by Jeriah Brumfield | Sep 11, 2025 | Stories
MOST PEOPLE slow down at 70. Cindy Woody is just getting started. By the time the Volunteer Network named her Volunteer of the Year, she had already logged nearly 100 volunteer hours, much of it spent helping with hurricane relief. This year alone, she’s staffed the...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Sep 11, 2025 | Stories
ON A quiet morning in Tennessee, Brooke Stewart’s world shattered. Her husband, Shawn Stewart, a steel mill worker and devoted father of four, kissed his family goodbye, told them he loved them the night before, and headed to work just after 5 a.m. — as he always did....
by Jeriah Brumfield | Sep 11, 2025 | Cover
KASON LESTER doesn’t have to go far to remember who he is. He’s a hometown guy, born and raised in Lebanon, whose heart beats for Middle Tennessee, where red dirt roads lead to family farms and downtown squares brim with hometown charm. His grandfathers built...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Sep 11, 2025 | Feature
LOCATED JUST off Highway 109 North at 41 Business Park Dr. in Lebanon, Tennessee — far from the towering skyscrapers of Lego headquarters — sits a colorful universe of imagination known as Music City Bricks. But simply calling it a Lego store would be like calling a...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Sep 11, 2025 | Feature
A CLUSTER OF quail pecked eagerly at the feed while Ellie carefully checked their water. Inside their home, Kensley lined up freshly baked sourdough loaves on the counter to cool. The vibration of a mixer whirred softly in the background. It was a gift from someone...
