PUBLIC MEETINGS | Moore County’s last galvanized water lines are coming out thanks to a EPA mandate. On Tuesday, the utility board voted unanimously to move forward with the project ahead of the 2037 federal deadline.
LOCAL EVENTS | He’s been known to spin a yarn or two and on Sunday, former Jack Daniel’s Brand Ambassador Randall Fanning will share his lifetime of stories at the Moore County Historical Society’s monthly meeting.
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 | 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 | Two new MUD policies aim to flag water capacity problems before building starts — and shift the cost of expansion to the developers driving it.
STATE AG NEWS | As input costs climb and commodity prices stay volatile, more local farmers are doing the survival math on diversification. A new UT webinar series hopes to help.
LOCAL EVENTS | From Camp Lejeune to Fallujah to the Lynchburg Gazebo, the Mike Corrado Band will kick off Tunnel to Towers’ weekend with a free, live concert.
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.
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