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R Tullahoma Wildcats Track & Field finished second out of eight schools at their first meet of the year in Franklin County this past Saturday. The Tullahoma Girls team competed in 11 events. They won three and had seven top…

Tucker Allen, a redshirt freshman from Sparta, hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to seal Motlow’s 12-11 win over Cleveland State last week in the first game of a three-game series at the Driver Baseball…

My first comment is on item number 23-51. I was surprised to see something like this on the consent agenda. An exemption like this would need to be done through ordinance and would require two readings. This should be going…

Tennessee’s 2023-24 fishing regulations are now in effect and anglers are encouraged to obtain the new Tennessee Fishing Guide now available at locations throughout the state, on the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency website (www.tnwildlife.org) and on the TWRA “On the…

B The Franklin County government is eyeing across-the-board employee pay increases, but for how much is another issue. The Finance Committee adopted a 10 percent pay-increase recommendation at its March 7 meeting, but School Committee members questioned going that high…

J Eleven-year-old Lyndon Thammarath introduced his first novel, “The Demigod Journey” during a literacy/STEM night, March 23 at College Street Elementary School. “The three characters are on a mission to save the world from an evil god,” Thammarath said. Thammarath…

S A baker’s dozen of local authors met with readers this past Saturday at First Christian Church in Tullahoma, doing a book signing which was sponsored by the local Literacy Council. Authors attending included Diane Tatum, David Hazelwood, Dr. Elizabeth…

The Decherd Potato Festival was held for the first time last year, and it was such a big hit that it has spawned a second installment to be held on April 1. The event will take place on Main Street…

The top girls and boys basketball players in six classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association were honored by being named the winners of the 2023 Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards. The awards presentation took place on the floor…

D The connection between hearing loss and falls is interesting. Recent studies confirm that hearing loss is a factor in incident falls, and even a mild hearing loss suggests patients are nearly three times as likely to have reported a…