LOCAL NEWS | Moore County, 1,273 votes are in. Here's what our early turnout says about rural voices this election cycle. Plus, there's a sample ballot at the end of the article.
September 19, 2026
Author: Tabitha Evans Moore (Tabitha Evans Moore)
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Library book club’s August pick is set amid Prohibition
LOCAL NEWS | The Brown Bag Book Club’s August pick is set amid Prohibition — a subject Lynchburg knows firsthand.
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Area blood providers face critical shortages
REGIONAL NEWS | O-negative supply down to days as Blood Assurance — Moore County's primary blood source — pleads for summer donors. Local blood drives and opportunities to give can be found at the end of the article.
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Mayor pushes back, directs Planning Commission not to take action on Gateway in light of litigation
PUBLIC MEETINGS | Moore County's mayor doesn't do confrontation. So when he crossed the room Tuesday night to stand beside Gateway's attorney and tell the Planning Commission to take no action, it meant something. Hours earlier, he'd been served a civil summons.
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Sound Bathing in Lynchburg, Tennessee
LOCAL NEWS | Seventeen locals and I floated blindfolded for an hour in the Lynchburg Swimming Pool. Here’s an inside look at Lynchburg’s first-ever floating sound bath and the research behind it.
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Barrels nobody expected to survive just became Jack Daniel’s newest whiskey
LOCAL NEWS | Jack Daniel's loses more whiskey to the "angel share" than usual on purpose — and bottles what's left as Distillery Series #17. It's the latest in the global distillery's small-batch innovations.
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Tennessee volunteers to store the nation’s nuclear waste
STATE NEWS | Yes, Governor Lee just signed an agreement that could bring nuclear waste to Tennessee but the target is Oak Ridge not Lynchburg.
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Current MCHS seniors can apply early to TN Tech on Aug. 3
STATE EDUCATION NEWS | Moore County incoming seniors with TN Tech at the top of their college list can apply for fall semester 2027 as early at August 3.
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John Long dies at 85
LOCAL OBITUARY | He was a familiar face on the historic Lynchburg Square. John Long died on Wednesday, July 29. His funeral will take place on Sunday in Tullahoma.
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Are there Flock cameras in Lynchburg?
LOCAL NEWS | They've become a source of controversy across the country, and their reach isn't limited to big cities. But are there actually any Flock cameras in Moore County?