Surviving Till Sunday
I was diagnosed with placenta percreta at 22 weeks gestation during the pregnancy of my third child, Banks. It is a rare diagnosis, affecting as few as 1 in 550…
Thank You For Being A Friend…Keeping Gina Putman’s Memory Alive by Giving Back
If you knew Gina, odds are you remember the first time you met her. I know I do. Excuse me while I borrow a line from my second favorite Golden…
In Your Defense…Power of (this) Attorney comes from family and hometown roots
As a young boy growing up in Mt. Juliet – back when Mt. Juliet was a sleepy town with dirt roads and everyone knew each other – Jeff Cherry had…
The last year…
The last year… I’m having one of those weeks. That’s not true. It’s been more like two months. At first, I thought it was the moon. Menopause. Too much social…
Farm Bureau Expo Center Back in Full Swing
As Tennessee emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, many events and happenings at the Farm Bureau Exposition Center, located on 945 East Baddour Parkway in Lebanon, Tennessee are now in full…
Staying healthy with Up Your Game Hydration
Since March 2020, many of us had to tweak or totally overhaul once normal routines. Medicine cabinets are now fully stocked arsenals of vitamins, tinctures, and essential oils. All serving…
Bringing History Back to Life
If you have visited or live in Wilson County, there is a good chance you’ve driven by the IWP Buchanan House. The eye-catching beauty had seen better days until recently.…
Finding Your Piece of the Good Life
When Mt Juliet City Mayor Ed and his wife Katrina Hagerty moved to Mt Juliet, the population was just 3,000. The landscape looked a little different. “I remember driving seven…
No news IS good news…
By Andrea Clark Hagan I don’t watch the news. In fact, if my husband turns on the news, I leave the room. There’s no way to truly isolate myself completely,…
Drug Court offers a Second Chance
If your life hasn’t been touched by addiction, count yourself not only lucky but in the minority. The statistics are staggering: 31.9 million American adults (aged 12 and older) are…
Community Connection Compassion… Rebuilding Wilson County, from a safe social distance
In January, many of us were still in disbelief that 2010 was a decade ago and trying in vain not to date documents 2019. You might say we were living…
Celebrating A Wilson County Legend
You might call him a trendsetter. Before, mixology became a word. Before, liquid nitrogen became part of cocktails. Before microbreweries. Before, bartenders became the star of the show. Before it…
Family, Business, Community…Building Tennessee’s ‘Mayberry’
These days, life is looking a little different for Wilson County resident, Randall Clemons. After more than 30 years at the helm of Wilson Bank & Trust-the institution that he…
Cream of the Crop…Farm to Family with Shop Springs Creamery
With Shop Springs’ growing population, Elizabeth and Jeffrey Turner decided to no longer wait to put their dream into action! Both being raised on dairy farms, Shop Springs Creamery’s founders…
Things are ‘Poppin’ at Poppie’s Boutique
Two brick and mortars, a thriving online store, a podcast, a new lifestyle brand, an upcoming bible study series…and all conceived, carefully curated, and managed by the 25-year-old owner of…
The Road Home
No matter where you grow up, to the young, the grass is always a little greener somewhere else. Bryson Eubanks was certainly someone who wanted to spread his wings. Bryson…
Enchanted Duck Pond Farm
Local couple, Dan and Lisa Liles, like to have breakfast and coffee on typical Saturdays. and this particular off-grid day they decided to haunt an auction to perhaps by farm…
Looking Back at Lebanon’s first 200 years
We don’t get as much snow as we once did. Scores of former residents have had a significant influence on our nation’s government. One is regarded as the “father” of…
Agee & Johnson…The Vision Lives On
Forty years ago Agee & Johnson was founded by Jim Agee and Jerry Johnson. The gentlemen shared a vision for a realty and auction company rooted deep in community service.…