by Rachael Smith | Jul 9, 2026 | Lebanon, Stories
ERIK REED’S life has been one of transformation. It’s been shaped by military discipline, personal loss, and a calling that led him to plant a church grounded in authenticity and resilience. As the founder of The Journey Church, Reed has spent the past two decades...
by Rachael Smith | Jul 9, 2026 | Feature, Lebanon
AT JONES Brummett Elementary, a field of bright ceramic poppies blooms every three years and falls, not from soil, but from the hands of students learning the meaning of service, sacrifice, and remembrance. The school’s Poppy Project, a Veterans Day art initiative...
by Rachael Smith | Jun 11, 2026 | Lebanon, Stories
FOR MOST people in Wilson County, the nonprofit Christmas for All is visible only for a few days each year, when hundreds of families line up at the former Hartmann Luggage building in Lebanon to pick up toys for their children. But for Suzi McCoy, the work behind...
by Rachael Smith | Jun 11, 2026 | Feature, Lebanon
BEFORE THE stage lights come up or the first notes of a Christmas carol drift through a crowded room, Olivia West is already thinking about connections — connections that can bring families together, and take small acts of kindness and turn them into life-changing...
by Rachael Smith | Aug 7, 2025 | Lebanon, 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...
