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  • Joined: February 25, 2026
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Mimosas and Munchies

Extra excitement is in the air as Housing Hub gears up for its second annual Pickleball with a Purpose from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 8, at Clifftops Courts in Monteagle.

Recognizing farmers, conservationist and youth

The Grundy County Agriculture Business Council recognized the hard-working men, women and young people of Grundy County in their dedication to agriculture, families and conservation of natural resources and the environment of Grundy County. An awards banquet was held at the UT Extension Education Center in Coalmont last month.

Leslie B. Orange, 80

Mr. Leslie B. Orange, 80, of Tracy City, passed peacefully on Monday, May 4, 2026, at his home. He was born on May 25, 1945, in Tracy City, to Samuel Buford Orange and Minnie Ellen Sanders Orange, both of whom preceded him in death. In addition to his parents, Leslie is preceded in death by his fur granddaughter, Sasha, and brothers, Wallace, Jim, and George Orange.

This, That, and The Other

Happy graduation season! There is something joyful in the air everywhere you go this time of year. Around here, it also marks one of the great seasonal shifts of mountain life. Monteagle especially feels the change, because our town has always moved to the rhythm of the seasons. Sewanee students head home, Assembly families begin arriving, summer residents return, and suddenly the whole mountain eases into a different kind of energy that lasts until school starts again in the fall. I always think about the stories my mom used to tell about Tubby’s back in the day and the fascinating mix of people who gathered there. She described it as a true melting pot where you never knew who you might run into on any given evening. Of course, the rowdier stories only seemed to surface years later from the people who actually lived them.