Current Headlines
Monteagle Planning Revisits Subdivision, Data Centers
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
At the Aug. 4 meeting, the Monteagle Planning Commission approved a subdivision plat tabled at the July 7 Read more...
SAS Students Attend Governor’s School
Two rising juniors and one rising senior from St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School attended three Tennessee Governor’s Schools this summer: filmmaking, Read more...
Book Swap at the Sewanee Inn
The Sewanee Inn is hosting a Book Swap from noon to 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 9. Celebrate National Book Lovers Day with an afternoon of community, cozy Read more...
SES Make a Difference Day
On Saturday, Aug. 8, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sewanee Elementary School (SES) will host its annual Make a Difference Day. The Sewanee Parent Read more...
Head of the Crow State Park Expansion Further Protects Biodiverse South Cumberland Plateau
TennGreen Land Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy in Tennessee, and The Conservation Fund have jointly secured another significant conservation Read more...
Monteagle Tackles Ordinance Amendments Recommended by Planning Commission
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
At the July 27 meeting, the Monteagle City Council grappled with a raft of ordinance amendments recommended Read more...
The AI Way: How, Why, No-No’s
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“AI should help us think better, not think instead of us,” insisted Mel Oliveros who works with school Read more...
Come & See: A Free Community Day at St. Mary’s Sewanee
St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development invites the community to “Come & See” from 1–4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 1, at 770 Read more...
THEC Approves New Focused Bachelor’s Degree Policy, Expands Academic Pathways for Tennessee Students
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) today approved a new policy establishing the approval process for Focused Baccalaureate Degrees, Read more...
What’s Happening at the Plateau Parks? Lots!
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
Multiply and divide describes the new-math of the Tennessee State Parks on the South Cumberland Plateau, Read more...
SUD Auditor Woes; Fire Hydrant Flushing Update
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“On the afternoon of June 30, I got an email from the auditor saying they couldn’t do our audit before Read more...
Franklin County District Five School Board Candidates
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
Two Sewanee area residents are running for the District Five school board seat in the Aug. 6 General Read more...
Franklin County Schools: Book Ban; “Sex” Definition
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
The influence of the state legislature weighed heavily on two items on the July 13 Franklin County School Read more...
Monteagle Planning: Data Centers, Light Manufacturing Decisions
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
At the July 7 meeting, the Monteagle Planning Commission voted to recommend the Monteagle City Council Read more...
MSSA 62nd Annual Cottage Tour & Bazaar
The Woman’s Association of the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly (MSSA) will host its 62nd Annual Cottage Tour & Bazaar on Friday, July 17. The Read more...