FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | The Times caught up with country music star and unofficial local Blake Redferrin to chat about Jiffy Mart sausage biscuits, the ketchup packet incident, and his Friday performance at the third annual Jack Daniel’s Barbecue Bash.
PUBLIC MEETINGS | Some members felt strongly that growth should not come at the expense of existing taxpayers. Others argued Moore County faces a housing shortage and that growth is what funds infrastructure. Either way, a one-year moratorium on new residential subdivisions of four or more lots, requested by the Metro Council, is headed back to that body for a vote.
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | There’s the official Jack Daniel’s Barbecue schedule of events and then there’s the happenings only locals know about. The Northcutt’s annual Jack Daniel’s Yard Sale is one of them.
LOCAL NEWS | Snail mail, a flower fund and memories of class trip shenanigans: How Moore County High’s class of 1976 has held together for 50 years
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | For more than 50 years, Lynchburg church women have been frying pies from the same handed-down recipes. This weekend, they will sell about 500 of them at the church and the Whiskey Runners Cruisin the Hollow event in Wiseman Park. Get there early. They usually sell out by noon.
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.
PUBLIC MEETINGS | Developer Joe Denby brought a revised plat to the Metro Planning Commission on Tuesday with three changes. Planning officials say based on Robert’s Rules, the plat had to change significantly before it could be considered again.
LOCAL SPORTS | They dazzled in the first quarter, then lost momentum. On Friday, Moore County allowed Eagleville 24 unanswered second half points — suffering a 24-6 Homecoming loss.
LOCAL NEWS | Do you have a locally famous recipe or talented baker in your house? The Moore County Historical Society needs your help for their annual Cake and Pie Auction.
MUSIC, FILM & BOOKS | It’s a Sherlock Holmes gender swap with a clever twist at the end. The Brown Bag Book Club will take on “A Study in Scarlet Women” as their October read.
LOCAL SPORTS | Two Raider golfers will head to Linden next week for a shot at qualifying for the state tournament, which takes place October 5-6 at the River Course at the Sevierville Golf Club.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | The Concerned Citizens Focus Group of Moore County has a new name and will meet again on October 20 at the American Legion.
LOCAL NEWS | The rezoning passed its first reading in August, 8-5, with two members absent. On Monday, it failed its second reading 3-7, with four members absent and Metro Planning Chair Dexter Golden abstaining.
LOCAL SPORTS | Moore County stayed within a point of Huntland on Friday before the Hornets pulled away late — handing them a 33-12 victory and the first-ever Major’s Cup.
LOCAL SPORTS | Three trips to state. Two college scholarships. Zero home courts. Moore County Tennis has built one of the county’s most successful student athlete programs without a place to call their own — and their latest practice arrangement just fell through.
PUBLIC MEETINGS | On Monday, the Moore County School Board voted to revise the Visitors Code of Conduct from a four-page policy filled with TCA language to a one-page, easy-to-read document.
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