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…
In the garden with Valley Growers
If you are planning to vamp up your yard this fall – look no further than Valley Growers. Valley Growers, located at…
aCross Tennessee, Shine Your Light For All To See
What started in 2018 as neighbors on a 4 mile stretch of Sykes Road putting up crosses at Christmas, has turned into a movement that is exactly what we need…
Ophthalmologist Eyes the Future
When Dr. Bill Schenk was in college his two best friends were blind. One from a congenital disease and the other from an accident. Looking back now after 39 years…
Bankers Unite To Encourage Shopping Local
TennCommUNITY is the product of a collaboration of nine community banks who had a desire to help small businesses recover from the impact of COVID-19. These banks “united” to…
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…
The Great Outdoors…Social Distancing at its Finest!
If you’re like the rest of the world right now, you’re ready to get outside, enjoy the beauty that surrounds us in Middle Tennessee and begin to get back to…
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…
Stewards of the Earth
Most of us are aware of the steps we can take to be more eco-friendly, and some of us even do small tasks every day to help keep our Earth…
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…
Getting Back To Normal
Covid-19: something everyone in this community, and the world, can relate to. Four months ago, those words meant nothing to any of us, today, we cringe when we hear them.…
Toppled trees ‘turned’ into heirlooms
Jennifer Rowland Sheppard’s mom, Sue, started dating Jennifer’s dad in 1968. That courtship lasted 10 years before marriage. He loved farming and he ran cattle,” Sue said from her daughter’s…
Hometown Heroes
By Sarah Haston, TCEcD Economic Development Director | City of Lebanon For the first time in his adult life, Lebanon Assistant Fire Chief Nick McCorkle sheltered in a closet with…
Rebuilding, reconnecting, and restoring our community one day at a time
We keep you in our hearts as your journey continues. Wilson County is truly a great place to live, work, and play. Together we can make a difference. During the…
A GRAND CHAMPION AMONG US
Showing sheep is not a skill and passion that everyone has the drive for, but when it comes to 5th grader Marshal, he has us all beat. It all started…
Making Every Step Count
What a difference a few years make with a new direction and focus. Before I get ahead of myself, let me first give some background on my athletic development. Growing…
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…