PUBLIC MEETINGS | Lynchburg’s sewer billing is automatic inside the Urban Services District. A 1948 Main Street house was the exception, and the only record of it was what people remembered. Now MUD is offering its owner a partial refund.
STATE NEWS | State Parks in Tennessee generate nearly $550 million is revenue for our state. They want your input for the future plans of several including nearby Henry Horton State Park.
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a look at who hunted these hollows, how the land changed hands, and why a federal mapping mistake opened the Elk River country to settlers.
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 | 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.
LOCAL OBITUARY | Lynchburg’s Mary Katherine Metcalf died on Monday. Her funeral will take place on Friday at 11 a.m. with visitation taking place on Thursday from 4-7 p.m.
LOCAL NEWS | On Saturday, Canada’s SmellaQue walked away with The Jack. It’s the second time in the event’s 37-year history that both an international team and a woman-led team has won.
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.
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