Author: Aubri Dancek

At the close of the polls on Wednesday, Oct. 28 Tennessee counties reported higher numbers of voter turnout than ever before. This is a 38% increase statewide of early in-person and absentee votes cast by mail compared to the 2016 presidential election, according to the Tennessee Secretary of State’s website. The website also stated that …

Written by Bailey DuBose and Aubri Dancek On Oct. 9, the Nightside Pachyderm Club of Hamilton County, a Republican group with programs centered around government and politics, hosted a public forum at Wired Coffee Bar, where Collegedale commission candidates presented their platforms to 13 residents in attendance. Only three of the seven commission candidates running …

On Sep. 17, Collegedale’s Parks and Recreation Department announced that it would be canceling the annual Spirit of Christmas parade that was scheduled for Dec. 6.  According to the City of Collegedale’s website, the parade was canceled after considering the current Tennessee Pledge Executive Orders regarding hosting parades and learning that several of the key …

Written by Aubri Dancek and Bailey DuBose Hamilton County’s general election will be held on Nov. 3 with early voting starting on Oct. 14. It will involve voting for candidates in federal, state and local races.  According to the Tennessee Secretary of State’s 2020 Election calendar, the registration deadline to vote online, in-person and postmarked …

A proposal to build a single-family residential Planned Unit Development (PUD) that would span over 91 acres from near Sandy Trail to the Collegedale city boundary has been withdrawn and original plans are being altered for a later date.  The application was brought to the Collegedale Municipal Planning Committee in July by Mike Price, of …

Apison Pike is entering its first phase of construction as part of a road improvement project led by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).   A $93 million dollar contract was awarded to the Wright Brothers Construction Company in December 2019, allowing construction to begin back in March. The project is taking place along Apison Pike, …

 As schools prepare to resume in the fall, ACA (Adventist Colleges Abroad) has made the decision to resume its program, which will allow students to travel abroad starting in September.  Despite worldwide COVID-19 concerns, ACA’s programs in Argentina, France, Germany, Italy, Lebanon and Spain will be prepared to open their campuses to students arriving in …

As discussions of racism have sparked across the country, Fletcher Academy senior Hannah Taylor wanted to join the conversation. “As the world began to experience turmoil in direct relation to the tragic deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, I began to feel passionate about the need to fight for justice,” Taylor said. Taylor created …

Jake Miller, junior business management major, got word back in March that his internship was canceled due to the pandemic. Although Miller was not able to spend the summer the way he originally planned, he did find a unique way to gain business experience: by starting his own day camp. In early May Miller attended …