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Rethinking Being the First African American To …
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“We’re here to celebrate the ones who defied the challenges,” observed Dr. Tallulah Crawley-Shinault Read more...
SUD Grinder Pump Fee Complaints Continue
by Leslie Lytle, Messenget Staff Writer
At the Feb. 24 Sewanee Utility District Board of Commissioners meeting, SUD customer Ron Summers appeared Read more...
Police Issues Dominate Monteagle Council Meeting
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
The Feb. 23 Monteagle Council meeting opened and closed with testy discussion about police issues. The Read more...
Sjolund to Conclude Tenure at SAS After 2026-27 School Year
SAS Head of School Karl Sjolund has announced that he will step down from his position effective at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.
“After Read more...
New Shop. New Site
On Saturday, March 7 at 10 a.m. the Hospitality Shop will reopen at 574 Georgia Ave., just three blocks from Stirling’s, or if you are coming from Read more...
‘The Moors’: A Dark Comedy With A Message
by Blythe Ford, Messenger Staff Writer
Next week, a new production begins at the University of the South’s Proctor Hill Theatre in the Tennessee Read more...
Book Ban Invades Tennessee Public Libraries
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“Library boards and school boards are pulling books and hoping nobody makes a stink about it,” said Read more...
How Desegregation Buried Public Swimming Pools
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
Eager for her two young sons to take swimming lessons, Hannah Palmer was told the former public swimming Read more...
SES: Of, By and for the People
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
The history of Sewanee Elementary School is a story about “of, by, and for the people.” The opening of Read more...
Franklin County Schools’ Startling Leadership Changes
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“Thank you for your confidence. What an honor to lead Franklin County School District,” said Human Read more...
Franklin County Board of Education Names Dr. Roger D. Alsup as Next Director of Schools
Following an official vote during Monday’s board meeting, the Franklin County Board of Education is proud to announce that Dr. Roger D. Alsup has Read more...
School of Theology Hosts Smithsonian Exhibition on Human Evolution
The traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History will be in Sewanee through May 15, 2026. The School of Theology is Read more...
When Love Won’t Let You Quit
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“Retiring is doing what you want to do,” said Dan Barry about his plans to start a youth wrestling Read more...
Monteagle First Steps: Veterans Memorial, Waterline Extension
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
At the Feb. 2 meeting the Monteagle Council selected a location for a Veterans Memorial, the first step Read more...
Monteagle Planning Resolves Site Plan Change Issues
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“There were a lot of mistakes. Changes were made that nobody knew anything about,” said Monteagle Read more...

