by Paige Cushman | Aug 12, 2023 | Feature
IS THERE anything as polarizing, emotional, or inspiring as Tennessee Orange? Not in this neck of the woods. We wear the T-shirts, the jerseys, and the caps. We show up in the stands or cheer them on from home. We support their players and scowl at their rivals. But...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 15, 2023 | Feature
OH, IF walls could talk! The building at 114 W. Market St. has served the public in one form or another since the 1860s when jail cells encased in limestone housed the city’s inmates. The walls were pages etched with doodles and scribblings to pass the time of those...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 15, 2023 | Feature
JOHNNY DEPP said, “My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story.” American tattoo artist Kat Von D agreed when she said, “I am a canvas of my experiences; my story is etched in lines and shading, and you can read it on my arms, my legs, my shoulders, and my...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 15, 2023 | Feature
IT WAS a time when small communities were more than a place you drive through memorialized by a highway road sign — the town’s name was usually followed by “unincorporated.” Unincorporated is an interesting word meaning not chartered as a self-governing village or...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 15, 2023 | Feature
CHECK YOUR pantry’s seasonings, and you may very well find a bottle with a perky, pantless pig smiling back at you. The journey of Bad Byron’s Butt Rub to a place at your table is seasoned with seeking, stretching, and serendipity. Dictionary.com defines serendipity...
by Tina Neeley | Jun 10, 2023 | Feature
NINE MONTHS of excitement and anticipation preceded his birth. The first-time parents checked all the boxes of preparation. They asked about the most used baby items, were showered with love and gifts, and the nursery was decorated and well-stocked. The maternity...
