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...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Dec 13, 2024 | Feature, Tullahoma
Journey, a majestic red-tailed hawk, soared effortlessly above the canopy, her keen eyes scanning the forest below. A master hunter, she has learned to rely on her instincts to survive in the wild. Journey came to the Middle Tennessee Raptor Center injured and...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Nov 9, 2024 | Stories, Tullahoma
IN THE very gym where they once raced across the court, ponytails flying and coaches calling plays in sync with dribbling basketballs, Julia Duncan and McKenna Buckner now stride courtside with playbooks in hand. The same bleachers their parents once cheered from now...
