SHOP LOCAL PROFILE: How a young mom turned a stroll through Lynchburg’s square into a thriving small-town sanctuary for mamas and their littles.
June 18, 2025
Author: Tabitha Evans Moore (Tabitha Evans Moore)
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Metro Council passes 2025-26 budget in tense meeting
It's less than a month from the Fourth of July but there were all the fireworks you need at tonight's Metro Council meeting.
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Peach Festival returns to Belvidere on July 19
There’s no better taste of Southern summer than a ripe peach picked fresh from the orchard — and no better place to enjoy it than the annual Neal Creek Retreat Peach Festival.
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Resuscitated Democratic Party Seeks New Chair
In a super conservative small town in a super majority Republican state, a dozen locals gathered on Saturday in a basement with blue cupcakes to name a new chairperson for the Moore County Democratic Party. They left empty handed.
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A CAT STORY: Lynchburg’s Mini Pearl’s gets a second chance
To celebrate National Cat Adoption Month, The Times caught up with Friends of Animals Director Christy Oakes to talk about one success story, Mini Pearl.
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School Board adjusts budget during June meeting
On Monday, the Moore County School Board cut a new school bus and science textbooks from their 2025-26 budget to accommodate the $200K schools' budget reduction the Metro Council approved in May.
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Motlow, Nearest Green launch Distilled Spirits Program
Motlow launches a new Distilled Spirits Program this fall – training students in the art of whiskey-making, right where Tennessee whiskey was born.
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UT proposes tuition increase for 2025-26
Got a kiddo headed to Knoxville this fall? The UT system is proposing a tuition increase, but there's still time to make a public comment for or against before July 1. Link in the article.
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That’s What Makes Jack Jack: Brown-Forman supports distillery with a new global campaign
You might spot as few familiar faces and places on the TV these days as Brown Forman launches new global campaign to support Jack Daniel's.
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Fish for free in Tennessee on Saturday
Circle Saturday, June 7 on your outdoor calendar as Tennessee's Bobby Wilson Free Fishing Day returns to Tennessee.