by Jeriah Brumfield | Jan 15, 2025 | Stories, Tullahoma
The audience holds its breath as the velvet curtain rolls back, revealing the stage of Tullahoma’s South Jackson Performing Arts Center (SJPAC). This moment, repeated numerous times over the years, isn’t just the start of a show — it’s the core of a community, the...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Dec 13, 2024 | Stories, Tullahoma
Lisa Marcrom’s fingers glided across her client’s tense muscles, a particular relaxation method that seemed to soothe the body and mind. The client’s crumpled brow started to soften as her hands moved with practiced precision. The tension in their shoulders...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Dec 13, 2024 | Stories, Tullahoma
A house mother stepped out of her small cottage, clutching a book in her hand. It was warm outside, but what truly stirred the ground were the joyful shouts and the pattering of tiny feet. Children rushed toward her from every direction, eyes bright with expectancy....
by Jeriah Brumfield | Dec 13, 2024 | Cover, Tullahoma
Young Vera Lund held tightly to the frayed leash of her new companion — a prize from a raffle that would forever change her life. Her scrappy mixed dog with tender eyes was a confidant who would guide Lund’s path for decades. Now, years later, in Coffee County, that...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Dec 13, 2024 | Feature, Tullahoma
Five-year-old Joe Capezza gripped the handlebars of his favorite bicycle as he raced down his neighborhood street, his tiny legs pumping with all the force they could muster. The breeze whipped through his hair, and the world blurred around him as his bike seemed to...
