Hi! My name is Tabitha Evans Moore. I’m the Lois Lane of Lynchburg, Tennessee – a professional journalist with over two decades of experience covering Lynchburg and Southern Middle Tennessee. Before founding The Lynchburg Times, I served as publisher of the legacy Moore County News.

My reporting is guided by a commitment to truth, accountability, and the belief that modern rural communities deserve journalism that is accurate, dignified, and deeply rooted in place.

Small Town. Big Journalism.

I founded The Lynchburg Times in 2019 because small towns deserve a real, professional journalist – the kind you read in bigger cities grounded in truth, primary sources, and context that can only come from a deep understanding of the community being covered.

I show up, pay attention, ask questions, and tell the truth.
Sources trust me.
Readers trust me.
And that trust is hard-earned and the foundation of this newsroom.

The Lynchburg Times is an independent, reader-supported publication dedicated to telling the true stories of Lynchburg and Southern Middle Tennessee. I blend deeply local reporting with New South storytelling – illuminating the people, history, and culture that make this community unlike any other.

What I Believe

• Journalism is public service.
• Facts matter.
• And small towns deserve the same high-quality reporting as any major city.

What I Cover

Over the years, The Lynchburg Times has become the region’s trusted source for:

• fact-driven reporting
• local government coverage
• community storytelling
• maker, farmer, and small business features
• investigative pieces that move the needle
• cultural reporting rooted in honesty and heart

My Mission

To save community journalism.
To strengthen democracy.
To preserve the modern rural way of life.
To document the New South with clarity, respect, and depth.

How I’m Funded

The Lynchburg Times is supported primarily by voluntary reader contributions — not paywalls, not clickbait, and not corporate influence. This allows me to stay fiercely independent and publish journalism you can’t read anywhere else.

Every dollar goes directly into reporting the truth about our community. Your support also helps keep my articles free for everyone.

Why It Matters

In an era of automated content, secondhand summaries, and social-media misinformation, eyewitness, human reporting is irreplaceable. Being in the room matters. Context matters. Nuance matters. And I’m committed to keeping that level of journalism alive in Moore County.