Current Headlines
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...
36th Annual Sewanee Writers’ Conference
From July 14-25, 2026, the University of the South will host the 36th annual session of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. Supported by Tennessee Read more...
Final SSMF Concerts
The 2026 Sewanee Summer Music Festival is through July 12. For complete information, go to <https://ssmf.sewanee.edu/home/ssmf-2026/>. A list Read more...
Monteagle-Tracy Water Authority Project ‘Hijacked’
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“The act we were putting forth for establishing this [Monteagle-Tracy City] water authority district got Read more...
School Supply Drive for SES
The Sewanee Civic Association is inviting individuals, local groups and businesses to help collect donations of elementary school supplies for Read more...