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MSSA Concludes Its Season with Something for Everyone
The Monteagle Sunday School Assembly in Monteagle concludes its 142nd consecutive summer season of enrichment on Sunday, Aug. 4, after eight weeks Read more...
Monteagle Votes Down Unmanned Traffic Cameras
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
After lengthy discussion at the special called July 17 meeting, the Monteagle Council voted not to adopt an Read more...
Department of Agriculture Offers $10,000 Reward for Information in State Forest Vandalism Case
A $10,000 reward is now being offered by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) for information leading to the apprehension, arrest, and Read more...
University Parking & Transportation Update
University Provost Scott Wilson has announced the following. We are writing to inform you of important and significant changes to the University’s Read more...
SUD Lead Free Survey
The Sewanee Utility District of Franklin and Marion Counties is requesting your assistance by filling out the “Help us Get the Lead Out!” Read more...
University Reimburses SUD for Highway Project
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
Sewanee Utility District manager Ben Beavers’ Financial Report at the July 16 commissioners’ meeting Read more...
34th Annual Sewanee Writers’ Conference
Through July 27, the University of the South will continue to host the 34th annual session of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. Supported by Read more...
Remington Rose-Crossley: Navigating by Three W’s
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
Remington Rose-Crossley has lived his life navigating by the three W’s: whimsey, wit, and childlike, Read more...
SWING at the Porch Wins Best Debut Magazine of the Year
SWING, the lit mag published by Nashville’s longstanding literary collective, was thrilled to receive the Firecracker Award from the national Read more...
State Forest Closed to the Public During Investigation
Public access to Franklin State Forest is currently restricted as the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) investigates vandalism and theft of Read more...
65th Annual Mountain Market for Arts & Crafts
The 65th annual Mountain Market for Arts & Crafts will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, July 27 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 28, at the Read more...
Swiss Society Observes 50th Anniversary
The Grundy County Swiss Historical Society will host its annual Swiss Heritage Celebration Saturday, July 27, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (CDT) at Read more...
MSSA: A Feast for the Mind Through Lectures About Foraging, Eating, and Writing About It
The Monteagle Sunday School Assembly in Monteagle continues its 142nd consecutive summer season of enrichment with an interdenominational worship Read more...
MSSA: The Beatles, Barbie, and What’s Happened to Tennessee
The Monteagle Sunday School Assembly in Monteagle continues its 142nd consecutive summer season of enrichment with an interdenominational worship Read more...
Franklin County Schools: Security, Grades, Drugs
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“You’re not buying doors, you’re buying time,” said Director of Schools Cary Holman at the July 8 Read more...