Education related stories in Southern Middle Tennessee
Be prepared this winter season and sign up to receive important alerts regarding Motlow State Community College. Motlow provides a comprehensive emergency notification system that delivers time-sensitive messages to campus community members via phone, email, and text. The alert system provides access to critical safety information and ensures those who have signed up get alerted …
After 29 years at the helm of the Tullahoma football program, John Olive announced Sunday that he would be stepping down as head coach of the Wildcats. “It’s just time in life,” Olive said. “Coaching is a young man’s game. I’ve been very fortunate to have coached as long as I have. I think at …
A student at Westwood Middle School Friday morning brought what is known as an airsoft BB gun to campus. In a statement on Friday from Manchester City Schools Director Dr, Joey Vaughn he stated, “I want to let you know that the situation at Westwood Middle was handled and everyone and is safe and secure, …
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The University of the South’s vice chancellor and president has announced that he will resign later this month and would accept a position as U.S. ambassador to South Africa if offered it. Reuben Brigety said he has decided to leave the post Dec. 21. He wrote that he would accept a nomination for the ambassador …
Access Hope is a grateful recipient of this year’s i3 Cares Big Give award of $500 to help raise suicide prevention awareness, education and support services for Tullahoma residents free of charge. In 2010, i3 team members established a charitable organization called the i3 Cares Foundation. i3 believes our business is fully integrated with the …
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The TCS district received exciting news over the Thanksgiving break. West Middle School art students learned they would have their created ornaments featured at the 2021 National Christmas Tree Display in Washington, D.C. In total, students from 58 schools across the nation and abroad designed the one-of-a-kind ornaments for the display on the Ellipse in …
By Joyce Prusak Executive Director of Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center Statistics show that 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused by age 18; and 95 percent of victims are abused by someone they know and trust. To prevent child abuse, parents must be able to maintain honest relationships with their children. Communicating with …
Coffee County Sheriff’s Department recently teamed up with East Coffee Elementary for a food drive. The food collected was donated to the Store House Food Pantry. East Coffee Safety Patrol was able to delivery and help distribute the donations. The food that East Coffee Elementary collected weighed 762 lbs. We are very proud of their …
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When the call went out for food donations to Motlow’s student pantries, Motlow student Eli Certain jumped into action. Unaware of the actual number of items she was able to contribute, her total donation was just over 1,200 pounds of food. Items ranged from fresh fruit and vegetables, to shelf-stable snacks, milk, and even personal …
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This week, the Tennessee Department of Education released the graduation rate for the 2020-21 school year. Of the 2020-21 cohort, 88.7% of students graduated on time this year compared to 89.6% last year, 37 districts improved their graduation rates, and 37 districts graduated 95% or more of their cohorts. Bedford County 91% Coffee County 89.7% Tullahoma 90.8% Franklin County 90.1% Grundy 90.6% Lincoln County 92.3% Fayetteville …
