Marketplace Consignment’s 29th Annual Pop-up Sale
YOU CAN find pop-up consignment sales everywhere, but sales that double as community builders are hard to come by. Gina Moore’s 29th annual spring/summer pop-up shop was held March 4-11 at Monterey...
Lynch-Rigsby’s Expert Agents Offer Insights and Advice to Help With All Your Real Estate Needs.
LYNCH-RIGSBY REALTY & Auction is not just any ordinary real estate company. It’s a team of seasoned experts who strive to make their clients’ real estate journey successful from beginning to...
The Franklin County Farmers Market Gears up for the Summer
Farmers markets are a place where community, food, and culture unite. They offer a unique experience that transports you from the hustle and bustle of daily life to a place where time moves slower,...
Life With Autism Spectrum Disorder Is Beautifully Different.
Sometimes life just isn’t what it seems. There are situations where we view each other through the fishbowl of life. We watch from outside, sure of what we’re seeing. Meanwhile, inside, life is its...
Katelyn Williams Is Paying It Forward at North Lake Elementary.
EVERY STUDENT deserves a healthy learning environment with a teacher who goes above and beyond to ensure their most pivotal school years are as enriching, memorable, and productive as...
Faith – When It’s Hard to See
WE FEEL the most comfortable when we know where we’re going. Knowing our destination, all the familiar landmarks along the way, and where we’ll settle in once we’ve arrived gives us a sense of...
The Rain Teen Center Provides a Place of Support to the Community’s Youth.
IN THE story “The Star Thrower” by Loren Eiseley, a man approaches a boy throwing starfish back into the ocean. The boy is in a hurry but is taking care of putting them back into the ocean. The man...
After-School Snack Time Issues Are Solved With These Delicious and Nutritious Recipes.
KIDS ARE barreling through the door after school, complaining that they are starving! It’s the age-old gripe of children, no matter how old. We all know that kiddos often get hungry between meals....
Barbara King Ladd – How One Spirit-Led Decision Led a Life Skills Teacher to Solve a 1985 Case.
LIFE SKILLS teacher Barbara King Ladd with Campora Family Resource Center is an educator whose passion for young lives has led her to accomplish amazing things. Ladd has been working in her...
Huntland School Teacher Kimberly Collins Shares Her Story as a Stem Educator.
HUNTLAND HIGH School teacher Kimberly Collins has always been interested in science. Her husband, Rob, owned a computer store, so technology and science have been a huge part of the Collins family’s...
National Library Week Is on the Way: April 23-29
MEMORIES OF books, card catalogs, and hushing librarians come to mind when we recall the libraries of our childhood. We can almost smell that perfect mixture of paper, dust, and nostalgia. Those...
Dan Williams Is on the Hunt for the “Unknown Soldier” in Franklin County.
DAN WILLIAMS found a photo of an unknown soldier while walking past Glenn Grant’s picture frame shop in Winchester. Grant was retiring at the time, and Williams stepped inside to congratulate him on...
How Coach Kermit Reed Makes a Difference at Huntland Schools by Demonstrating Loyalty and Longevity.
HUNTLAND HIGH School’s head football coach, Kermit Reed, has demonstrated a remarkable ability to create togetherness for the Huntland Hornets through longevity, improving, and rebuilding Huntland’s...
4-H Extension Agent Hunter Isbell Discusses the Importance of the 4-H Youth Program.
IF YOU ask a parent how important their child’s academic, physical, mental, and emotional development is, they would probably reply, “extremely important.” You would then direct them to a program...
Letter From the Editor – Education in Bloom
I THINK OF education the same way I think of the spring season. In that time of year, out of season and lifeless-looking trees begin to bloom and become like new. The new nutrients, new water, and...
Katie Sherman – Local Pork Producer Credits Success to Her Village of Women
AS A highly dedicated wife, mother, and beloved co-worker, Katie Sherman is a woman who deserves to be recognized. When Sherman began working for one of the country’s top 25 pork producers, Tosh...
Franklin County Garden Club: Blooming Where They’re Planted for the Past 94 Years
FRANKLIN COUNTY has changed over the years, but the mission of its garden club hasn’t changed a bit. Established in 1929 by Elizabeth Drake of EB Drake Nursery, the club passionately beautifies the...
Family and Community Education Club: Giving Their Hearts and So Much More
OPEN HEART surgery spared his life, but the sporadic coughing that followed left him with excruciating pain radiating across his chest. Desperate to provide relief, his nurse grabbed a heart-shaped...
Women of Franklin
JUST OVER 100 years ago, women finally received what other Americans, but not all, already had — the right to vote. Now, we have the opportunity to lift up and celebrate the groundbreaking women...
Kayla Doney – A Lifetime of Love for Franklin County
LOCALS HAVE been calling Kayla Doney a “mover and a shaker” because of her many note-worthy accomplishments as the chamber of commerce executive director. With roots that run deep in both Cowan and...
Theresa Tucker – One Woman’s Benevolent Retirement
“AS YOU grow older, you will discover you have two hands — one for helping yourself, the other for helping others,” activist, actress, and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn once said. That...
Tina Stevens, Franklin County Library Director – This Library Changes Lives
TINA STEVENS has loved the library for as long as she can remember, and it all started with her mother. “My mother showed us how important reading and the library were,” she said. “She was...
Recipes – Spread the love
MARCH 1 is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day — a day to celebrate the rich, gooey goodness of a pantry staple. What better way to start the day than with a batch of special pancakes? Then, keep up...
“Beauties in Business” – Local Networking Organization Branches Into Neighboring Counties
ACROSS THE area, women meet each month to lift each other, support each other, share ideas, and give advice. With gatherings now taking place in Winchester, Tullahoma, and Manchester, the meetings...
Mackenzie Caldwell Makes History at the Winchester Fire Department.
AT ONLY 20 years old, Mackenzie Caldwell has made Winchester history as the first full-time female firefighter at the Winchester Fire Department. While she’s incredibly humble about the...
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