by Rachael Smith | Aug 7, 2025 | Stories
WHEN LIFE threw everything it had at Corey and Misty Shadd – job loss, medical emergencies, financial hurdles, and a devastating car accident — they refused to let it derail their dreams. Instead, they built something beautiful out of the rubble: The Village Play...
by Rachael Smith | Jul 10, 2025 | Stories
THE FLOWERS weren’t just dead — they were a message. Wilting in a hospital vase after his third lightning strike, Sheriff Terry Ashe stared at the bouquet, sent anonymously by enemies who knew he was vulnerable. The sheriff had just shut down a major motorcycle gang’s...
by Rachael Smith | Jun 12, 2025 | Cover
SINCE 2012, Krys Midgett has made it her mission to ensure that no child goes without the magic of Christmas. Through her nonprofit, Give A Little Christmas, she and her community of volunteers help families facing emergencies such as illness, job loss, or domestic...
by Rachael Smith | May 8, 2025 | Cover
AN ANNUAL summer event in Lebanon brings the community together for music, fun, food, and dancing. It’s a place designed to create harmony — for free. Lebanon Sunday Soul, a completely free festival held on the fourth Sunday of every June, was founded and created by...
by Rachael Smith | Apr 17, 2025 | Feature
FOR 57 years, Judy Cummings has done more than teach — she has shaped generations of young minds with passion, creativity, and commitment to her students. Now, she’s a second grade teacher at Coles Ferry Elementary School, but Cummings really got the itch for...
