by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 9, 2026 | Lebanon, Stories
Photo submitted by Betty Cantrell BETTY CANTRELL proudly served as chairperson for Concerned Citizens for Veterans in Wilson County from 2008 to 2026. However, she is quick to explain to anyone that the work has never been confined to a title or a meeting schedule....
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 9, 2026 | Feature, Lebanon
THE LAST time they all rode together, it was a short drive into Lebanon. It was nothing grand, and they enjoyed a meal on the square and visited family. In hindsight, it feels like a closing chapter for a man whose life had been anything but still. Kathryn Darden...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 9, 2026 | Cover, Lebanon
BEFORE THE crowds and the lights and the sound that rolls across a fairground long after dark, there was a boy in a small room learning to listen before he ever learned to speak into a microphone. David Hale wasn’t much of a sports kid. While his brother moved through...
by Jeriah Brumfield | May 14, 2026 | Lebanon, Stories
THE DOOR at Sports World swings open again and again as families drift inside. A father lifts a blue-and-white hoodie while his son nods eagerly beside him. Nearby, teenagers flip through T-shirts, laughing as they hunt for the perfect Friday night gear, while at the...
by Jeriah Brumfield | May 14, 2026 | Cover, Lebanon
ALONG ONE of Lebanon’s liveliest streets, Posh Finds Boutique catches the light and the eye through its gleaming windows. Inside, wooden floors lead past racks of colorful, carefully arranged clothing, soft knits, and playful patterns. Strings of lights hang from the...
