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The Supreme Court has a serious ethics problem, and the latest revelations about Clarence Thomas should be alarming to every American. For twenty years, Thomas has accepted high-end, luxury, all-expense-paid vacations around the world from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. What’s…

As a young boy growing up in rural Moore County I heard a lot of unsophisticated country wisdom expressed by neighbors, especially from my grandmother.  Being quite young at the time I didn’t understand the meaning of expressions such as…

There are several elected or appointed representatives of the citizens in our area who should resign their positions, or at a minimum, recuse themselves from certain votes because of clear conflicts of interest, and clear advancement of self-interest. When elected…

C After an official ethics complaint was filed with the city against members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BoMA), the board denied all claims had any legitimate reason to further investigate. The ethics complaint was filed with the…

For the second consecutive year, Manchester’s Old Stone Fort Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars, All-American Post 10904 has taken First Place in the State of Tennessee for Community Service. Because the 84 VFW Posts in Tennessee are not categorized by…

State Senator Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma) has announced $71 million in state funding for technical colleges in Senate District 16. The appropriated funds are part of a $56.2 billion budget passed by the General Assembly in April. Other republican priorities in…

DUANE SHERRILLEditor The Fox House at 502 Lake Hills Road in Tullahoma is under consideration for addition to the National Register of Historic Places. The State Review Board will meet on Wednesday, May 17 to examine Tennessee’s proposed nominations to…

KYLE MURPHYStaff Writer The South Central chapter of Alzheimer’s Tennessee welcomed friends, family, elected officials and community members to the fifth annual Purple Olympics to “make Alzheimer’s a memory.” The event took place inside the gymnasium at Tullahoma High School,…

After beating Jackson State on Tuesday, the Motlow Bucks were eliminated from the TCCAA/Region VII Softball Tournament with a 6-1 loss to Dyersburg State on Wednesday. Motlow (19-31) entered the tournament, held at Volunteer State in Gallatin, as the No.…

S Law enforcement authorities are searching for a suspect in connection with a Tuesday night aggravated robbery at the Trolley Rock Truck Stop in Belvidere. No one was injured in the incident. A Franklin County Sheriff’s Office press release said…