Lisa Hobbs

Hey neighbors! If people-watching is your sport, make a trip to Manchester this week. Bonnaroo returns June 11-14, bringing tens of thousands of visitors to the region. Over at The Caverns, the team will catch its breath before hosting the…

More Adventures in Customer Service I believe in the importance of customer service. A while back, I dropped my cable/internet provider after spending half my time battling their so-called customer service reps. I had many indecipherable conversations with guys in…

Representatives from Tennessee Farm Bureau, Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, and Farm Credit Mid-America/Rural 1st recently presented a combined donation of $3,000 to the Grundy County Food Bank to help provide meals for children and families facing food insecurity in Grundy County.…

A sigh of relief went round the Mountain with the news that retiring owner Joan Thomas has found buyers for Mooney’s Market & Emporium, and the Monteagle icon will remain open. The buyers are Mallory Grimm and Trapp Tubbs, who…

      Sixteen outstanding citizens of Grundy County completed an important milestone as they graduated from Leadership Grundy on May 22. The graduation ceremony was held at the Grundy County Armory Building in Monteagle and began at 6 p.m. The program…

Middle Tennessee State University spring Dean’s List contained five Grundy County residents. To qualify for the distinction, a student must maintain a current semester GPA of 3.5 or above and have earned a minimum of 12 semester hours. Making the…

After a successful school year of competitive varsity climbing, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School will begin the 2026-27 winter athletic season in November offering climbing again as a coed, varsity athletic team.  The school also added a climbing camp to its summer programming…