FILM, MUSIC, & BOOKS | Nashville-based author Tamera Alexander enjoys deep local roots. She’s woven her early childhood memories of Lynchburg and local history into a historical fiction that will release in September.
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | As we wrap up our Women’s History Month articles this week, we finish strong with an interview with Metro Council Chairwoman Amy Cashion — who uses both sugar and spice to try and build a stronger, better community one meeting at a time.
LOCAL NEWS | The Times talks to Stevie Malenowski with the State Historical Commission. He’ll be in Lynchburg on Wednesday to speak to the local historic planning commission.
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | In our new series, Raider Round Up, Ansley Grayson talks with MCHS alumni to learn more about life after Lynchburg. First up, Class of 2020’s Bron Cates.
LOCAL NEWS | In a press release issued late Thursday afternoon, Brown-Forman confirmed the merger talk but describe any potential move as a “merger of equals’ not an acquisition.
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MUSIC, FILM, BOOKS | A film exploring the history and unexpected closure of Opryland USA will play for a limited time in September. It seeks to answer one question: Why was Opryland closed and replaced with a shopping mall?
It’s a law dating back to the earliest days of whiskey making in the state, and a Tennessee Congresswoman is pushing to lift the federal ban on home spirits distillation.
STATE NEWS | Tennessee loses roughly 10 acres of farmland an hour. The state just launched a new program aimed at placing agricultural land under a permanent conservation easement, taking it off the table for development.
MUSIC, FILM, & BOOKS | The Moore County Brown Bag Book Club will take on the classic novel, “Silas Marner” in September. It’s a book about the importance and power of community.
STATE NEWS | She’ll be laid to rest in Music City and as a fitting tribute to the iconic Tennessean, Governor Bill Lee and airport officials recently announced a plan to rename BNA in her honor.
THINGS TO DO | Just days after the death of Tim Curry seems like the perfect time to tell you about the screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show this October at The Caverns.
OUTDOOR NEWS | It’s one of Tennessee’s oldest hunting traditions. Squirrel season opened this weekend and extends through March 15.
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.
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