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Britni Nunley Banta may well be the quintessential hometown girl. Her Tracy City roots run deep.

The Beersheba Springs Historical Society is hosting an event Saturday, May 23, at 4 p.m. to share an update on the Savage Gulf State Park development project. Join park manager, Aaron Reid, to learn the most current plans and see renderings and also learn about other park activities including land acquisitions, trail projects, and resource management initiatives.

A community wide trash pickup event, “Put Litter in Its Place, Make Monteagle Beautiful,” will be held Saturday, May 2,

Jason A. Roach received the Grand Scholar Award and Medal in March from Dr. Ismail Fidan of the Engineering Department at Tennessee Technological University. Jason is the son of Jason and Connie Roach, of Coalmont, who say they’re proud of their son’s accomplishments and awards he has received while attending college. That sentiment was shared by his sister, nieces and nephew. Jason expressed gratitude for several teachers who helped in his success while attending Swiss Memorial Elementary and Grundy County High schools: Clada Meeks, Angela Fults, John Rogers, Randy King, Edward Bowen and Donald Partin.

The 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.

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Four decades ago, Joan Thomas left Nashville to housesit for a year at the historic Brinkwood bluff estate on Natural Bridge Road in Sewanee.