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1st Choice Realtor praises million-dollar agents

1st Choice Realtor is celebrating its Agents for their achievements. From left to right – Renea Hamilton – Multi-Million Dollar Sales Club 2022, Candace Turnham – Multi-Million Dollar Sales Club 2022, Vicki Thoma – Multi-Million Dollar Sales Club 2022, Connie…

Honorato scores five goals in hot ‘Cat start

DUANE SHERRILLEditor The Tullahoma Middle School soccer team has gotten off to a hot start, crushing Coffee County Middle 10-1 and then staving off Harris Middle 1-0 in a defensive battle. “I am very pleased with the team performances so…

From child-labor law to child-labor photos

B Tennessee passed a child-labor law in 1901. Prohibiting mines and factories from employing children under the age of 14, the law was dependent upon the courts for enforcement, since the state had no labor department.  A few months after…

Dismantling racism a year-round mission

D During February, we observe Black History Month by examining how the contributions and sacrifices of Black men and women have improved the world we live in. But in many ways, the equality that those before us fought for has…

‘We’re ‘Number Two!’

D You won’t find anyone prouder of their Southern heritage than me. Heck, I even wrote a book called “Volunteer Bama Dawg,” celebrating my connections to Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, the states in which I’ve lived all my life. Admittedly,…

Race to the top revisited

J In 2010, Tennessee was one of the first states in the country to be awarded the Race to the Top (RTTT) grants. The $501 million grant award created a real shift in Tennessee’s approach to public education. When the…