Category: Local News

LOCAL NEWS | A program designed to grow Moore County’s next generation of civic leaders is accepting applications — but not for long. Lynchburg Leadership will return to Moore County in March.

THINGS TO DO | Paint a Skillet. Take home a story. The Lodge Cast Iron store on Mechanic Street is hosting a skillet painting class this Thursday — and Dolly Parton is involved. Of course she is.

THINGS DO TO | Six miles of daffodils. A beloved Middle Tennessee tradition that started with a schoolmaster, a janitor, and a lot of bulbs turns 48 this weekend. You should go.

OPINION: This week, The Times Editor Tabitha Evans Moore weighs in on the unintended consequences of importing state-level partisan politics into a community that has always governed itself on simpler, more human terms.

PUBLIC MEETINGS COVERAGE | Moore County has dozens of short-term rentals. Only three are paying commercial water rates. The question is can or should the MUD Board do anything about it.

PUBLIC MEETINGS COVERAGE | Cash payments are here to stay at the MUD office — and your leftover pennies will follow you to your next bill.

PUBLIC MEETINGS COVERAGE | School board votes to hold non-resident tuition steady at $400 per child as enrollment grows and academic rankings climb.

How big is a “tiny home”? That question came up Tuesday night as Moore County officials discussed ordinance language governing a local tiny homes development. Planning officials said the wording of the current rule may need clarification as the project moves forward.

MTSU is in the thick of another Star Party season with monthly lectures and telescope observations slated through the rest of the semester. The March 6 lecture focuses on ancient astronomy.

In celebration of the new F1 season, Jack Daniel’s has debuted a new limited edition Tennessee Whiskey in partnership with the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 team.