What Really Matters

What Really Matters

On July 29, around 5:40 p.m., West Middle School (WMS) teacher Belinda Stuart received a text from one of her fellow teachers. The text informed Stuart that the fire alarm was going off at West Middle School and that Stuart’s classroom had been pinpointed as the...
The Sky’s the Limit

The Sky’s the Limit

If there is anything former Tullahoma Wildcat football player Brandon Painter has shown and proven to be a worthwhile objective it is this: “keep moving forward.” Painter played middle linebacker on the team that rallied its way to the title of state champions. The...
Growing more than Fruits & Vegetables

Growing more than Fruits & Vegetables

“ I came from a bigger city, so I didn’t have access to knowledge like that at all,” he said. “I was passionate about the resources here.” When he began in February, all he had to work with was a severely neglected garden and a basketball court at the community...
It all begins with Chocolate

It all begins with Chocolate

A steady breeze graced across the lake and gently rocked the old tattered hammock hanging over the water’s edge. The newly married couple swayed together hand in hand dreaming of all that the future might hold. Thoughts like, “What adventures might we go...
Putting the Family in Family Dining

Putting the Family in Family Dining

In 2012, when she joined the family business full-time, Paige Prescott Moore had a vision for their next venture. Her great-grandfather had started Prescott Bottling in Tullahoma in 1930. “We’ve been here a long time,” she said. In the 1950s, they...
Excitement and noise… in a library?

Excitement and noise… in a library?

Around 9:30 a.m., the stiff silence of the Coffee County Lannom Memorial Library slowly begins to break. Lots of little feet trample through the glass double doors, then race over to the play area ahead. The first few interruptive sounds are made by one or two young...