentation will feature Erwin Chemerinsky, dean and professor of law at the University of California Berkeley School of Law. The cost is $30 for attorneys and $15 for judges and law students. Register online.