PUBLIC MEETINGS | Lynchburg’s sewer billing is automatic inside the Urban Services District. A 1948 Main Street house was the exception, and the only record of it was what people remembered. Now MUD is offering its owner a partial refund.
October 14, 2026
Category: Featured Story
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Tennessee State Parks seeks input on future plans for 12 state parks
STATE NEWS | State Parks in Tennessee generate nearly $550 million is revenue for our state. They want your input for the future plans of several including nearby Henry Horton State Park.
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Before Lynchburg: The Native History of the Land Along the Mulberry
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a look at who hunted these hollows, how the land changed hands, and why a federal mapping mistake opened the Elk River country to settlers.
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Hometown 2.0: Redferrin returns to Lynchburg for annual BBQ Bash
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | The Times caught up with country music star and unofficial local Blake Redferrin to chat about Jiffy Mart sausage biscuits, the ketchup packet incident, and his Friday performance at the third annual Jack Daniel's Barbecue Bash.
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Planning Commission debates major subdivision moratorium language before sending it to council
PUBLIC MEETINGS | Some members felt strongly that growth should not come at the expense of existing taxpayers. Others argued Moore County faces a housing shortage and that growth is what funds infrastructure. Either way, a one-year moratorium on new residential subdivisions of four or more lots, requested by the Metro Council, is headed back to that body for a vote.
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An Insider’s Guide to The Jack: The Annual Jack Daniel’s Yard Sale
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | There's the official Jack Daniel's Barbecue schedule of events and then there's the happenings only locals know about. The Northcutt's annual Jack Daniel's Yard Sale is one of them.
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Moore County High’s class of 1976 marks 50 years as the nation turns 250
LOCAL NEWS | Snail mail, a flower fund and memories of class trip shenanigans: How Moore County High’s class of 1976 has held together for 50 years
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Lynchburg Ladies of Faith Fry 500 Pies from Half-century-old Recipes for Friday and Saturday Sale
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | For more than 50 years, Lynchburg church women have been frying pies from the same handed-down recipes. This weekend, they will sell about 500 of them at the church and the Whiskey Runners Cruisin the Hollow event in Wiseman Park. Get there early. They usually sell out by noon.
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Moore County’s Hoss Helps Track Down Missing Teens in Lincoln County
LOCAL NEWS | Lynchburg boasts not one but two bloodhounds who help recover missing persons in Southern Middle Tennessee. They worked to find a pair of Lincoln County runaways last week.
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Orange Wings over Moore County: Monarchs Are Passing through Lynchburg Right Now
OUTDOOR NEWS | It's a journey their parents and grandparents began, and this week Monarch Butterflies migrate back to Mexico for the winter. They'll reach their peak this week in Lynchburg.