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Bulldogs fall in first round
Hazard didn’t go down without a fight. The Bulldogs season came to an end last Friday night at Williamsburg. Hazard fell on the round in the opening round of the Class A playoffs 26-14. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 2-9 record in coach Jordan Amis’ first year...
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Christian school wins Tennessee court case challenging religious charter ban
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Knox County Schools cannot block a Christian charter school application on religious grounds despite a Tennessee law banning religious charter schools, according to a federal court ruling on Friday. The narrow decision applies only to Knox County Schools and the Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville, which sued the school district last year over its application of the state law. It does not strike down Tennessee’s religious charter school ban or guarantee that Wilberforce’s application will be approved. The ruling comes amid a growing national conservative push to greenlight taxpayer-funded religious schools . Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti declined to defend the 2002 law earlier this year after publicly calling it “likely” unconstitutional , leaving Knox County Schools to face a lawsuit challenging a state law it was required to enforce. Tennessee lawmakers also loosened the state’s restrictions on religious charter schools this year, allowing religious organizations to operate charter schools as long as the schools themselves remain nonreligious. Wilberforce, however, aims to open an explicitly
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Men's basketball to face Johnson C. Smith, Claflin in Region Classic Tournament
Harrogate, TN — The Lincoln Memorial men's basketball team hits the road this weekend to compete in the Region Classic Tournament hosted by Johnson C. Smith University at Brayboy Gymnasium. The Railsplitters will open tournament play against the host Golden Bulls on Friday, November 13, with tip-off slated for 8:00 p.m., before returning to the hardwood on Saturday, November 14, to take on Claflin University at 2:00 p.m. Entering the weekend with a 3-1 record, Lincoln Memorial aims to carry its early-season momentum into Charlotte and replicate last season's dominant showing against Johnson C. Smith. In that previous meeting on December 3, 2025, inside B. Frank "Tex" Turner Arena in Harrogate, the Railsplitters cruised to a 111-76 victory, dominating the interior with a 72-38 advantage in points in the paint and outscoring the Golden Bulls' bench 73-20.