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...
by Rachael Smith | Jul 10, 2025 | Lebanon, 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, Lebanon
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...
