Life’s short; eat dessert.

Life’s short; eat dessert.

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...
Dreams of walking in true freedom

Dreams of walking in true freedom

“We have an extensive waiting list. Before we’re able to help, ladies will overdose and die. They are no longer here to reap the benefits of Blue Monarch,” said Shakia Craig, the officer of community relations and development. “We don’t know what kind of...
If you dream it, they will come.

If you dream it, they will come.

In 1995, Susan Binkley was running a high-profile horse hotel and selling her artwork at a gallery in Nashville. Becoming the founder and president of Blue Monarch, a nonprofit for women seeking to escape addiction and heal alongside their children, was not a journey...
A different kind of “beech” party

A different kind of “beech” party

The Beechcraft Heritage Museum – a local aviation museum – has held one of the country’s most notable and historic fly-in conventions since 1973. World-renowned pilots, speakers, historians, authors, and aircraft experts come to Tullahoma every year to share their...
From the ground up

From the ground up

As he sits back in the chair to smile for a picture, he laughs. “It’s not often I’m sitting still,” he said, smiling. Just as soon as it is taken, the Tullahoma City Schools (TCS) maintenance director, Tim Jensen, is back up and at it making sure the next order of...