Weakley Arts Can coordinated four events at this year’s Soybean festival: School of Rock, Magical Mural, Instrument Test Drive and Line Up & Dance. The events were hosted on Sept. 2, and altogether ran from 3 – 7 p.m. School of Rock and Line Up & Dance were hosted on the small stage by the… Continue reading Weakley Arts Can brings the arts to the Soybean Festival
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Downtown Tavern reopens The Stables in time for St. Patrick’s Day pub crawl
A.B. Cheatham’s Downtown Tavern seeks to revitalize Historic Martin TN. Martin natives Myra Hoffman and her son Austin Emerson have revived what was formerly The Stables Tap Room to create a relaxed environment where families can enjoy home cooked meals and college students can have a good time with their friends. “We are not a… Continue reading Downtown Tavern reopens The Stables in time for St. Patrick’s Day pub crawl
Martin ranked no. 8 safest city in Tennessee
Alarms.org has ranked the City of Martin as the eighth safest city in Tennessee for 2019. Using statistics such as the number of violent crimes, property crimes, violent crime rate and property crime rate, Martin came in eighth place. Germantown and Collierville are the only other cities in West Tennessee to crack the top 10,… Continue reading Martin ranked no. 8 safest city in Tennessee
UTM men’s baseball schedule released
The 2019 schedule for UTM’s men’s baseball team has been released. UTM’s regular season kicks off on Friday, Feb. 15, with a four-game series against the South Dakota State (SDSU) Jackrabbits. All four games will be played at the Skyhawk baseball field from Feb. 15-17, with a doubleheader on Feb. 16. Following the SDSU series,… Continue reading UTM men’s baseball schedule released
‘Keeping Dr. King’s dream alive’
The City of Martin, UTM and the UTM Black Student Association (BSA) partnered in hosting the Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast and ceremony “A Celebration… Dream with a Vision, Live with a Purpose” Monday, Jan. 21, in the UC ballroom. After giving away 300 tickets, the ballroom was at full capacity as students, faculty and… Continue reading ‘Keeping Dr. King’s dream alive’
Advisory Board holds inaugural meeting
The new UTM Advisory Board, which was created through the UT FOCUS Act in 2018, held its first quarterly meeting Jan. 9 in the University Center on campus. The UT FOCUS (Focus on College and University Success) Act was passed by the Tennessee Legislature to restructure the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees (BOT). The… Continue reading Advisory Board holds inaugural meeting
Our condolences to the victims of Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence has ravaged the east coast states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and so on, with the potential of remnants of the hurricane reaching middle Tennessee. We at The Pacer want to offer our sincerest condolences to everyone affected by this natural disaster, whether it be losing a loved one or property. We… Continue reading Our condolences to the victims of Hurricane Florence
‘No smoking’ now norm at UT schools
As of July 1, UTM became a smoke-free campus. This decision is in conjunction with the other UT system schools. Knoxville became smoke-free one month after UTM and UTC will become smoke-free on Jan. 1, 2019. The decision was made by UTM’s administrators and an email was sent to faculty and staff at UTM; however,… Continue reading ‘No smoking’ now norm at UT schools
Fiber optic internet comes to Martin
Tennessee currently has a 90 percent connection rate as far as the populous having broadband internet coverage. However Martin residents will soon be part of the roughly 19 percent of Tennesseans with access to high speed broadband. Fiber optic based Internet services are currently under construction in the Martin community, provided by WK&T. In the… Continue reading Fiber optic internet comes to Martin
Writing Center co-coordinator retiring after years of service
The Hortense Parrish Writing Center is a pillar of student success that provides a welcoming environment for students who want to develop a better understanding of the written word. On most days, it is here that you will find Anna Clark, co-coordinator of the Writing Center and Instructor of English, fluttering around like a dove,… Continue reading Writing Center co-coordinator retiring after years of service