by Tina Neeley | Aug 7, 2025 | Cover
COACH JOHN McNeal scanned the hallway at Friendship Christian School — not for hall passes or horseplay, but for instincts. One boy’s shove and a quick twist out of a headlock might’ve looked like a blitzing linebacker and a defensive end blowing up third down. A...
by Sara Hook | Jul 10, 2025 | Cover
ON ONE side of the desk, there could be a veteran, their spouse, their widow, or their children. ZaBrina Seay cares for them all. As director of the Wilson County Veterans Service Office, Seay works every day to ensure veterans and their families receive the support...
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 Haley Potter | Apr 17, 2025 | Cover
THE BELL rings, and suddenly, the classroom is filled with youthful, excited voices as students shuffle into their desks, backpacks thumping against the floor, and pencil cases opening as the school day is about to begin. Pens and pencils rattle as they roll across...
by Richard Klin | Apr 1, 2025 | Cover
SUSAN SHAW is the project administrator for Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto. “My skills,” she said, “are project management and bringing people together.” This is an apt — and modest — summation of her work with two outreach programs: DrugFree WilCo and Wilson...
