Posts published in April 2019

By Allyson Oakley

Volunteer State Community College will host the Pet Therapy Stress Buster event on campus April 29 and 30, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Pets and their owners, from Music City Pet Partners, will be at the Rochelle Center Thigpen Library for students to take a break from school.

Coordinator of Library Services Lynda Vincent said, “We call it a stressbuster to help students get rid of their stress. We try to do it each semester at finals time.”

By Erin Holloway

The Lady Pioneers have been clicking on all cylinders this season, with great hitting, running, pitching, and confidence.

“Hitting and defense, we need that and good team chemistry,” said assistant coach Jimmy Buckner when asked what are some pivotal elements that the Lady Pioneers need to win in tournament.

The Lady Pioneers team chemistry will be a big factor because that’s how they’ve accumulated a lot of wins this season, they know each other on the field, and they play extremely well together.

By Erin Holloway

Under .500 the Pioneers have had their ups and downs, but they continue to play hard and together throughout the season.

The season is winding down and the playoffs are less than two weeks away. The Pioneers pitching is crucial to their success this postseason and they must find a flow offensively.

“Its been our one struggle all season, scoring runs, so to have a good run in the tournament we’ll have to figure out something offensively,” said head coach Ryan Hunt.

The Volunteer State Community Garden is home to flowers, vegetables, fruits, bees, birds, and much more thanks to volunteers, campus gardeners and Master Gardener Joanne Brown.

Brown was a student at Vol State and graduated with a degree in general business in 2010. After completing her degree, Brown began her journey of becoming a Master Gardener through theUniversity of Tennessee Extension Service.

According to extension.tennessee.edu, UT’s main goal with this program is to increase the availability of horticultural information to improve quality of life with community garden or landscape programs.