Each year the Henderson Civitan Club awards a $500 scholarship to outstanding seniors in Chester County who, among other things, must write an essay concerning citizenship. This year’s winners are …

Hello to everyone! Greetings from the City. For this is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it. What about you? I am so glad to be an American and to have the freedom we have. …

Hello from Enville! I hope everyone had a great week. Summer begins this month, but I think the temperatures have beat it here. I am not complaining though. I thought all those little “winters” …

Greetings from Deanburg! I missed it again last week! I am slow, forgetful and old! Happy belated birthdays to T.J. Appling, Sharon Mays, Megan Landers and June Davis last week. I hope you had a good …

What has happened to our world? Do people not realize that ALL LIVES matter and that, if we would turn to God for the answers, we would see results? Our hearts still go out to those that lost those …

Four Silerton grandmothers shared graduation news. Steve and Linda (Hatch) Russell have had two grandchildren to graduate from high school. John Clifton (JC), son of John and Melinda Kirk, graduated …

Flag Retirement June 14 American Legion will be having a flag retirement ceremony and flag folding at Gene Record Park on at 3 p.m. June 14. We will be retiring no less than 20 flags and public is …

Library Reopening We have devised a 5 (five) stage reopening plan for the library. As of June 1, 2020, we are in phase three which allows patrons to enter the library and use the computers with a one …

Chester County athletes start playing after pandemic By Kendall Patterson Staff Writer COVID-19 has had Chester County athletes and fans alike dealing with the absence sports since about mid-March. …

Recent Freed-Hardeman graduate Bailie White and the wife of FHU President Shannon, Tracie Shannon, created the “Heart of a Lion Project” for the community. They cut out paper hearts so that they …

Principal Ricky Catlett, Chester County High School faculty and members of the Chester County Board of Education celebrated the graduation of Aaron Xavier Hindman with him and his family early since …

Jerry W. Shelton, 45, and Michelle Shelton, 47, of West Memphis, Ark. were riding on Highway 200 on their 2008 red Harley-Davidson Sunday morning at 10:57 a.m. when the motorcycle left the roadway …

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, House Speaker Cameron Sexton, and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group announced a new relief program for Tennessee businesses affected by …

By Melinda Myers Fill your gardens with beautiful plants that produce an abundance of seeds the birds will love. You’ll enjoy the flowers as well as the birds that visit to dine on the seeds. Best …

Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) recently announced the HOSA State Competition winners. Photographed are winning students from Chester County High School. Above, from left, Kendyln …

Exploring the 150 Year of Freed-Hardeman University History Exploring the 150 Year of Freed-Hardeman University History H.A. Dixon’s presidency of Freed-Hardeman College brought increased attention …

Five hundred ninety-five students graduated from Union University after the spring semester. Commencement exercises originally set for May 16 have been rescheduled for June 20 because of the COVID-19 …

The University of Tennessee at Martin Office of University Outreach is hosting two ACT prep classes from 5-7 p.m., June 1 and 3, via Zoom for students preparing for the test. The first session, June …

The University of Tennessee System plans to welcome students back to each of its campuses this fall. “We are planning for a safe return to campuses in the fall and will do everything possible to …

As Tennessee continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the state’s Economic Recovery Group announced Friday, May 15, it will lift capacity restrictions on restaurants and retail to instead …