Metro 2024-25 budget passes with zero discussion
It's usually a fight but there was little push back this year. The Metro Council passed the first reading of the 2024-25 budget by a 13-1 margin on Monday.
June 8, 2025
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BUILDING A BIGGER TABLE: Local father opens his home to adopted and foster children
In celebration of Father's Day, we interviewed a Lynchburg dad determined to make the world a better place one kid at a time.
Lynchburg girls breaking gender boundaries in youth flag football
BREAKING BARRIERS: Moore County girls are showing up and showing out on local football fields. It's a trend happening across the state as the TSSAA officially sanctioned girls' high school flag football this April.
State audit reveals four findings for Metro Moore County in 2023
No centralized purchasing, missed audit deadlines, incomplete information, and unauthorized expenditures are some of the findings revealed in the most recent state audit of Metro Moore County.
Exploring the origins of The Lincoln County Process on International Tennessee Whiskey Day
What exactly is Tennessee whiskey? How is it different from other whiskeys and bourbons on the market? What is charcoal mellowing and where did it come from? To celebrate International Tennessee Whiskey Day, we took a deep dive into The Lincoln County Process that makes Jack Daniel’s and other state whiskeys special.
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UT proposes tuition increase for 2025-26
Got a kiddo headed to Knoxville this fall? The UT system is proposing a tuition increase, but there’s still time to make a public comment for or against before July 1. Link in the article.
Fish for free in Tennessee on Saturday
Circle Saturday, June 7 on your outdoor calendar as Tennessee’s Bobby Wilson Free Fishing Day returns to Tennessee.
Hammond earns Distinguished Tennessean Scholarship
LOCAL NEWS | Recent MCHS graduate Tripp Hammond is the lone Moore County recipient of UT’s Distinguished Tennessean Scholarships.
Planning Commission nudged, again, to tighten mobile home park rules
LOCAL NEWS | Locals appeared, again, at the Metro Planning Commission’s June meeting to request that local officials considered tightening up mobile home park rules.
Property owner seeks lot line adjustment for historic home
LOCAL NEWS | The Metro Planning Commission recently referred a local property owner to the Board of Zoning Appeals over a zero-lot line non-conformity caused by a bathroom addition in the historic district.
RV, boat storage units proposed near County Line
LOCAL NEWS | An RV and Boat storage project may be in the works in the County Line community as one local sought guidance from the Metro Planning Commission on moving forward with commercial rezoning on Tuesday.
Blue Angels give free talk at MTSU ahead of Great Tennessee Air Show
REGIONAL EVENTS | The famous Navy Blue Angels will give a free talk at MTSU on Friday, June 6 ahead of their headlining performances at the Great Tennessee Air Show.
BBQ Hill event raised over $50,000 for local United Way
LOCAL NEWS | Lynchburg movers and shakers gathered on Barbecue Hill recently to help the United Way raise money for the work they do in Moore, Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Lincoln, Rutherford, and Warren counties.
Childress, Trussell fall in tennis state semis
LOCAL SPORTS | The dynamic duo of Trussell and Childress managed a heck of a run but fell in the semifinal match to Scott Hills last Thursday.
MUD Board reduces sewer rates
LOCAL NEWS | Led by a determined charge from Metro Utility Board member Glen Thomas, the MUD Board voted unanimously on Tuesday night to lower sewer rates in Moore County.