by Haley Potter | Sep 21, 2024 | Feature
STEPPING INTO a Cracker Barrel kitchen feels like walking into the heart of a Southern home. The air is warm and fragrant, filled with the rich aroma of biscuits baking in the oven and the savory scent of country ham sizzling on the grill. Cast iron skillets clatter...
by Sara Hook | Sep 21, 2024 | Feature
SIZZLING STEW, sweet cobblers, and crumbling cornbread are all staple dishes for the Wilson County Cast Iron Community, and their commitment to teaching and serving means that anyone in Lebanon and Wilson County can experience the wonders of cast iron cooking. Cast...
by Kali Bradford | Aug 16, 2024 | Feature
THE FIRST Special Olympics took place in Chicago’s Soldier Field in July 1968 and hosted 1,000 athletes from across the U.S. and Canada. In its second year, the event grew internationally and welcomed France into the fun. By the fourth year, 10 additional countries...
by Haley Potter | Aug 16, 2024 | Feature
SITTING ON a cozy couch in a living room in Lebanon, excitement and nerves filled the room for a local athletic hero and his family. Zion Logue, a young man with an infectious smile and a humble demeanor, anxiously awaited the biggest moment of his life: the NFL...
by Richard Klin | Jul 23, 2024 | Feature
MARC AQUILA owns and operates FXPedals in Lebanon. Almost its entire stock is devoted to guitar and bass effect pedals, making it a very unusual endeavor. Pedals are generally considered accessories, but at FXPedals, the pedal is the store’s main feature. It is one of...
by Gabriel Huff | Jul 23, 2024 | Feature
HELPING THE young and lost is what one man in Lebanon was inspired to do all his life. Ronnie D. Kelley moved to Lebanon from Hartsville in the fourth grade. He grew up in the Wilson County School District and graduated from high school in 1973. He chose to...
