University of Tennessee at Martin News

The system is much like a tornado siren, but also has the capability for school leaders to make specific announcements to students on campus.

For more than 100 years, 'King Cotton' was the driving force behind the Southern economy, creating enormous wealth for some people.

Jimmy Settle recently attended the fall meeting of the University of Tennessee National Alumni Association Board of Governors in Knoxville.

University grew 40% since 2000 By ANN WALLACE * The Leaf-Chronicle * November 17, 2009 Blake Haney, a 22-year-old senior from Chattanooga, first heard about the goal of reaching 10,000 enrollment when he started at Austin Peay State University.

Republican state Rep. Richard Floyd of Chattanooga in an e-mail calls President Barack Obama and his administration a "socialist leader ... and his gang of thugs." The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that in the e-mail sent to supporters from his personal account, Floyd referred to two antigun bills purportedly being considered by Congress.

One of three men charged in the 2007 slaying of a University of Tennessee at Martin student has been sentenced to life in prison.

Getting a head start on college credits will be easier for economically disadvantaged high school seniors in Jackson-Madison County Schools following Thursday's announcement of a new scholarship program.

Four candidates for the vice president for the university advancement position were announced Monday.

The Young Writers' Clubhouse on Saturday, Oct. 31, was a hauntingly, howling, hilarious, hair-raising Halloween Writing-palooza! Third- through eighth-grade students from Dyersburg, Halls, Ripley and Covington joined Dyersburg Middle School teacher and Teacher Consultant for the West Tennessee Writing Project Becky Hasselle, far right, and fellow ...

" The man police call the "pot-bellied rapist" is facing two new rape charges. Bruce Tuck was arrested in September and charged with raping a student at UT-Martin in August.

A University of Tennessee Martin student was arrested after police found guns and 2 pounds of marijuana inside an apartment on campus.

MARTIN, Tenn. The idea of becoming an engineer crossed Jordan Crain's mind at an early age.

A University of Tennessee at Martin student heads to court concerning charges involving guns and marijuana found inside his apartment on campus.

It took a few months before Gibson County basketball player Aubrey Reedy committed to UT Martin after her former coach Kevin McMillan took the coaching job there in June.

A University of Tennessee at Martin student is behind bars after police say they found an assault rifle, a .22 caliber pistol and two pounds of marijuana in his on-campus apartment.

A University of Tennessee at Martin student was arrested after police found guns and 2 pounds of marijuana inside an apartment on campus.

Former Bush attorney general Alberto Gonzales recently spoke at the University of Tennessee at Martin about " Living Legal History : Working with the White House, the Department of Justice and the Supreme Court." Gonzales received a "mixed" response from students and residents, and he had a Joe-Wilson moment when a student interrupted his speech ...

The NBA Tipped Off its' New Season Last night...and Memphian Lester Hudson was a part of it.

Banquet to feature presentations from local adults, youth By JIMMY SETTLE * The Leaf-Chronicle * October 27, 2009 For the 55th year, this community will recognize excellence in farmland conservation and achievement next month.

In a college setting, skipping classes has always been a rite of passage by students who believed they had better things to do than sit in a classroom taking notes or listening to a lecture.