by Becca Roberts | Jun 12, 2025 | Feature
WALKERS OF all ages stand in the chilled breeze of an October morning in Franklin County as raindrops drizzle from the gray clouds above. The crowd waits in reverence at the Old Cowan Road Park pavilion as a guest speaker stands to recite a Cherokee blessing. Some...
by Becca Roberts | Jun 12, 2025 | Feature
BEN LYNCH’S office is inundated with portraits of his relatives — all notable lawyers. The Lynch family has owned their law firm, Lynch, Lynch, and Lynch Attorneys at Law, for generations. Their story began with J.K.P. Pearson, a “shade tree lawyer” during the Civil...
by Becca Roberts | May 8, 2025 | Feature
JEFF TETERS, general manager of the Winchester Hat Corporation for 25 years, said the city of Winchester has always been well known for making hats. Although this hat company was established by the Stratton family out of Illinois in 1971, there has been a hat...
by Becca Roberts | May 8, 2025 | Feature
JOYFUL, CLASSY events and sweaty outdoor work may not seem to have much in common, but in Franklin County, they have found a common denominator in Reliable Rental. Since 2020, the business has been owned by April and Jeremy Acklen, and their leadership has grown the...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Apr 17, 2025 | Feature
THE FIRST time Paula Watts picked up her instrument in North Middle School’s band room, the world suddenly made a little more sense. Students tuned their instruments, chair legs scraped against the tile, and off-key notes quickly found their pitch. At the front of the...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Apr 17, 2025 | Feature
CHERIE WILLIAMS never set out to be a teacher. In fact, she was certain she wouldn’t be. Growing up, she was inspired by Mary Tyler Moore’s iconic television persona and dreamed endlessly of city lights and newsroom deadlines. But life had other plans. Williams was...
