On Tuesday night in Oliver Springs the two teams who currently sit atop the District 3 Softball standings met for the last time in the regular season as the Lady BobCats hosted the Lady Bulldogs from Wartburg Central. The Lady Bulldogs currently are in the #1 position in the District with an…

Veronica “Ronni” Clarice Storie, passed away peace-fully at her home in Lebanon, T…

Tiffany Dawn Graham, 51, of Petros, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024 at Metho…

Brandon “Swabby” Bunch, 46, of Petros, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024 at Me…

Robert Murl Woods, 82, of the Joyner Community, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2…

Wesley Dean Boston, 85, of Helenwood, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Big…

    On Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee has received a payment of $146.1 million from major tobacco companies that joined the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Since 1998, Tennessee has received $3.9 billion from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.

    We have several pine species in our area, and one of the more uncommon ones is Pitch pine (Pinus rigida). It is mostly found on dry slopes and ridges in association with other pines and oaks. It has little commercial use today but was very useful in pioneering days.

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