WEATHER BATMAN: Native monitors local skies for weather passion project
LOCAL INTERVIEWS | From a childhood obsession to a current day passion project, native Christopher King monitors the Lynchburg skies like a Doppler guardian angel.
May 12, 2025
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Metro Council taps the brakes on growth, again, with apartment zoning changes
There’s a quiet war happening in tiny Lynchburg over potential growth. On Monday, the Metro Council voted 11-4 in favor of a fourth zoning change in the past 15 months aimed at slowing development. This time surrounding requirements for apartment developments.
RURAL SUSTAINABILITY: In Tiny Lynchburg, Jack Daniel’s Operates with Global Environmental Goals
Long before Jack Daniel’s became a household name, it built itself around one of Moore County’s most precious resources, the Lynchburg Cave Spring. To celebrate Earth Day, we talked to local officials about why sustainability is important for a global brand located in one of Tennessee’s smallest counties.
SPIRIT OF APPRECIATION: The Jack Daniel’s Good Friday Tradition
It’s not on the tour. It’s not in the brochure. But in Lynchburg, locals know that Good Friday at Jack Daniel’s Distillery means free whiskey.
School Board considers adding a fence at MCHS baseball field
LOCAL NEWS | On Monday, the Moore County of Education discussed adding a fence at the MCHS baseball fence due to parental safety concerns.
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State offers “affordable” Kayaking 101 class
STATE OUTDOOR NEWS | It’s National Safe Boating Week and the Tennessee State Parks and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) are teaming up with paddle sports leaders across the state to offer low-cost beginner kayaking classes on Saturday.
Dancing in the Grass and Spilling the (Jack) Tea: A Lawn Sessions Dispatch
PERSONAL ESSAY | Four bands, one perfect night, and a thousand hometown moments you won’t read anywhere else. Lynchburg’s Lois Lane got the real scoop at the first-ever Lawn Session concert at Jack Daniel’s
RURAL MURAL: Lynchburg’s new public art pays homage to the Lincoln County Process
LOCAL NEWS | Crafting Whiskey – the first in a series of whiskey-inspired public art going up in small, rural southern, middle Tennessee towns – is located right here in Lynchburg.
Raiderette big bats bounce back to earn 14-2 win over Fayetteville
LOCAL SPORTS | Outstanding pitching by Kallie Ross and big girl batting by a host of Raiderettes combined to hand Moore County a bounce back win over Fayetteville on Tuesday.
Raiders fall in district final; headed to Region 5 tourney
LOCAL SPORTS | The Raiders fell to the Eagle 10-0 on Monday but are headed to the Region 5A Tournament. Several Moore County players and Assistant Coach James Sparkman earned All District honors.
New lifesaving tech hits Metro EMS ambulances
LOCAL NEWS | Thanks to a state grant, the Metro EMS now uses cardiac monitors that offer faster, smarter pre-hospital emergency care for Moore County residents.
Moore County Democratic Party will elect new leaders at Reorganization Convention on May 10
LOCAL NEWS | The Moore County Democratic Party plans a Reorganization Convention on May 10. They will elect a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Committee members from all areas of the county for a two-year term.
108 Years of Moon Pie Magic, Available Right Here in Lynchburg
SHOP LOCAL SPOTLIGHT | On the 108th birthday of Tennessee’s most iconic treat, skip the chain store and head to the Moon Pie General Store in Lynchburg – where the shelves are stocked with nostalgia and the treats taste like home.
State warns of emerging spotted lanternfly threat
STATE AG NEWS | Moore County farmers and garden enthusiasts should be on the look out for the invasive Spotted Lanternfly. They’ve been spotted as close as Davidson County.
BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT: TN Tech joins statewide effort to protect the Duck River
REGIONAL NEWS | TN Tech is stepping up to do it’s part in protecting one of the most biologically diverse rivers in the world located right here in Middle Tennessee.