PUBLIC MEETINGS | The MUD Board will meet on Tuesday afternoon at 6 p.m. One item, water line damage by fiber crews working in the area, will likely be a hot topic.
June 26, 2026
Author: Tabitha Evans Moore (Tabitha Evans Moore)
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Author who recently wrote a book set in Moore County will speak on June 14 in Lynchburg
LOCAL EVENT NEWS | An author with deep Moore County roots will visit to discuss her upcoming historical novel that's set in Lynchburg on June 14.
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Former LES teacher Dorothy Eady passes at age 96
LOCAL OBITUARIES | A beloved Lynchburg Elementary teacher has died. Her funeral will happen on Thursday with visitation happening Wednesday at J.A. Welton & Son Funeral Home in Tullahoma and Thursday at the Berry Chapel AME Church in Lynchburg.
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Free tax service returned around $120,000 to Moore County area residents this year
LOCAL NEWS | A free tax service sponsored by the United Way of South Central Tennessee saved folks in Moore and Coffee counties thousands of dollars and you can volunteer to help next year.
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OPINION: What does Lynchburg owe outside developers? Nothing more than the rules.
As AI data centers and large-scale outside investment attempt to reshape rural landscapes, small towns must remember their right to self-determine what kind of place they want to be — as long as the rules are applied evenly.
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Sweeping changes coming to TN hemp industry on July 1
STATE NEWS | On July 1, a new state law will place an effective ban on high-potency hemp-derived products containing THCA that will affect at least two Lynchburg businesses.
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Receiver signs Letter of Intent to sell Uncle Nearest assets to Black-owned investment firm
REGIONAL NEWS | Two days after Fawn Weaver appealed a federal judge's ruling to keep her company in receivership, the receiver signed a letter of intent to sell Uncle Nearest's assets — and the clock is now running toward a formal purchase agreement.
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Weavers appeal federal receivership order to Sixth Circuit of Appeals
REGIONAL NEWS | On Wednesday, Fawn and Keith Weaver filed a notice of appeal, asking the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a federal judge's ruling that found the company insolvent and its founder not credible.
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Chamber seeks Frontier Days vendors
LOCAL NEWS | People are over the digital and craving real, analog experiences like Lynchburg's annual Frontier Days Festival. The Chamber is currently seeking vendors for the 2026 event.
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Joyce Davenport Bobo dies at 92
LOCAL OBITUARY | Joyce Davenport Bobo, a beloved former Lynchburg resident, passed away on Tuesday in Tullahoma. The funeral and visitation will take place on Saturday in Lynchburg.