by Becca Roberts | Aug 7, 2025 | Stories, Tullahoma
IT WAS another Friday night under the bright stadium lights for Franklin County High School varsity football player Dawson Sowers, who was in his senior year. The tension on the field was palpable, but Sowers had been under this pressure before, and he knew what he...
by Becca Roberts | Aug 7, 2025 | Stories, Tullahoma
LOCAL CRAFTERS enjoyed selling handmade treasures at the Second Annual Summer Craft Fair on July 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On that Sunday afternoon, colorful tents lined the parking lot in front of Hobby Lobby, offering baked goods, flavored lemonades, hand-crafted...
by Wesley Bryant | Aug 7, 2025 | Stories, Tullahoma
THE SCENT of warm butter-covered popcorn and the huge roar of the crowd… does anything bring you back faster than a Friday night under the stadium lights? For me, it’s a flood of memories: the nervous jitters before kickoff, the eruption of cheers after a touchdown,...
by Sara Hook | Aug 7, 2025 | Stories, Tullahoma
SHOES SQUEAK against the polished wood of the basketball court, and the swoosh of a ball passing through the net is barely heard over the audience’s cheering. Tim Behrendorff proudly watches from the sidelines as the West Middle School boys basketball team...
by Wesley Bryant | Jul 10, 2025 | Stories, Tullahoma
IF YOU’VE ever seen a fighter jet cut across the sky, you know what powerful looks like. You know what freedom sounds like. That roar overhead reminds us that we live in a country where people put their lives on the line so the rest of us can live without fear. They...
by Sara Hook | Jul 10, 2025 | Stories, Tullahoma
TYLER WALLS is not just a school resource officer. At Robert E. Lee Elementary, he is a mentor when he talks to kids in the halls, a teacher when he goes to the classroom to talk about his job, a cheerleader when he encourages athletes during games, and a friend when...
