WHEN WE think about the basic requirements of a thriving community, our minds naturally go to the grocery stores that feed us, the banks that hold our futures, and the schools that educate our...

THE HOLIDAYS have passed, the lights are put away, and the last of the wrapping paper has been tossed away with the trash. For many of us, the season of giving fades as quickly as the pine and...

THE SUN hadn’t fully risen when Margaret Busby’s day began. Morning stillness filled the house, broken only by the gentle rumble of the heater as she moved from room to room, waking her children,...

GOOD NEWS IS COMING TO DINNER! We will feature a local food critic’s thoughts as they dine in Lebanon. This month, Krys Midgett visited Belle’s Little Country Kitchen. JUST NORTHof the historic...

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...

CHRISTIAN STALLER has worn many hats over the years, including those of engineer, sales representative, CEO, chief operating officer, and chief marketing officer. After more than two decades in...

FOR KRISTINE Chambers, life hasn’t always followed a straight path. It’s had its ups and downs filled with loss, hard lessons, and unexpected turns that tested her faith in ways she never saw...

GOOD NEWS IS COMING TO DINNER! We will feature a local food critic’s thoughts as they dine in Lebanon. This month, Krys Midgett visited Front Porch Cafe. “FOOD IS the ingredient that binds us...

WHAT’S BETTER than a free event that brings a community together in a historic place with built-in good vibes? How about a holiday-themed, twinkling-lights-bedazzled free event that turns Lebanon...

A WAITING ROOM chair creaks as someone shifts their weight. A cup of water sweats onto the lobby’s tile floor. Somewhere down the hall, a name is called. Life pauses in places like this. It always...

BEFORE LIFE insurance became his calling, Daniel Coe built his life around another kind of promise — faith, family, and the steady work of service. His journey back home begins far from Tennessee,...

WHEN KERRY Becht talks about her work, she doesn’t separate science from soul. For more than 30 years, she’s been using both hands and heart to help Lebanon’s “complicated cases” — people whose...

GOOD NEWS IS COMING TO DINNER! We will feature a local food critic’s thoughts as they dine in Lebanon. This month, Krys Midgett visited Lebanon Coffee House. WHEN I walked into Lebanon Coffee House,...

THE CALL comes in, and the world doesn’t slow down. The clock feels like it ticks faster, but our heroes stay strong. The firefighter is halfway through dinner. The nurse just pulled into the...

IF YOU try to give Paul Olson a compliment, he’ll probably deflect it. The general manager of Tim Leeper Roofing would rather talk about his crew, their customers, or the community than take any...