by Wesley Bryant | Aug 7, 2025 | Stories
THE SCENT of warm butter-covered popcorn and the huge roar of the crowd… does anything bring you back faster than a Friday night under the stadium lights? For me, it’s a flood of memories: the nervous jitters before kickoff, the eruption of cheers after a touchdown,...
by Tina Neeley | Aug 7, 2025 | Stories
WHEN LINDA Pettie retired in 2014 and moved to Lincoln County, her property held the seeds of a lifelong dream. The vision had been with her since childhood, fertilized by a mother’s green thumb and a love for nature’s colors. With one acre set aside as her canvas,...
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...
