May 29, 2026
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Nothing beats a good coupon
Tennessee’s South Cumberland Chamber of Commerce has produced a Value Book to save you money while supporting local good cause. A portion of the $20 purchase is donated to local youth programs.
Food Matters
Community Meal at St. Mary’s Sewanee
An evening with T. Graham Brown
On Fire Concerts presents an evening with T. Graham Brown at the Sewanee Inn on Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m.
Signature Health of Monteagle garners recognition
Life Enrichment Department of the Quarter Misty Fornecker and her Team of Signature Healthcare of Monteagle. Misty is a great leader who brings so much joy to the community and those around her and especially to the lives of the elders and their families and coworkers. Her mission is supporting their life with purpose. Through the deep commitment of Eden Alternative philosophy she has created a culture where it is person-directed care and daily experiences it.
UDC Chapter visits confederate cemetery
On April 9, members of the Kirby-Smith Chapter 327 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) visited the McGavock Confederate Cemetery in Franklin. A service was conducted at the monument that honors the 225 unknown soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1865. Two hundred and thirty Tennessee soldiers were killed during the battle. The cemetery is a part of the Eastern Flank Battlefield Park.
Do make a federal case out of it
A Monteagle businessman has turned the courtroom tables on his accusers by filing a federal lawsuit seeking multi-millions in damages.
Mary Ellen Shrum, 101
Tracy City resident Mary Ellen Shrum, 101, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Coalmont on April 9, 1924, to the late Anthony and Ruth Anders Richmond Sweeton. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Jess Richard Shrum; brothers, Walter Sanders, Richard, Buford, Alton, Allen and Danville Sweeton; and sisters, Ruth Moran, Thelma Anderson, Sarah Shrum, Rachel Sweeton, and Julene Gilliam.
Grundy County Arrest Report
Supplied by Grundy County Sheriff’s Department March 30
UDC chapter members attend meeting
F our members of the Kirby-Smith Chapter 327 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) recently attended the 2026 Middle Tennessee District Meeting. Chapter President Ginger Delius, Chapter Chaplain Syble Throneberry, Division Pressbook chairman Debria Beaty and Division Confederate POW Project chairman Becky Odell traveled to Culleoka, near Columbia, on March 14.
TN: unemployment down
After a year of steady unemployment, Tennessee began 2026 with a slight decline in its unemployment rate from the previous month, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January was 3.5 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from December. The rate was also 3.5 percent a year ago. Tennessee continues to outperform the national unemployment rate, which was 4.3 percent in January. Throughout 2025, the statewide unemployment rate remained stable, ranging from 3.5 percent to 3.7 percent each month. Over the past year, Tennessee employers added 5,900 nonfarm jobs. The largest increases were in the health care and social assistance sector, followed by state government and then the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector. Over the month, total nonfarm employment increased by 7,200 jobs, with the largest gains in private education and health services, professional and business services, and financial activities.