By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — The fifth quarter “Any One” event held at South-Doyle High School here after its Sept. 23 football game drew students to the band field of the campus as they filed out of the stadium. Teens gathered under bright lights donated by a construction company to hear music and a disc jockey (D.J.), eat hot dogs, and hang out. Musicians
Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — The Weather Channel is predicting that Hurricane Matthew will have a “catastrophic” effect on Haiti. The hurricane, which is predicted to make landfall on Oct. 4, also is expected to impact Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas, according to the weather network. In addition, the hurricane is anticipated to strike the East Coast of the United States between Florida and Virginia. If the dire predictions pan
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Reaching Tennessee for Christ will involve reaching the largest metropolitan areas in the state, according to leaders within the Tennessee Baptist Convention. To help accomplish that goal, City Reach will be launched during this year’s Summit Nov. 13-17 at the Sevierville Convention Center, pending approval from messengers at Summit. City Reach was approved by members of the TBC Executive Board during
Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — Union University will launch a new lecture series in the spring that honors its former president and first lady and celebrates the school’s Baptist history and heritage. The Dockery Lectures on Baptist Thought and Heritage, named for former Union President David S. Dockery and First Lady Lanese Dockery, will be an annual event designed to examine the importance of the Baptist heritage, the distinctives of
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — Nashville and surrounding Davidson County have joined a lengthy list of governments giving law enforcement officials the option of issuing civil citations to persons possessing small amounts of marijuana. Marijuana possession and use in the city and county are still considered crimes. But under the new measure passed Sept. 20 by the Nashville Metropolitan Council, law enforcement officials may choose whether to
Carson-Newman News Office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University is experiencing its third year of record enrollment with 2,659 students. Last fall’s enrollment was 2,528. In addition, the college has been cited by U.S. News & World Report. The total enrollment represents a cumulative 35 percent growth over the last five years. The university also experienced a six-year high in the number of incoming freshmen with 506. The increase includes undergraduate
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector SHELBYVILLE — This summer Tim Key found a new way to minister to the Eskimo or Inupiat people in Alaska he has grown to love. He repairs their four-wheelers or ATVs. Key, director of missions, New Duck River Baptist Association, used to be a motorcycle mechanic. There are many needs in the four villages he and other Tennessee Baptists minister in,
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Gary Rickman, director of strategic relationships for the Tennessee Baptist Convention, will retire Dec. 31 after 25 years as a member of the TBC staff. Though born in Arkansas, Rickman considers Watertown his hometown. Prior to joining the convention’s staff in 1991, Rickman served as pastor of Ridgeview Baptist Church, Chattanooga. He also has served as pastor of two other Tennessee Baptist congregations (Burt Baptist
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector CORDOVA — After what may have been one of the most unusual presidential elections in the history of the Southern Baptist Convention, reality has sunk in for Steve Gaines. Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention in June during the annual meeting in St. Louis. After two elections failed to produce a winning candidate, both
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector LASCASSAS — School Resource Officer Joseph Rigsby of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department asked members of Holly Grove Baptist Church here to pray for and show love to students — at his middle school and in all schools and communities. Rigsby, who works at a middle school, spoke during the church’s morning worship service Sept. 11. He sees many children in
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — The fifth quarter “Any One” event held at South-Doyle High School here after its
Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — The Weather Channel is predicting that Hurricane Matthew will have a “catastrophic” effect on Haiti. The hurricane, which is predicted
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Reaching Tennessee for Christ will involve reaching the largest metropolitan areas in the state, according to
Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — Union University will launch a new lecture series in the spring that honors its former president and first lady and
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — Nashville and surrounding Davidson County have joined a lengthy list of governments giving law enforcement officials the
Carson-Newman News Office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University is experiencing its third year of record enrollment with 2,659 students. Last fall’s enrollment was 2,528. In
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector SHELBYVILLE — This summer Tim Key found a new way to minister to the Eskimo or
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Gary Rickman, director of strategic relationships for the Tennessee Baptist Convention, will retire Dec. 31 after 25 years as a
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector CORDOVA — After what may have been one of the most unusual presidential elections in the history of
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector LASCASSAS — School Resource Officer Joseph Rigsby of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department asked members of
