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Opinion: Fan fiction is one of the internet’s most honest forms of community

Featured image: (Pacer Graphic / Darby Self) In an internet shaped more and more by algorithms, personal branding and the…

UT Martin combats increased loneliness among college students

Featured Image: (Pacer Graphic / Darby Self) A 2025 report by Trellis Strategies, using data from their 2024 Student Financial…

New social work master’s program at UT Martin is in final stretch for official approval

Featured Image: Sociology Building on Sep. 13, 2025. (Pacer Photo/ Miranda Conrad) For nearly two decades, the University of Tennessee…

Martin businesses prepare for Small Business Saturday

Wanda Forrester of Dresden, Tenn. and Teresa VanCleave of Martin, Tenn. shop at Vicki’s Designer Touch in Martin, Tenn. on…

Opinion: vouchers threaten community spirit

Gov. Bill Lee’s long-running push for private school vouchers is finally becoming reality — and it could take Tennessee’s public…