Category: News

Services have been set for the two men who died in a motorcycle accident south of Martin early Saturday, Oct. 12. The funeral for UTM student Logan Dale Hughes, 23, of Newbern, was held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the chapel of Johnson-Williams Funeral Home in Newbern with the burial to follow in… Continue reading Motorcycle crash victims remembered

A UTM student was airlifted to a Nashville hospital earlier today after a one-vehicle accident in Coffee County northeast of Manchester, Tenn. Jacob A. Franklin, 18, a freshman Ag Business major from Manchester, was driving a red 1998 Ford pickup south on Woodbury Highway (Highway 53) when the accident occurred near the intersection of 53… Continue reading UTM student airlifted to Nashville hospital

A UTM student and a well-known community member were killed in a motorcycle accident south of Martin early Saturday morning, Oct. 12. Logan Hughes, 23, a senior Computer Science major from Newbern, and Daniel Fitzgerald, 46, the general manager of the Opera House restaurant in Martin, were riding a 1999 Honda VF7 on Parkers Levee… Continue reading Two killed in motorcycle crash

Two UTM freshmen charged with threatening and harassing a UT Knoxville student via Facebook were sentenced on Oct. 9 in Weakley County General Sessions Court. Patrick Valdes, 18, from Jackson, and Erin Chism, 18, from Jackson, were each charged on Oct. 2 with one count of felony harassment and one count of felony conspiracy to… Continue reading Students sentenced on harassment charges

UTM’s branch of the ROTC is scheduled to close in 2015, allowing current members to graduate before closure. Alumni, faculty and staff alike are surprised and disappointed by this news, as the ROTC program has been a respected commodity on the UTM campus for years. However, this decision was not made because of a lack… Continue reading UTM’s ROTC program set for termination

The UTM Barnes and Noble bookstore will be relocating to a new home. John Abel, Interim Director of the University Center, said the bookstore is planning to move from its current location on the second floor of the UC to room 112 on the first floor sometime in 2014. “We’re hoping by May of next… Continue reading Bookstore set to move; new lounge area is possible

The opening day of deer season for archery kicked off Sept. 28, and the muzzleloader and gun opening days are quickly approaching. Some students at UTM have a hard time adjusting to the lack of hunting while in college. Little do they realize, however, that they do not have to give up their passion for… Continue reading Students still have plenty of deer hunting options

When registering for classes, students always have questions about whom the best professors are, who gives the easiest exams, who gives an inch on deadlines and who gives a yard. To help answer all these questions, the World Wide Web has given us a resource: ratemyprofessors.com. This website is designed to assist students in learning… Continue reading Ratemyprofessors.com can help or hurt during registration

On Oct. 4, UTM had a night of tumbling, cheering and dancing to celebrate the upcoming game against Jacksonville State. The Student Activities Council, or SAC, hosted “Pyramid,” which is an event where sororities and fraternities compete against each other with well-synced moves and school spirit. The fraternities started off the night. The first on… Continue reading Pi Kappa Alpha and Alpha Omicron Pi take home Pyramid trophies