To mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on campus, Lee University announced the establishment of a specialized student workforce, the “Thrive Team,” which will consist of 100 students hired into positions to help create a safe environment for faculty, staff and fellow students. “Students can work 10 hours a week, earn minimum wage and help the university meet the COVID-19 cleanliness ... (click for more)

The Tennessee Department of Education and Trevecca Nazarene University announced Friday that the deadline for the free teacher training on digital learning and teaching has been extended for an additional month and is available through Labor Day. Since the launch in May, this free, self-paced and optional online training has equipped over 18,000 Tennessee educators with skills ... (click for more)

The fou SThe foundation that operates the Tivoli Theatre and Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium has lost $4 million since being shut down by the coronavirus, officials said. In response, the Tivoli Theatre Foundation is launching a fundraising drive to try to save the two historic venues. Nick Wilkinson, executive director, said, "Since its founding in 2015, the Tivoli ... (click for more)

Officials of the Head of the Hooch rowing regatta that brings large crowds and hundreds of participants to Ross's Landing each fall said the event will go virtual this fall. Officials said, "Earlier this year the Head of the Hooch regatta’s Local Organizing Committee (LOC) established a COVID-19 Task Force to monitor the ongoing status of the pandemic and to determine the feasibility ... (click for more)

Rest In Peace to one of the most honorable, intelligent and entertaining human beings I have ever met in my entire life. Mark Kimsey, you were an eloquent and extremely talented writer and the epitome of what an American Law Enforcement Officer should be - courageous, scholarly, empathetic, proficient and selfless. Words can not begin to express how much you are respected ... (click for more)

When I was in high school, I would love it when the “Newspapers in Education” would roll around once a week. The Chattanooga Times was a real Godsend because it offered me something interesting to read during class and, man, I would pounce on the paper. I would immediately find the syndicated columnist, Jim Murray, and revel in his every word. He was - and this I believe to this ... (click for more)