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Chattanooga Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is in search of five to ten more certified lifeguards for the summer season. According to the American Lifeguard Association, nearly half of the nation’s more than 300,000 pools will likely be affected this summer by a nationwide lifeguard shortage. After years of renovations, high operating […]

The Elk Valley Times has selected Senior Charlie Burk as the Fayetteville, Tennessee, Tigers Baseball MVP for the 2021-22 season. Charlie is an active member of the Fayetteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Columbia Presbytery). He served as a Youth Advisory Delegate to the 190th General Assembly representing Columbia Presbytery. He was active in Fayetteville’s youth group […]

BETHEL UNIVERSITY: The Mid-South Conference Polar Plunge is an opportunity for Mid-South Conference student-athletes to get involved in supporting local Special Olympics programs in a fresh way. Bethel’s version of the “Plunge” took place Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in front of the Vera Low Building next to the Wildcat. Two students who exemplify the true […]

William J. Flanagan, 91, better known as Billy Joe, B.J., or “Red,” of Stuart, Florida, died March 3, 2022. Born August 6, 1930, and raised in Paint Rock, Alabama, Red graduated from Bethel College (now Bethel University) in McKenzie, Tennessee, in 1952. Named “most athletic,” Red played both football and basketball for the Wildcats. Two […]

Former Bethel Wildcat standout football player Jared Gentry has signed with the Vegas Knight Hawks of the Indoor Football League, Bethel University announced April 17, 2022. Gentry, a defensive lineman from Opelika, Alabama, had a good senior season this past year despite missing several games due to injuries. He finished the season with 29 total […]

Bethel University announced the Annual Wildcat Spring Football Game will be Saturday, March 26 at Wildcat Stadium on Bethel’s campus in McKenzie, Tennessee. Kick-off is slated for 3:15 p.m. Admission to the game is free and open to the public. All fans are encouraged to be there and support the Wildcats.

Victory in the Abu Garcia College Fishing Open, sponsored by Yeti, eluded Bethel University anglers until February 28, 2022, when the team of Hunter Fillmore and Dylan Fogarty won the event with more than a fourteen pound margin and a total weight of over 45 pounds. The team gained a berth in the 2023 National […]

Each year during Homecoming week, Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee, honors individuals who have excelled as athletes, team members, coaches and staff, or contributors. The 41st class was honored Saturday, November 7, 2021. Three great athletes, one contributor, and one team were inducted into the Hall of Fame in an event held in the Vera […]

This past season the Bethel University women’s basketball team found themselves in unfamiliar territory. The Lady Cats finished 12-13 overall and 6-10 in the Mid-South Conference. With that mark they were 7th in the MSC regular season standings and finished the campaign falling short in the second round of the conference tournament. Coming into this […]