by Tina Neeley | Jun 10, 2023 | Stories
JIM RYUN said, “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” The Bank of Lincoln County (BOLC) motivates Lincoln County students with School Bank, its student savings program, which enables students to create a habit of saving. Gay...
by Tina Neeley | Jun 10, 2023 | Cover
FAMILY IS full of ups and downs, but it’s also where we leave from and go back to. At its best, it’s where we belong. At its worst, it’s where we wish to go or return to — that place of belonging. Karen McCulloch has a heart for family. But when she and her husband,...
by Tina Neeley | Jun 10, 2023 | Feature
AMID A sea of orange and white on a clear, crisp fall Saturday afternoon created for college football, the crowd snaps to its feet as the ball crosses the end zone. The band and the fans launch into Rocky Top as the Tri-Star and Power T flags wave across the field....
by Tina Neeley | Jun 10, 2023 | Feature
SOMETIMES THINGS aren’t what they appear to be. After the class bell has sounded, she’s mistaken for a student remaining in the halls. She’s often asked to point out the head coach of the boys soccer team. At 23, Caragan Treola easily recalls roaming the Lincoln...
by Tina Neeley | Jun 10, 2023 | Stories
WE SAW the sky but little else through the window in the room where we sat. The gray and white clouds marched briskly by as blues and grays traded places. She was convinced the clouds would bring rain later in the day and said so every few minutes. “No, I think...
