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7 Things to Do This Weekend
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7 Things to Do This Weekend

A haunted hay ride … a guided fall colors hike … haunted woods on Short Mountain … the debut Big Foot Blues Festival … carve a pumpkin at Tim’s Ford … the annual Bell Buckle Art Shows … and a Murder Mystery Masquerade … yeah, there’s plenty to do this weekend. 1 | Horton’s Haunted...

Raiders win a sloppy one at Jo Byrns
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Raiders win a sloppy one at Jo Byrns

CEDAR HILL — The plan for the night was simple. Travel to Cedar Hill and get a non-conference solid win against Jo Byrns without suffering additional injuries. Coach Dobbs wanted to focus on protecting the football and finishing tackles before heading into a “murders row” of conference games against Huntland, Richland, and Mount Pleasant to...

Metro School Board will meet on Monday
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Metro School Board will meet on Monday

LOCAL NEWS | Public Meetings — The Metro Moore County School Board will meet on Monday, October 14 at 6 p.m. at the Central Office located behind Lynchburg Elementary School. Two items will be presented for public comment: the MCHS Diamond Club and the MCHS BITZ Campaign. As usual, they will continue a month-to-month policy...

Raiders travel to Jo Byrns Friday
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Raiders travel to Jo Byrns Friday

LOCAL NEWS | Sports — After a week off, the Moore County Raiders (2-4, 0-2) with take on Jo Byrns (1-6, 1-2) in Cedar Hill on Friday night. The Red Devils have experienced a frustrating season so far with losses to Harpeth, Huntland, Clay County, Houston County, East Robertson and Monterey. Their lone win of...

JD BBQ Like a Local: Reserve parking at the library
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JD BBQ Like a Local: Reserve parking at the library

Each October, the tiny town of Lynchburg swells by a few thousand folks as the Jack Daniel World Championship Invitational Barbecue returns to Wiseman Park. That crowd usually includes over 60 American barbecue teams, over 20 international teams, and 25,000 fans … not to mention the scores of locals who also happen to enjoy the...

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Governor Lee to visit LES on Friday

LOCAL NEWS — According to Moore County Director of Schools Chad Moorehead, Governor Bill Lee will visit Lynchburg Elementary School (LES) this Friday, October 11 for a tour and visit. Governor Lee should arrive around 2 p.m. He’ll be greeted by LES Principal Eslick and our local legislators before touring the elementary school. He plans...

Halloween in Lynchburg: 4 Don’t Miss Events
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Halloween in Lynchburg: 4 Don’t Miss Events

LOCAL NEWS — Halloween’s always been a big deal in Lynchburg. Rolling yards, water balloon fights on the square, trick-or-treating … it’s all always been good old fashioned small town fun. This year organizers are going all out to make Halloween in historic, downtown Lynchburg a new fall tradition. Here’s four cool things happening that...

Review: Jack Daniel Tennessee Apple
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Review: Jack Daniel Tennessee Apple

By Tabitha Evans Moore | Editor & Publisher — Whenever Jack Daniel’s Distillery introduces a new product the world chomps at the bit to get their hands on it. When it made its debut on October 1, publications from Maxim to Forbes covered it. They pull quotes from the press release and spend five minutes...

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Motlow hosts free Piano Trio Concert

LOCAL NEWS — In addition to being area leaders in nursing and robotics, Motlow State also boasts some very talented musicians. They’ll show them off on Friday, October 18 from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. with a free Piano Trio Concert at Powers Auditoriam/Eoff Hall on the Moore County campus. The event is part of the...