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TSSAA adds shot clock to TN high school basketball

The TSSAA Board of Control recently sat down and approved the implementation of a 35-second shot clock in Tennessee high school basketball, being passed on an 8-4 majority vote. It will be mandatory for every school in TN to have shot clocks by the start of the 2029-2030 school season.

West takes trip to National Weather Service

Last week, some West Middle School students had the opportunity to visit the National Weather Service office in Nashville for a field trip centered on weather forecasting, severe weather preparedness, and the science behind daily operations at one of the region’s most important weather offices.

Arnold Community Council meets with nation’s leaders

The Arnold Community Council (ACC) held its annual “DC Fly-In” from April 20 to April 23. The ACC delegation and TN Congressional Staffers met with United States Air Force leaders at the Pentagon on Monday morning. They also met with Congressional leaders and staff members at the United States Capitol on Monday afternoon through Wednesday. On Thursday, ACC members met with George J. Rumford, Director of the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC). The ACC delegation presented and discussed issues that are important to the 13-county Arnold Air Force Base (AFB) community that supports the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), their 8 geographically separated units located in Maryland, Ohio, New Mexico (2), Colorado, Utah and California (2) and the other 22 DoD test organizations who are member of the Major Range Test Facilities Base (MRTFB).