by Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney | Aug 13, 2026 | Feature, Lebanon
Nolan McCue has an easygoing, properly Southern way about him. He can narrate his life and legacy with a humble ease, so much so that it comes as a surprise to learn he was once a Chicago native — and still a die-hard Cubs fan. “I grew up on the north side of...
by Rachael Smith | Aug 13, 2026 | Feature, Lebanon
Fifty years after Tony Williams walked into a karate class at age 5, he is not only teaching punches and kicks to students at Lebanon Dojo, but also helping them build confidence, discipline, and resilience. What started as a father-son activity in Nashville during...
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 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 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 Kali Bradford | Jun 11, 2026 | Feature, Lebanon
EACH SEPTEMBER, the Wilson County Fairgrounds transforms into a vibrant tapestry of color, movement, and history as the WilCo Pow Wow brings Native American culture to the heart of Middle Tennessee. For more than four decades, the event has served as both a...
