by Shannon Beebe | Oct 9, 2025 | Franklin County, Stories
GOOD NEWS IS COMING TO DINNER! We will feature a local food critic’s thoughts as they dine in Franklin County. This month, Shannon Beebe visited Shenanigans. DID YOU know that Shenanigans is the oldest building in Sewanee? Skip the chain sandwich shops and head...
by Becca Roberts | Oct 9, 2025 | Franklin County, Stories
THE SMOOTH, black granite walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., stand as a permanent monument to fallen heroes. While five million people visit annually, not everyone is able to travel to the nation’s capital. The Vietnam and All Veterans of...
by Wesley Bryant | Sep 11, 2025 | Franklin County, Stories
“FRANKENSTEIN,” PUBLISHED in 1818, is considered the first science fiction novel. The Gothic story cracked open an entire genre of literature that has endless new entries today. It inspired scientists and remains a staple in pop culture over two centuries later. With...
by Haley Potter | Sep 11, 2025 | Franklin County, Stories
DEAN AND Peggy Hanger never imagined they’d build a legacy that would stretch across counties, generations, and decades, but to no surprise, hard work, humility, and a deep love for people paved a road they could walk proudly, even 50 years later. “I started out...
by Amanda E. West | Sep 11, 2025 | Franklin County, Stories
PLANTING A summer vegetable garden, installing a fence to keep your animals safe, replacing a mailbox post, or simply digging a hole for a single shrub may seem harmless. But according to the Elk River Public Utility District (ERPUD), checking these items off your...
by Amanda E. West | Sep 11, 2025 | Franklin County, Stories
BROTHERS AND co-owners of Pioneer Equipment Co. Inc., Parker and Morgan Smith, cruised past the north end of the Winchester square. Their coupe dipped below the Boulevard bridge, and as they whirled into the parking lot at 502 First Ave. E., Morgan twisted the knob on...
