Current Headlines
Monteagle: Water-Sewer Budget Worries
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“You’re probably going to be looking at another mandated rate increase to satisfy the state law,” Read more...
Sewanee: Expect Traffic Calming, Dog Park Upgrades
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
At the May 18 meeting, the Sewanee Community Council revisited two issues raised in March and made plans to Read more...
SUD Fields Another Grinder Pump Fee Complaint
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“A deal is a deal,” Sewanee Utility District customer Marvin Pate insisted at the May 19 SUD Board of Read more...
Trend Setting Grundy County Data Center Moratorium
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“As you know, rural Tennessee has been invaded by various things,” said Grundy County Mayor Michael Read more...
Pre-Order Sewanee Fourth of July T-shirts
The Sewanee Fourth of July Committee is now accepting pre-orders for the G.O.A.T Show T-shirts. There are two color options, red or grey. Onesies Read more...
University Apartment Construction Update
Earlier this year, clearing and timbering took place on the site designated for the new University apartment community in downtown Sewanee. During Read more...
South Cumberland Summer Meal Program
The University of the South announces the return of the South Cumberland Plateau Summer Meal Program, which will provide free grab-and-go meals for Read more...
School of Letters Summer Reading Series
Every summer the School of Letters invites our acclaimed faculty and other prominent, nationally recognized writers and scholars to read their work Read more...
100 Years of Making Children Feel Loved
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
More than 300 people joined together to sing “Happy Birthday” and celebrate Sewanee Elementary School, Read more...
Monteagle Planning: How to Delineate Boundaries Puzzle
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
With the goal in sight of amending ordinance to foster a walkable, high-density downtown corridor, at the Read more...
Franklin County Schools: Budget; Stricter Cellphones Policy
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“Can we do better?” asked Franklin County School Board member Sarah Marhevsky at the May 11 meeting, Read more...
SCA Champions Sewanee’s Invisible Movers and Shakers
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
“Beginning in 1908, the Sewanee Civic Association’s primary purpose was to raise money for municipal Read more...
King Named State Semifinalist for Tennessee Principal of the Year
The Franklin County School District is proud to announce that Dr. Barbara King, Principal of Rock Creek Elementary, has been named a state Read more...
A Century of Learning: Sewanee Elementary Celebrates 100 Years
Sewanee Elementary School is turning 100 and we want you to help us blow out the candles! We warmly invite all former students, teachers, staff, Read more...
SACA Arts and Crafts Spring Fair
The Sewanee Arts and Crafts Association will host its spring crafts fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 9, in Shoup Park on University Avenue. Read more...