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Mr. Exum's piece this morning brings back the joy of learning how to write in the first and second grades beginning with those giant cards the teacher held up, each bearing a letter of the alphabet in bold black print.  Next came the cursive and that to me was pure art.  It still is.  I am fortunate to have the many love letters from my great-grandfather to his ... (click for more)

The County Commission may act as soon as next Wednesday on getting architects moving on new county schools and additions. County Mayor Jim Coppinger said he will confer with individual commissioners prior to the next commission meeting to try to get a consensus on which of six school priority building programs should go forward now. He did not give a specific figure on how ... (click for more)

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., (NYSE: CBL) today announced that construction will start in June on its newest community center development, Parkway Plaza, at Fort Oglethorpe. The grand opening is scheduled for spring 2015 for the 134,100-square-foot project.  Once complete, the 16+ acre site will offer several big name retailers that are new to the area, including ... (click for more)

MURFREESBORO - It's the ongoing D-I vs. D-II saga and the continuation of it's arguments, discussions and disagreements. Earlier today, in a meeting held at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce headquarters,  members of the TSSAA legislative council voted to have a complete and thorough study done concerning whether to have a total split of ... (click for more)

Brett Standifer has been widely acknowledged as one of the top quarterbacks in District 5-AAA – early at Soddy-Daisy and this past season at Bradley Central – over the past two years. It might surprise area sports fans that Standifer looked like a seasoned veteran making another start in a sterling baseball career on Tuesday. Well, fans who don’t know Standifer well would be ... (click for more)