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The Fort Campbell Army base straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee border. The school is physically located in Tennessee, but is not a member of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, the state's governing body for interscholastic activities. It is instead a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association.
McMinnville is located at (35.686708, -85.779309), [7] approximately 35 miles (56 km) south of Cookeville and 70 miles (110 km) northwest of Chattanooga. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.0 square miles (26 km 2), all land.
In Tennessee's Ordinance of Secession referendum on June 8, 1861, Decatur County voted to remain in the Union by a margin of 550 to 310, [4] being one of only eight counties in West or Middle Tennessee to support the Union. Earlier on February 9, 1861, Decatur County voters had voted against holding a secession convention by a margin of 514 to 251.
He grew up in McMinnville, Tennessee. [1] [3] Roberts' father owned the Dixie Hardwood Company. [4] He broke several prep football records. [5] In his senior year at McMinnville, Roberts led the "Big Blue" to a 10–0 record and a state title. [4] Roberts tallied 520 yards rushing in one game, and 6,730 yards on the season. [4]
On October 27, 1988, Governor McWherter announced at a rally at Decatur County Riverside High School that he would appoint Ivy to succeed A.C. Clark as Tennessee's Commissioner of Agriculture. [21] [22] He was the fifth person appointed to the cabinet by McWherter. [1]
Tennessee public school graduation rates hit a record high of 90.6% for the class of 2023, marking a long-awaited milestone. It is the first time the state's graduation rate has exceeded 90% and ...
Tennessee high school football playoffs schedule today. Division I semifinals. Class 1A. Coalfield (12-1) at South Pittsburg (11-2) McKenzie (13-0) at MASE (11-1)
It took about 15 years for high school integration to work its way throughout Tennessee. Cooke High School in Athens in McMinn County was one of the African-American schools that closed down as a result of integration. [13] The 1956 Tennessee educational census reported fewer than 100 school-age Negroes in McMinn. [8]