People who had a way with words in the news last week:
“They were the inaugural class that started our football team. They were the inaugural class that started our basketball team. They were the inaugural class that started taking AP classes, so they had a lot of firsts, and they persevered through it.”
— Chattanooga Preparatory CEO Brad Scott on this year’s seniors, the first 12th grade class in the charter school’s history, which dates to 2108.
“There’s really no seven herbs and spices, no secret sauce to what we did. We had an incredible ground game, people knocking on doors. We hit every corner of the district and were really disciplined with our messaging and our budget.”
— Michele Reneau campaign consultant Dalton Dismukes after Reneau upset five-term state Rep. Patsy Hazlewood in a Republican primary Thursday.