Author: Tabitha Evans Moore (Tabitha Evans Moore)

FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | On Friday, MCHS officials announced that Coach Lavon King will be returning to coach the Raiders varsity basketball team this fall. We caught up with him to get the scoop.

LOCAL NEWS | The first batch of Jack Daniel's Special Release Small Batch Rye sold out quickly, but the distillery says, "don't fear" there's more on the way.

OPINION | As someone who's also watched a new kid-on-the-block breeze into town and attempt to take what took me years to build — I have some thoughts about Sazerac's offer for Brown-Forman. Because Lynchburg is not overhead.

THINGS TO DO | This Saturday's Spring in the Hollow Festival is packed with cool events like a bird house auction, rubber duck race, and the best deal you'll find on barrel planters anywhere. And it's all for a great cause.

LOCAL NEWS | As the spirits industry contracts and two suitors compete for Jack Daniel’s parent company, the structure of each deal — not just the price — may be the most important factor for the community that built its economy around the distillery.

PUBLIC MEETINGS | Moore County's planning office has long been able to notify violators — but notification alone doesn't make them stop. Monday's vote gives the county a formal cease and desist mechanism.