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  • Joined: February 25, 2026
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Student Spotlight

T he Grundy County Herald has invited each school to spotlight a stellar student. Pupils may be nominated for academic achievement, effort, improvement, good citizenship, or kindness, etc. Making this week’s gallery of outstanding students are: North Elementary School student Phoebe King. Phoebe demonstrates a strong work ethic. She has high academic achievement, and she is respectful to classmates and teachers.

New 4-H agent

Give a warm welcome to UT/TSU Extension Grundy County’s newest 4-H agent, Hanna Tate.

Safe digging starts with 811

Spring has arrived in the Sequatchie Valley, and with warmer days ahead, many of us are ready to get outside and tackle longawaited projects. Whether you’re planting a garden, installing a fence, or refreshing your landscaping, it’s the perfect season to dig in, but before you do, take a moment to think about what’s below the surface.

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.

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.

Petal power

Former Sewanee professor and celebrated author David Haskell will deliver the keynote address for Trails & Trilliums 2026 on Saturday, April 11, at Beersheba Springs Assembly.