SMALL BUSINESS PROFILE | Patrick Bedford of Lynchburg Outdoors doesn’t just sell motorcycle accessories and e-bikes. He’s created a peace-of-mind retail experience for the adventurous.
PUBLIC MEETINGS | Small communities across Southern Middle Tennessee are grappling with how to manage rapid growth. On Tuesday, the Moore County Planning Commission discussed a one-year pause on major subdivisions — a stopgap while the county tries to write rules developers can’t easily get around.
ARTS & SOUTHERN CULTURE | It was a pivotal moment in American history that played out in a small Tennessee community. In September, the South Jackson Performing Arts Center will perform “Inherit the Wind” — a play about the Scopes Monkey Trial.
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | This rare Jack Daniel’s collectors item is an ode to not only the Ladies of Lynchburg, but the southern tradition of the recipe card.
LOCAL SPORTS | “No quit in those boys.” Moore County dropped a 35-0 loss to a reclassified AAA Cascade squad, but the Raiders’ defense fought like the score was tied all night. Next up: A road trip to a Goodpasture team that’s outscored opponents 87-0.
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | Two of former Moore County Sheriff Ron Cunningham’s daughters recently returned to Lynchburg to serve as tours guides in their former home, the Moore County Jail Museum.
MUSIC, FILM, BOOKS | A film exploring the history and unexpected closure of Opryland USA will play for a limited time in September. It seeks to answer one question: Why was Opryland closed and replaced with a shopping mall?
It’s a law dating back to the earliest days of whiskey making in the state, and a Tennessee Congresswoman is pushing to lift the federal ban on home spirits distillation.
STATE NEWS | Tennessee loses roughly 10 acres of farmland an hour. The state just launched a new program aimed at placing agricultural land under a permanent conservation easement, taking it off the table for development.
MUSIC, FILM, & BOOKS | The Moore County Brown Bag Book Club will take on the classic novel, “Silas Marner” in September. It’s a book about the importance and power of community.
STATE NEWS | She’ll be laid to rest in Music City and as a fitting tribute to the iconic Tennessean, Governor Bill Lee and airport officials recently announced a plan to rename BNA in her honor.
THINGS TO DO | Just days after the death of Tim Curry seems like the perfect time to tell you about the screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show this October at The Caverns.
OUTDOOR NEWS | It’s one of Tennessee’s oldest hunting traditions. Squirrel season opened this weekend and extends through March 15.
PUBLIC MEETINGS | A shrunk-down Tanyard Hill rezoning passes on second attempt — clearing the way for a subdivision between Damron and Coffee Creek.
PUBLIC MEETINGS | Yurts and RVs could also speckle the hillside along Main Street if the BZA approves a special exception for the Retreat at Whiskey Creek on Tuesday.
LOCAL NEWS | The darkness of a new moon will set up perfect viewing for the Perseids meteor shower over Moore County Wednesday night — while the “big eclipse” everyone’s talking about happens 4,000 miles away.
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