The Heavy and the Hope of Foster Care

The Heavy and the Hope of Foster Care

There are these chicken nuggets that come in a red bag at Aldi, the grocery store. I am not precisely sure what ingredients these nuggets are contrived of, but my son thinks they are pure gold. He will not be fooled by any other brand of nuggets. Those are what he...
Making lives Better in the Holiday Season

Making lives Better in the Holiday Season

If you want a visual of radical generosity, take an afternoon stroll down Rotary Drive in Winchester. Every single home on the street was built by Highland Rim Habitat for Humanity and then given to a deserving family. This beautiful development began two decades ago...
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...