Earlier this month, Governor Bill Lee signed a resolution declaring youth suicide a crisis within the state. The Tennessee Department of Health has recorded 508 suicide deaths for youth ages 10-19 …

Exploring the 150-year History of Freed-Hardeman University After years of disdain for inter-scholastic athletic competition, Freed-Hardeman University president N.B. Hardeman changed his mind. A …

East Chester, Jacks Creek, West Chester Elementary, Chester County Middle School Monday, Feb. 24 Ham sandwich or Chicken nuggets, Mashed potatoes, Green peas, Roll Glazed carrots Applesauce Tuesday, …

On Feb. 3, 14 4-H members in fourth through eighth grades participated in the Chester County 4-H Public Speaking Contest. Their eligibility to participate was based on their first or second place …

Representative Kirk Haston met with the Theta chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma and guests at East Chester Elementary Library in Henderson on Jan. 30. He serves as vice-chair of the Education committee. …

Fifteenth in a Series Exploring the History of Freed-Hardeman University When the board of Freed-Hardeman College decided it wanted N.B. Hardeman to return as president of the school, little time was …

WGU has recognized 5,617 undergraduate and 4,302 graduate degree recipients, who have completed their degrees since Oct. 2, 2019. Among those students was Henderson resident Lanola Arnold who earned …

Approximately 120 Freed-Hardeman University students participated in the Dec. 13, 2019, graduation ceremony. The total includes 58 baccalaureate degree recipients and 71 who completed graduate …

Tennessee Tech’s online master of business administration program is the top online MBA program for the military in the state of Tennessee and 22nd in the nation, according to College Consensus. …

Chester County High School Students competed at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Regionals on Jan. 15. All the students listed qualified for state competition which will be held April …

Rachel Elizabeth Jordan made the President’s List for the fall semester at Mississippi State University. Rachel is a Software Engineering major at MSU. She has completed 40 college credit hours and …

By: Becky Hartle It was a great week here at Jacks Creek Elementary School! Kindergarten had an awesome week. We continued to work on blends and digraphs, reading and writing sentences, finding …

By: Tiffany Decker There will be a free ACT Boot Camp open to all students and parents from 8-11:30 a.m. Feb. 22 in the Chester County High School cafeteria. There will be a mandatory meeting for all …

By: Carrie Sells Last Friday, our first graders outdid themselves with their Leader in Me assembly program! They did a fabulous job teaching the entire school and hundreds of visitors about the Seven …

East Chester, Jacks Creek, West Chester Elementary Schools, Chester County Middle School Monday, February 10 Ham Sandwich or Popcorn chicken Green peas, Roll Mashed potatoes Applesauce Tuesday, …

Law enforcement officers and criminal justice professionals have an opportunity to advance their careers with Jackson State Community College’s associate of applied science degree in criminal …

Austin Peay State University celebrates the high-achieving freshmen who have been offered the Dean’s Scholarship for the Fall 2020 semester. Among those students was Emily Shepardson of Henderson. …

The Office of Admissions and Records at Jackson State Community College released the honor roll for the Fall 2019 semester. On the honor roll, there were 294 full-time students who achieved a quality …

Chester County High School Band students Edmund Brumback and Solomon Smith, tuba and trombone players respectively, made Red Band in All West Regional Honor Band. Red Band is the 2nd tier band.

By: Becky Hartle What a fantastic week we had here at Jacks Creek Elementary School as we follow our motto to “Expect, Believe and Achieve”! Kindergarten had a great week! We continued to learn …