June 21, 2026
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Tennessee towns that failed to launch
B If things had turned out differently, there’d be a town in Montgomery County called New York and one in Benton County called Williamsville. Jackson would be in Middle rather…
Trains Make a City
A The advent of railroads across America in the 1800s made a huge impact, more so than we can easily fathom from our twenty-first century viewpoint. Unless we are personally…
Hello, I’m Johnny Cashless
D As faithful readers might know, I visit fast food joints a little too often. Not a good habit, I know, but it’s gotten me this far. It’s like when…
The evocation of artificial intelligence and social media
J During the COVID pandemic, we watched online learning fail to deliver the results hoped for by education policymakers. We have not even understood what worked and what failed. The…
David Malcolm Locke Obituary
David Malcolm Locke, 86, of Huntland, passed away on June, 13, 2023 at Southern Tennessee Regional Health Systems in Winchester. He was born on Dec. 12, 1936, to the late…
Clayton L. White, Jr. Obituary
Clayton L. White, Jr. of Manchester passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at his home, surrounded by his family at the age of 79. Mr. White was born in…
Warren G. Owens, Jr. Obituary
Warren G. Owens, Jr., 75, of Tullahoma passed away from this life on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at his residence. Warren was born on Dec. 11, 1947, to the late…
Roland Fount Stewart Obituary
Roland Fount Stewart, 99, of Winchester, passed away on June 15, 2023, at the NHC facility of McMinnville. He was born in Estill Fork, Alabama on April 12, 1924, to…
Betty Jane Syler Obituary
Betty Jane Syler, 80, of Hillsboro, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. She was born on Jan. 19, 1943, in Franklin County, to…
Locals earn degrees, dean’s honors at ‘Bama
Some 5,885 degrees will be awarded during The University of Alabama’s spring 2023 commencement at Coleman Coliseum. A recent economic analysis found that a degree from The University of Alabama…