Lifeguard-training classes scheduled for March
The Aquatics Department for the City of Winchester’s Parks and Recreation Department will hold lifeguard training this spring at the Winchester Swimplex. To be eligible for registration, candidates must meet the following pre-test requirements: be 15 years or older at…
Ostrowski signs with Wittenberg University
Rock Creek pays tribute to ‘Officer Barry’
E The national School Resource Officer Appreciation Day may have been on Feb. 15, but the recognition Rock Creek SRO Barry Isbell received two days earlier at a School Board meeting went far beyond that. The board has asked principals…
North Lake students enjoy wacky letter-writing assignment
Marin competes in sectional wrestling tourney
S Franklin County High School wrestler SI Marin competed in the Section 2AA individual tournament Saturday at The Howard School. The top four finishers in each weight class earned berths to the Class AA boys state wrestling tournament with the…
Rebels fall to Warren County in district finals
S The Franklin County Rebels lost to the Warren County Pioneers 60-51 in overtime at Coffee County Saturday in the District 6-4A championship game. The Rebels kept pace with the top-seeded Pioneers through the four quarters of regulation, but Warren…
Hornets place third in district bracket
S The Huntland High School Hornets beat the Moore County Raiders 56-50 at Cornersville Saturday in the third-place game for the District 9A tournament. The Hornets never trailed in the contest and pulled away early in the final period before…
Blue Monarch holds ‘Surrender’ graduation ceremony
More than 150 people recently gathered at Blue Monarch, a long-term, residential recovery home in Coffee County, to celebrate the astounding accomplishments of graduates Amanda Cox and Mallory Sircy. “Surrender” was the theme of their graduation ceremony held on Feb.…
Opinion: The three men cited in the Tennessee Constitution
B Can you name the three people whose names appear in the Tennessee Constitution? If you guessed George Washington, John Sevier and Andrew Jackson, you’d be wrong on all three counts. Article X, Section 4 of the Tennessee Constitution mentions…
Chocolate Walk provides local treat before Valentine’s Day
C Chocolate and love for some reason just seem to go hand-in-hand, and area residents and visitors were treated to a Valentine’s Day precursor on Feb. 11 with the 2023 Chocolate Walk on the Winchester Square. The event, sponsored by…

