Seven local wrestlers qualify for girls state tourney
S Members of the Franklin County High School and St. Andrew’s-Sewanee girls wrestling teams competed in the Region 2 individual tournament Friday at FCHS. The top four finishers in each weight class earned berths to the state individual tournament with…
Lady Hornets top Moore County for district title
S The Huntland High School Lady Hornets beat the Moore County Raiderettes 62-54 at Cornersville Friday in the championship game for the District 9A tournament. The Lady Hornets jumped out to an early lead, pulled away in the third quarter…
Rebelettes finish third in district tourney
S The Franklin County Rebelettes beat the Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglettes 61-49 at Coffee County Friday in the third-place game for the District 6-4A tournament. The Rebelettes overcame a slight halftime deficit to pull away in the last two quarters…
FCHS donates Pink Out proceeds to MCCSN
Opinion: Two wrongs still don’t make a right
D I often write on how America has changed in my lifetime. Someday I will focus on the ways it has changed for the better. But for now, to paraphrase a classic song from “The Sound of Music,” I must…
Food Truck Frenzy coming to Tims Ford State Park
As a fun way to get into the spirit of spring, a food-truck competition and extravaganza will be held at Tims Ford State Park on March 18. Prizes will be awarded to the top three vendors, and winners will be…
Religious Happenings in Feb. 16, 2023, edition
Feb. 19 Unitarian Universalist The Unitarian Universalist Church of Tullahoma, 3536 New Manchester Hwy., Tullahoma, welcomes speaker Cas Czarnezki talking about “Unitarianism and the Declaration of Independence.”Refreshments and a discussion period follow. Visit tullahomauu.org. Feb. 22 Ash Wednesday The various Cowan…
Huntland basketball district games pushed back by weather
The Huntland High School Lady Hornets’ District 9A championship game scheduled for today has been rescheduled to Friday due to inclement weather. The Lady Hornets will now take on the Moore County Raiderettes in the district finals at 7:15 p.m.…
Happenings in Feb. 16, 2023, edition
Free food distribution sites The following locations offer free food to all those in need: Abundant Life Church, 3310 Cowan Hwy., Winchester, on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m.; First Baptist Church, 218 N. Main St., Estill…
Hog Day organizers puzzled at 10-year-old’s victory
E Bentley Baldwin explains tactics used to win event Feb. 3 may have been the first time 10-year-old Bentley Baldwin saw a hog face-to-face, but it certainly won’t be his last. How he managed to guess his way to victory on Hog…

