by Becca Roberts | Oct 9, 2025 | Feature
A SMATTERING OF sepia-toned photographs lies on the coffee table in Tracy Vannatta’s den. The pictures feature an old piece of farming equipment dating back to the 1920s. The Red River Special, a thrashing machine for harvesting wheat, is the thread that ties the...
by Amanda E. West | Oct 9, 2025 | Feature
WOOD SMOKE teases your nostrils. Buttery yellow, bright orange, and cranberry leaves rain down from the mature trees overhead. Rays of golden sunlight dance on Thompson Creek, beckoning you to spend the day fishing instead of being squeezed into your school desk,...
by Amanda E. West | Sep 11, 2025 | Feature
THE TENNESSEE College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Higher Education Center at 2905 Highway 231 N. should be completed before the end of the year. The state financed this $45.4 million project through funding by the Tennessee General Assembly. Their contributions,...
by Amanda E. West | Sep 11, 2025 | Feature
SUCCESS IS often found in who you know and those you meet along the way. For those who own a business or dream of launching one, networking opportunities provide a space to dig deeper roots within the community. Have a new idea? Want to start a unique business? Are...
by Amanda E. West | Aug 7, 2025 | Feature
WHILE HIS mother earned a nursing degree from Motlow State Community College and worked full time to support her family, Chris Fritz watched with silent admiration. “I’ll never forget waking up at night when I was in elementary school and seeing her studying or doing...
by Amanda E. West | Aug 7, 2025 | Feature
AFTER DRU McCormick graduated from Louisiana State University with a psychology degree, she traded tantalizing French beignets, Cajun and Creole cuisine, and the cypress-lined bayous of “Fisherman’s Paradise” for Middle Tennessee. But her love for Shelbyville — the...
