FOWLER INAUGURATED AT CARSON-NEWMAN

Carson-Newman news office JEFFERSON CITY — In a ceremony attended by delegates of more than 40 academic institutions, associations and learned societies, Carson-Newman University inaugurated Charles A. Fowler as the 23rd president of the 168-year-old institution. The formal Inauguration Ceremony took place Friday morning at First Baptist Church of Jefferson City. Fowler was named the […]

CARSON-NEWMAN, TBMB TEAM UP TO RALLY FOR CHRIST

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JEFFERSON CITY — As they prepared for the East Tennessee Rally for Christ at Carson-Newman, the leadership team at the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board said they wanted the event to have a two-pronged purpose: To ignite the believers and offer hope to the spiritually lost. By the time […]

VICTORY FORMATION

C-N football program sees 10 players make professions By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JEFFERSON CITY —  Big decisions are often made at football camp. Who is going to be the starting tailback? What scheme is the new defensive coordinator going to install?  Is the kick returner going to be used at wide receiver? […]

FOWLER GIVES FIRST CAMPUS ADDRESS AT C-N FALL CONVOCATION

C-N news office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University held its Fall Convocation Sept. 5 to a packed Holt Fieldhouse. The event serves as a ceremonial marker to the start of the new academic year. The occasion also marked the first time new Carson-Newman President Charles A. Fowler addressed the full campus community. Citing Psalm 145:4, […]

C-N STUDENT KILLED IN ACCIDENT WHILE IN GUATEMALA

C-N news office JEFFERSON CITY — A Carson-Newman University incoming freshman died July 20 in an accident while on a trip to Guatemala.  Seth Washam was killed due to an electrical short in a hotel swimming pool. His sister Emma, a rising C-N junior, was also injured in the incident. The two are the children […]

NEW CARSON-NEWMAN PRESIDENT EXCITED FOR FUTURE

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JEFFERSON CITY — When Charles Fowler was notified last fall that he had been nominated to serve as president of Carson-Newman University, he admitted it was “quite a surprise.” Months of prayers, discussions, and meetings culminated June 7 when trustees of Carson-Newman unanimously elected Fowler as the […]

SENSELESS TRAGEDY

By Lonnie Wilkey Sierra Cahoon, her 2-year-old son Nolan and her unborn child all died Monday, June 17, in a senseless tragedy. Why them? They apparently were in the wrong place at the wrong time. See story. There’s no other reason to explain why a 33-year-old Jefferson City man tried to run over a pedestrian […]

CARSON-NEWMAN TRUSTEES ELECT FOWLER AS PRESIDENT

By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] JEFFERSON CITY — Tennessee Baptist pastor Charles A. Fowler was elected June 7 as the 23rd president of Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City. Fowler was the unanimous choice of both the C-N presidential search committee and the board of trustees. He was introduced as president on June 10 during a news […]

C-N STUDENTS BUILD EASTER BASKETS FOR AREA CHILDREN

Carson-Newman University News Office JEFFERSON CITY — During a fun-filled bustle of springtime activities, more than 70 Carson-Newman University student-volunteers assembled Easter baskets for area children in need. The baskets were then donated to Morristown-based Food on Foot. They included toys, snacks and activity books for young children. Students lined up to assemble the gifts […]