A 19-year-old Winfield man was injured Sunday when he was struck by a car in the Dixie Avenue crosswalk in front of the RUC, Cookeville police said. Micah Kidd, 19, of Winfield sustained head, arm and leg injury at approximately 9:17 p.m. when Charles Key, 55, of Cookeville, failed to […]

ScholarWeb is saving Tech students’ time while giving them money.ScholarWeb is an online application for Tech scholarships including department scholarships, private donor funded scholarships and university money scholarships. Filling out one basic application automatically applies the student for all scholarships available. With all of the information in one place, applying […]

The holiday spirit is on the way and the Appalachian Center for Craft will be helping to usher it in with the center’s Annual Holiday Festival.With everything from craft demonstrations to holiday music, the event brings entertainment to tourists and locals alike with enjoyable activities. “This is a huge regional […]

I was kicking back, watching a movie the other night and I had a brilliant idea. Seriously. Brilliant.Have you seen Gus Van Zandt’s film “Last Days?” It’s about the final days of Kurt Cobain’s life. Except they change some stuff and his name is Blake. Or something like that. It […]

Read the letters to the editor first. You done? Good. There’s a difference between intrinsic human rights and the privileges afforded by the US government. Regrettably, some people didn’t know that. Driving, voting and joining the military are privileges. Living is an intrinsic human right. But that’s not what this […]

#8220;You pro-choice people, you need Roe versus Wade. You’re desperate for it. Not because you’re sure of your opinion, but because you’re not. You need to cling to that ruling as moral validation for a position you’re not entirely comfortable with deep down.”-William Shatner as Denny Crane in Boston Legal […]

Spirituality seems to be a hot topic around these parts. I thought I’d weigh in on the matter.In my college years, I dabbled with atheism. I’d flirted with the major, Western religions throughout my childhood and adolescence. But I couldn’t find a fit. I liked most of the ideas. I […]

The Tech men’s and women’s basketball teams will begin their 2008-2009 campaigns with a doubleheader on Saturday at the Hooper Eblen Center. The first game will tip-off at 5:30 p.m. as the women take on the 10th-ranked Louisville Cardinals. That game will be followed by the men, facing the Bryan […]

#8220;Assassins” was a production that the Backdoor Playhouse had never tried before. It had been many years since a musical was performed on that stage but from the performance at last night’s showing you couldn’t tell.This production was one that even in its sixth night of showing was still sold […]