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...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Nov 9, 2024 | Stories, Tullahoma
MIDDLE TENNESSEE represents new beginnings, summer vacations, or job relocations for some. But for many, it symbolizes history. Betty (Newman) Fraley, born in 1934 on Bradley’s Creek in Coffee County, was the youngest of seven children. The harsh realities of the...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Nov 9, 2024 | Cover, Tullahoma
LORNA MITCHELL stood and smiled warmly inside a small children’s home in Central Africa. The children enamored her with their warm, coffee-brown faces and cheerful spirits as radiant as the summer sun. Yet, behind those twinkling eyes were the striking realities of...
