LOCAL NEWS | Brown-Forman and Pernod Ricard terminated merger discussions Tuesday, citing irreconcilable differences on debt structure and economics. The collapse leaves the parent company of Jack Daniel's Distillery at a crossroads — with Sazerac's $15 billion offer still on the table and a stock that just dropped another 10 percent.
OPINION: Social media scaled first and monetized us later. AI is running the same play — except this time they want our land, our water, and our power too. Rural Tennessee is paying attention. Are politicians?
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | In our new series, Raider Round Up, Ansley Grayson talks with MCHS alumni to learn more about life after Lynchburg. Next up, Class of 2021's Audrey Moorehead.
LOCAL NEWS | Things got a little scary on Saturday as an Alabama man sped recklessly through the middle of the Spring in the Hollow festival narrowly missing those attending Lynchburg's annual event.
LOCAL ELECTIONS | The Lynchburg Times submitted an identical set of questions to all candidates seeking office in the August 2026 General Election. Responses are published here in a straight Q&A format, exactly as submitted, without editing or rewriting.
OUTDOORS NEWS | Black bears have been on the move for the past several years in Middle Tennessee. Fiery Gizzard State Park in Monteagle reports a recent sighting.
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.