by Gabriel Huff | Jun 12, 2025 | Feature
SARAH GREEN hung by a thread on a daily basis. As a young mother of four children below the age of 11, she bore a lot on her shoulders. On a whim, Green moved about 90 miles from Dickson, Tennessee, to Lebanon in 2023 with only an old minivan. Graveyard shifts became...
by Becca Roberts | May 8, 2025 | Feature
WITT SIGN Company Inc. has created quality signage since 1922. Vickie and Toby Vaughn, the current owners, purchased the historical company in 2022. They chose to keep the Witt family name on the business because it had been an established name in Lebanon for a...
by Becca Roberts | May 8, 2025 | Feature
MUSIC BLASTS on a warm summer day, blending with the sounds of hammers against nails, saws scraping wooden planks, and joking among a construction crew. They smile because it’s everyone’s favorite day: deck day. Chance Baker, owner of Armstrong Construction, said his...
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...
by Becca Roberts | Apr 17, 2025 | Feature
SPECIAL EDUCATION is vital in schools, and the best special education teachers offer children patience and advocacy in the classroom. They see the best in each child and value students for their capabilities, fostering an environment where every student can thrive....
by Richard Klin | Apr 1, 2025 | Feature
JOHN GRANT was one of the founders of Compassionate Hands, a homeless ministry that began in 2013. While no longer executive director, he is still a vital force behind this outreach. Since the beginning, the mandate of Compassionate Hands has been that “nobody...
