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On Thursday, February 5, 2026, Walker County commissioners approved Rock City’s rezoning request to change their property at Blowing Springs Farms from a residential to a commercial zone. This is one of the first steps in a process of building a gondola from the bottom of the mountain directly to the attraction.
Three of the four resident directors (RDs)are leaving at the end of this semester. Many students have been profoundly impacted by their service to the college.
As he walked through the forest in his camouflage cloak, which made him appear to shimmer, he got lost in the memory of some events of his life that he most enjoyed. His bow, which was slung over his shoulders next to his quiver full of arrows, and his sword and knife at his side reminded him of how he had gotten to this point.
The world is so wide! The eagles cry.
The canyons yawn, the mountains pierce the sky,
Since I was an infant, I have been singing (or so I am told.) There is a video somewhere of me laying on my playmat before I could roll over, babbling in unintelligible song my simple joys to my Creator.
Nonchalant is hot; but is it? A nonchalant person is someone who “behaves in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests [they] are not interested or do not care” (Cambridge Dictionary). We grew up in an age when the coolest celebrities and the most popular kids were always the nonchalant ones. They didn’t care about how they were treated, they didn’t care about fame, or praise, or grades—or did they?
Covenant’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was a huge success, with all four major performances sold out. Set in the Appalachian Mountains in “Athens,” West Virginia, audiences were transported into an enchanted forest where confused lovers, mischievous fairies and magic spells blurred the line between reality and dream.
As just about all football seasons wrap up (without counting the UFL, a spring football league!), it is a fitting time to explain the rules, traditions and all things that relate to college football!
Those in the running world have been introduced to a new phenomenon over the past year and a half. For the past couple of years, there has been a startling trend of young runners achieving times comparable to professional athletes.
Another year of the Olympic Games has come and gone. The 2026 edition of the games was the first to ever be hosted jointly by two cities, Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
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Let’s be honest. When you hear about the “Covenant College Board of Trustees,” your understanding of its composition is lacking and your perspective on its mission is, at best, hazily optimistic. If you’re a pessimist like me, you might assume the board’s role to be either ceremonial—a sort of participation trophy given to large donors—or dictatorial, where a small group of detached men entirely shape Covenant's future.