by Wesley Bryant | Jan 1, 2023 | Stories
The year was 1977, and the decision had been made that the best option for Tullahoma’s first school, South Jackson School, was to destroy it. In their defense, it was falling apart, and although it was deteriorating and eroding, breaking the building down brick by...
by Wesley Bryant | Jan 1, 2023 | Stories
On January 31, 1865, the United States Congress passed an amendment to the Constitution. It would be the 13th change or addition to the Constitution up to that point in history, and its goal was to end slavery in every state of the union. Just over 11 months later, on...
by Wesley Bryant | Dec 1, 2022 | Stories
All I want for Christmas iiiiiiis…yoooooOOooooOOoouuuUUUuuu.” Can you hear it already? It’s that time of year once again. A time of year when a heated blanket feels like a hug. Every inch of the warmth feels like therapy from head to toe. Marshmallows swirl in the...
by Wesley Bryant | Nov 1, 2022 | Stories
We dust off the artificial pumpkin decorations and pull orange and purple wreaths from storage. We pull out rakes and sweaters as the weather drops like the leaves do. The weather feels therapeutic and makes you want to go for a walk on your lunch break instead of...
by Wesley Bryant | Aug 1, 2022 | Stories
The classroom is like railroad tracks. Hard workers spent years, decades—centuries even—laying the groundwork for the trains to run smoothly from coast to coast. They’re strong. And they last for many years to come, as train after train uses the same beams of steel...
