Letter From the Editor

Letter From the Editor

The old courthouse square smells of rain-dampened limestone and the sweet, heavy scent of blooming magnolias. There is a specific texture to the past here; it’s in the smooth, worn dip of a marble doorstep and the rough, iron scrolls of a cemetery gate. These are the...
Jeff Damron: Building the circle of success

Jeff Damron: Building the circle of success

Sometimes the road we take leads us back home. Such is the case for Jeff Damron. He was only 15 when he took on his first job as a referee for the city’s church basketball league, and he continued to work for Tullahoma Parks and Recreation in various capacities over...
Monty Hawkins: Rooting for the trees

Monty Hawkins: Rooting for the trees

The eerie wail of Tullahoma’s tornado siren bellowed on Aug. 1, 2012. Storms beat down on houses, structures stood braced against high winds, and power lines began to fall. Monty Hawkins clocked in for his very first shift with the Tullahoma Utility Authority (TUA) on...
Letter From the Editor

Letter From the Editor

You can hear it before you see it — the rhythmic, muffled “one-and two-and” of a marching band practicing in the early heat, the squeak of sneakers on a freshly waxed court, and the focused clickclack of keyboards in a hushed library. There is a specific scent to this...

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