by Jeriah Brumfield | Apr 13, 2024 | Stories
WE ARE still uncovering hundreds of years of history in Coffee County. At the Joanna Lewis Memorial Museum of Coffee County History, we travel back as far as 1836 — the year the county was founded. This museum, located within the Coffee County Historical Society, is a...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Apr 13, 2024 | Stories
THE LAST bite of your rocky road ice cream melts on your tongue, the waffle cone crumbling in your hand. Contentment settles over you as you perch on the cool black bench beneath the courthouse tower. A flashy sign catches your eye as a tail thumps happily against the...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Apr 13, 2024 | Cover
STEP INSIDE Sprout Children’s Shop, a local children’s boutique, and warmth washes over you — not just from the inviting glow of thoughtfully chosen lights but from the infectious energy itself. Laughter radiates from a corner where children, faces bright with wonder,...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Apr 13, 2024 | Feature
SUSAN BINKLEY, founder of Blue Monarch and Out of the Blue Granola, immersed herself in the bakery business seemingly overnight. Running that bakery introduced her to a population that she never knew existed. In her bakery, she encountered women who bore the physical...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Apr 13, 2024 | Feature
BEAUTY PRODUCTS fill the shelves, setting the stage for the captivating world of Merle Norman Cosmetics, a California-based company with franchise studio locations in Manchester and Decherd. Upon entering their studios, co-owners Cindy West and Jenny Jackson warmly...
