Category: Local News

PUBLIC MEETINGS | A shrunk-down Tanyard Hill rezoning passes on second attempt — clearing the way for a subdivision between Damron and Coffee Creek.

PUBLIC MEETINGS | Yurts and RVs could also speckle the hillside along Main Street if the BZA approves a special exception for the Retreat at Whiskey Creek on Tuesday.

LOCAL NEWS | The darkness of a new moon will set up perfect viewing for the Perseids meteor shower over Moore County Wednesday night — while the "big eclipse" everyone's talking about happens 4,000 miles away.

PUBLIC MEETINGS | Moore County Schools would like to do a nearly half a million dollar security upgrade at both campuses and thanks to a pending federal grant, the projects can be funded with just a 25 percent match from the local system.

LOCAL NEWS | The Jack Daniel's Barbecue is just a few short months away and the Lynchburg Chamber has a limited number of local vendor spots. If you'd like to join us, click the vendor application link in the article.

LOCAL NEWS | The Brown Bag Book Club’s August pick is set amid Prohibition — a subject Lynchburg knows firsthand.

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.

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.

LOCAL NEWS | It will likely just result in hazy daytime skies and possibly vivid sunsets, but resident with respiratory conditions or cardiovascular disease should be aware.

STATE NEW | Tennessee's Tax Free Holiday return next weekend. Here's what qualifies.