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From Horse Power to Rocket Power
A Beechgrove resident has published his memoire about living off the grid. A new memoir by Coffee County resident Paul McCarty offers a vivid, often humorous, firsthand account of these and many other true-life experiences from growing up on a small subsistence farm in central Kentucky during the 1940s and 1950s.

Nesbitt makes Rockhurst Dean’s List
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.

St. Olaf College unveils fall 2025 Dean’s List
The following local students made the fall 2025 Dean’s List at St. Olaf College. The Dean’s List is a scholarly award for students who demonstrate academic excellence and have earned a GPA of 3.75 or above and completed at least three credits for that semester.

Dennis, Alexander honored by MSU
Mississippi State University congratulates students named to the fall 2025 Deans’ List.

TCAT graduates 82 in Spring Class
The Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT)-Mc-Minnville held graduation for 82 graduates on Thursday March 19th, for the 2025-2026 academic year at

The man behind Voyager marks 92nd trip around Sun
D . Gary Flandro. You may not recognize his name, but you know his work. Voyager 1. Voyager 2. One of the most ambitious and longest lasting endeavors in the history of space exploration was made possible by his work. As a graduate student from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1964, he was working parttime at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) when he was assigned to envision possible space missions past Mars.

Tullahoma Lions Club to host bowling fundraiser for vision services
The Tullahoma Lions Club invites the community to join them for a fun and impactful fundraiser on Sunday, April 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Tullahoma Bowling Lanes, located at 900 S. Anderson St.

Planning Chairman diminishes impact of five-acre minimum
Coffee County Planning Commission Chairman Steve Cunningham during the March 24 meeting discussed what he called inaccuracies circulating on social media.

Sheriff Partin announces reelection bid
Sheriff Chad Partin has announced his candidacy for reelection as Coffee County Sheriff during the upcoming May primary.

