Current Headlines
SUD: Hydrant Testing; New Truck; New Employees
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
At the Sept. 15 meeting the Sewanee Utility District Board of Commissioners approved the contract Read more...
Franklin County Schools: $200,000 Grant Application Approved
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“If the repairs are going to have to be done, why not have someone help us?” argued Cowan Elementary Read more...
University Apartment Construction Update
Recent dry weather has allowed work on the University apartment project to remain on schedule. Site work continues to progress, as can be seen by Read more...
Advent Semester Convocation to Feature Remarks from Dotson, C’88
The University's 2026 Advent Semester Convocation will take place at 4:30 p.m. CDT on Friday, Sept. 18, in All Saints’ Chapel. During the service, Read more...
Smith to Speak at Heritage Center
Dr. Gerald Smith will address the Heritage Center at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19. The Heritage Center is located at 465 Railroad Ave., Tracy City. Read more...
Caki Wilkinson to Receive 2026 Aiken Taylor Award
The Sewanee Review is pleased to announce that Caki Wilkinson is the recipient of the 2026 Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry. Read more...
Cowan Fall Heritage Festival: 13th Anniversary and Tennessee America 250 Celebration
The Fall Heritage Festival in Cowan will fill the streets on Sept. 18-20, collaborating this year with Cowan Center for the Arts, which received a Read more...
Monteagle Planning: Data Centers; Municipal Property Acquisitions
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
At the Sept. 1 meeting, the Monteagle Planning Commission revisited data centers in response to the Read more...
Monteagle Bans Data Centers; Water Rate Woes
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“We have the option to not allow data centers. If it goes to court, I think we have a case just from the Read more...
Remembering 9/11: Twenty-Five Years Later
Sewanee students, faculty, and other community members are invited to the Quad on the morning of Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, to plant American flags to Read more...
The 12th Annual Hunger Walk
The 12th annual Monteagle-Sewanee Rotary Club Hunger Walk takes place Sept. 26, 9 a.m., starting at Angel Park in Sewanee. The Rotary Hunger Walk Read more...
Community Chest Applications Available
Sponsored by the Sewanee Civic Association (SCA), the Sewanee Community Chest (SCC) is pleased to announce the beginning of the 2026–27 grant Read more...
Joseph’s Remodeling Celebrates Eric Rogers’ 20 Year Company Anniversary
Joseph’s Remodeling Solutions announces the 20th company anniversary for Eric Rogers. Eric joined Joseph’s Remodeling on July 31, 2006, and has Read more...
Thurmond Library: Where the Light Is Always On
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
In 2016 when Theresa Shackelford asked Trudy Cunningham to take over as chair of Thurmond Memorial Library Read more...
Morton Memorial UMC to Break Ground on The Well, Expanding Food Mission for Local Families
Morton Memorial United Methodist Church will celebrate a major milestone in its commitment to addressing food insecurity on the South Cumberland Read more...