by Krys Midgett | May 14, 2026 | Feature, Lebanon
PASSION FOR ballet is something that Abigail Moss, owner of Ballet Adora, has had all of her life. At the age of 4, she saw “The Nutcracker” at the Atlanta Ballet and thought it was the most beautiful thing that she’d ever seen. She began taking ballet at age 5. “I...
by Becca Roberts | Apr 9, 2026 | Cover, Lebanon
IN 2015, Wilson County Schools was hiring for five principal positions at various schools, but their intention was to place those candidates at whichever location administrators thought was the best fit. Scott Walters, however, had a very different goal in mind when...
by Becca Roberts | Apr 9, 2026 | Feature, Lebanon
WHEN DR. MARK Cheathem arrived at Cumberland University in 1992 as an undergraduate student, he was an English major planning to become a high school English teacher. When he realized high school education was not his calling, he double-majored in English and history....
by Becca Roberts | Apr 9, 2026 | Feature, Lebanon
DUST FLIES in the air as the Southside School’s Lady Saints’ softball team rounds the bases during practice. Coach Jessica Roper shouts instructions and encouragement as they work on speed, tight turns, and proper running techniques for the next big game. As a former...
by Wesley Bryant | Apr 9, 2026 | Lebanon, Stories
A STUDENT IN our community today will walk the halls of Congress with a pinned American flag on their chest. A student in our community today will pray their knees still hold when their nerves get the best of them as they walk the steps to the stage to accept a...
by Becca Roberts | Apr 9, 2026 | Lebanon, Stories
BROOKE LIPSHIE walks through the double doors, ready for a day of teaching fourth grade math and Bible at Friendship Christian School. But she does not arrive alone; her husband, Adam, heads to the high school classrooms where he teaches U.S. Wars, personal finance,...
