Current Headlines
LUNCH Set to Open Feb. 8
Located at 24 University Ave., LUNCH will open at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8. Owner Mallory Grimm, C’15, and her staff have been busy preparing to Read more...
Trails & Trilliums Registration to Open Mid-February
The Friends of South Cumberland State Parks (FSC) announces plans for the 19th annual Trails & Trilliums naturalist rally, to be held April 21-23 in Read more...
Sewanee’s French Restaurant’s Socially Conscious Agenda: Lumière
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
This fall, Sewanee’s first French restaurant opened its doors. The seductive ambiance and eclectic menu Read more...
Community Chest Spotlight: Mountain Goat Trail Alliance
The 2022-23 Sewanee Community Chest (SCC) Fund Drive is underway. Sponsored by the Sewanee Civic Association, the SCC raises money yearly for local Read more...
Monteagle: Council Creates Industrial Zone, Split Vote
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
In a split three to two vote at the Jan. 30 meeting, the Monteagle Town Council approved rezoning a 6.2 Read more...
South Cumberland Community Fund Announces Grant Schedule
Following the first meeting of its board in 2023, South Cumberland Community Fund announced that it will offer three grant rounds in 2023 and has Read more...
Higher Education Leader Robert Pearigen Elected Vice-Chancellor and President of The University of the South
Robert Wesley Pearigen, Ph.D, C’76, the president of Millsaps College known for his commitment to academic excellence, community partnerships and Read more...
SUD: Holiday Water Loss, Commissioner Election, Grant
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
At the Jan. 24 meeting of the Sewanee Utility District Board of Commissioners, SUD manager Ben Read more...
Sewanee Council: Bike Lane, Parking Solutions Proposed
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
Revisiting the Sewanee Community Council October discussion about danger to cyclists on University Avenue, Read more...
Babson Center Welcomes Edward Henley III Lunch Lecture on Feb. 2
Edward Henley III, founding principal and project executive at Pillars Development, LLC, will be the Babson Center’s Bryan Viewpoints Speaker for Read more...
Trails and Trilliums: Call for Vendors
The 19th annual Trails and Trilliums Festival will be April 21–23, at the Beersheba Springs Assembly in Beersheba Springs. This is a project of Read more...
Community Chest Spotlight: Blue Monarch
The 2022-23 Sewanee Community Chest (SCC) Fund Drive is underway. Sponsored by the Sewanee Civic Association, the SCC raises money yearly for local Read more...
Community Chest Spotlight: Little Bellas
The 2022-23 Sewanee Community Chest (SCC) Fund Drive is underway. Sponsored by the Sewanee Civic Association, the SCC raises money yearly for local Read more...
Shenanigans Makes a ‘Hard Pivot’ to Remain Open
As temperatures plummeted during Dec. 23 and Dec. 24 to negative numbers, water pipes froze and then burst across the Plateau. Many homes, schools, Read more...
Monteagle Planning: Site Plan, Subdivision Plat Deadlines
by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer
At the Jan. 17 Monteagle Planning Commission special called workshop, town planner Annya Shalun Read more...