THINGS TO DO | Lynchburg boasts its very own book club that meets at the Moore County Library the last Friday of each month. This month’s pick is “Prayers for Sale” by Sandra Dallas.

PUBLIC MEETINGS COVERAGE | Two developers seeking to add water and sewer connections in the Urban Services District of Metro Moore County have each asked to be placed on the May Metro Planning and Zoning Commission agenda, and both share the same obstacle.

LOCAL NEWS | When Atmos Energy’s Matt Ferguson heard Moore County was footing an unexpected repair bill to keep the Lynchburg Pool open this summer, he didn’t wait to be asked. He just picked up the phone.

LOCAL NEW | The Jack Daniel Distillery just dropped its most premium limited release in history — a $600 bottle of Tennessee Whiskey packaged in Formula 1 race car materials, made in collaboration with the McLaren Mastercard F1 Team. Distilled right here in Moore County.

LOCAL NEWS | Brown-Forman and Pernod Ricard terminated merger discussions Tuesday, citing irreconcilable differences on debt structure and economics. The collapse leaves the parent company of Jack Daniel’s Distillery at a crossroads — with Sazerac’s $15 billion offer still on the table and a stock that just dropped another 10 percent.