by Wesley Bryant | Jul 10, 2025 | Stories
IF YOU’VE ever seen a fighter jet cut across the sky, you know what powerful looks like. You know what freedom sounds like. That roar overhead reminds us that we live in a country where people put their lives on the line so the rest of us can live without fear. They...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 10, 2025 | Stories
ON A June Saturday morning, the Stone Bridge Park ducks are a sideshow, not the main attraction. Children crowd the banks, poles in hand — some steady, some wobbling — as adults crouch nearby to help bait hooks and untangle lines. The young anglers watch their lines...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 10, 2025 | Stories
SUNDAY NIGHTS used to be quiet. Now, they’re alive with voices — sometimes joking, sometimes heavy, always present. Veterans from the 278th G Troop of the Tennessee Army National Guard gather on Zoom for Sit-Rep Sunday. What began as a simple check-in became a...
by Guest Writer | Jul 10, 2025 | Stories
THE SLAWBURGER Festival is an annual event that brings the community together in celebration of the town’s signature dish: the mustard-based, slaw-topped burger. First introduced in 2015, the festival is held every April on the historic downtown square and has...
by Wesley Bryant | Jun 12, 2025 | Stories
A FAMILY LOADS up their navy blue Jeep in Tennessee and takes a cross-country road trip. It’ll take several days to get to the Sequoia National Park in California. There may be hours when the Jeep feels smaller and smaller by the second. Taking turns picking the music...
by Tina Neeley | Jun 12, 2025 | Stories
A LINE OF children shifts forward, the faint shuffle of feet echoing in the school hallway. Blake Copple steadies the vision screening device inside a room nearby, preparing for the next student. Today’s screening could be the first step toward clearer vision for some...
