FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | She Learned It Here, then came back to lead. Tanya Vann grew up on a century farm on the south end of Moore County, spent nearly three decades teaching and leading in its schools, retired early to care for her parents — and then ran for the School Board. Some people just can’t stop giving.
MUSIC, BOOKS, & FILM | The 98th Academy Awards will happen on Sunday, March 15 and one of the films nominated for Best Documentary, “The Alabama Solution,” examines power, corruption, and who gets to tell the truth in the New South.
LOCAL NEWS | Jason Deal has decided now is not the right time. He officially withdrew from the Metro Moore County mayor’s race on Friday.
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | Lynchburg native and SCTTA CEO Ryan French recently discussed his road to becoming a local tourism guru, how metrics drive his work with Experience Tennessee, and the number of turtles he saves each year while running the roads of Southern Middle Tennessee to drive tourism dollars into our area.
PUBLIC MEETINGS COVERAGE | After years chasing nearly 40 percent water loss through two failed meter systems, Moore County’s $1.4 million Kamstrup rollout hits turbulence — but the board is demanding answers, not excuses.
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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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