At 90, Marie Wiser is still the first one you’ll spot at a local event – and usually the last one to leave. She’s a Lynchburg matriarch with deep Moore County roots and a heart as wide open as her front door.
It’s time for the latest installment of the Lynchburg Literary Club. This week, Lynchburg Times book reviewer Faith Simpson examines Waiting for Ted, and the myth of the “perfect” housewife.
Behind the walls of the Moore County Jail, something unexpected is growing – second chances. What started as a few rows of tomatoes has turned into a lifeline for inmates, staff, and the Lynchburg community.
They’re a staple at the annual Lynchburg Christmas Parade, and on July 26-27 miniature donkeys from the Southern Asspitality Farm will participate in the Honky Tonk Miniature Donkey Extravaganza at the Celebration in Shelbyville.
Before he was a legend, Bill Dance was just a kid fishing the Mulberry Creek. We recently spoke to him about how Lynchburg shaped him and helped spark his lifelong passion.
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STATE AG NEWS | As input costs climb and commodity prices stay volatile, more local farmers are doing the survival math on diversification. A new UT webinar series hopes to help.
LOCAL EVENTS | From Camp Lejeune to Fallujah to the Lynchburg Gazebo, the Mike Corrado Band will kick off Tunnel to Towers’ weekend with a free, live concert.
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.
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