Staff Report

Staff Report

  • Joined: June 1, 2026
  • Articles: 341

MTSU summer graduates and Dean’s List

Middle Tennessee State University has released the final graduate list and congratulates the students who received their degrees at its summer 2026 commencement ceremony. MTSU’s summer commencement saluted members of the second Class of 2026 during a single ceremony in Murphy Center to confer their degrees.

Righting the Ship

As we get closer and closer to the mid-term election, and Draco-II becomes more and more unhinged, we’ll see if Americans who voted for him and other MAGA supporting candidates in previous elections have woken up to his shenanigans and corruption; Draco-II wants Republicans to “pretend I’m on the ballot” in what he sees is an effort to get people to vote Republican. Fortunately, it is backfiring: now it appears good-meaning people will vote against anyone Republican because by association all Republican candidates are Draco-II supporters, even as they are running away from him as fast as they can. Good conservatives are needed; Draco-II sycophants are not.

Jack debuts Tennessee Blackberry Lemonade

The 100-calorie ready-to-drink cocktail brings together the bold taste of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry mixed with refreshing lemonade in a convenient four-pack Lynchburg, Tennessee (September 14, 2026) – Jack Daniel’s is bringing a fan-favorite to the ready-to-drink (RTD) category for the first time with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry mixed with Lemonade. Inspired by last summer’s popular mix of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry and lemonade, the new cocktail delivers the serve consumers love in the brand’s first sleek white RTD can, at just 100 calories.

Walk for Alzheimer’s braves the heat

temperature was already 86 degrees at the start time of the walk. Regardless, approximately 138 walkers lined up and began walking at 9:30 a.m., all for the cause of supporting Alzheimer’s research and resources. The steadfast commitment of those walkers made the Lynchburg-Tullahoma Walk to End Alzheimer’s a success.

Ascend named best place to work

For the 11th consecutive year, Ascend Federal Credit Union has been recognized by American Banker as one of the top 70 best credit unions to work for in the United States. Ascend is the only Tennessee credit union listed 11 times since the survey and awards program’s inception in 2014, and one of only two Tennesseebased credit unions that made the list of organizations honored this year.