by Shannon Beebe | Mar 12, 2026 | 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 Hensley’s Sports Loft. SATURDAY NIGHTS are made for places like Hensley’s Sports Loft, and this one absolutely delivered....
by Becca Roberts | Mar 12, 2026 | Stories
PURPLE, GREEN, and gold beads cascade over tables and hang from lights. Masquerade masks shimmer with sequins and feathers. A wrought-iron streetlight decoration declares that guests are at the corner of Mardi Gras and New Orleans. Although this event is held at the...
by Guest Writer | Mar 11, 2026 | Sponsored, Stories
Navigating cemetery rules and regulations can be an overwhelming task for grieving families, but Winchester Monument Company serves as an expert guide through the red tape. Based in Winchester, Tennessee, their team possesses deep, localized knowledge of the specific...
by Wesley Bryant | Feb 12, 2026 | Stories
LOVE IS one of those things we recognize instantly, even when we struggle to explain it. We feel it before we understand it. We see it in the quiet moments that never make headlines, and in our loved ones who show up without needing to be asked. This issue is about...
by Hannah Bradley | Feb 12, 2026 | Stories
“I HAVE GROWN up and lived in the best of times, and I am very thankful that Jesus has given me such a beautiful life.” — Roy Smith Jr. For more than nine decades, Roy “Junior” Smith Jr. has lived with a sincerity, resilience, and grounded faith that reflect the best...
by Hannah Bradley | Feb 12, 2026 | Stories
IN WINCHESTER, the Southern Association for Reading Advancement (SARA) Early Learning Center is addressing one of the most critical — and often overlooked — needs in early childhood education: literacy. Founded to support children at the earliest stages of learning,...
