Before the Factory: When Saturday Nights Roared at Smyrna Raceway
Remembering Smyrna Raceway: Fast Cars, Local Heroes and Stories Worth Preserving Before the Nissan assembly plant transformed Smyrna into one of Tennessee’s leading
Automotive/Classic cars
History
Faith
Inspiration
Where Were You on Sept 11th 2001? Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office to Mark 25th Anniversary of September 11 with Remembrance Ceremony
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office to Mark 25th Anniversary of September 11 with Remembrance Ceremony By Mike Sparks Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office to Host
Faith
Inspiration
Mental Health & Well Being
My Sister Vickie, a Runaway Lawnmower and the Story Behind Joe Walsh’s “Rocky Mountain Way”
By Mike Sparks Did you know that the song “Rocky Mountain Way” came to Joe Walsh behind a lawn mower? The Song Within:
Inspiration
Leaving a Legacy
Rotary Club
Beyond the Wire: How a Kansas Rotary Club Is Helping Formerly Incarcerated Women Rebuild Their Lives
This inspiring article was originally published in Rotary.org. Publishers Note: “I wanted to go back into the jail and help the women, because
Faith
Leaving a Legacy
Tennessee Stronger Together: How an $800 Offering Grew into a $3 Million Mission Transforming our State
By Mike Sparks While sitting on the back row at Parkway Baptist Church in Smyrna this morning, I began reading a bulletin insert
Faith
Leaving a Legacy
Remembering Joe “Jo-Jo” Edmondson: Family, Fast Cars and a Life Well Lived
By Mike Sparks MT. JULIET, Tenn. —Family and friends are remembering Joe Kendall Edmondson, affectionately known as “Jo-Jo,” who passed away at home
History
How To Do More with Less
Leaving a Legacy
Four Generations, a ’68 Barracuda, a Raccoon and a Trip Back to 1986
Four Generations, a ’68 Barracuda, a Raccoon and a Trip Back to 1986 As I get older, I find myself becoming more nostalgic
History
7 Surprising Facts About the Erie Canal: They Called It Madness—Then It Changed America
7 Cool Things You Didn’t Know About the Erie Canal One of America’s greatest early engineering achievements, the Erie Canal transformed a seemingly
Crime: Police: Law Enforcement
Politics
Man Who Killed 6 Kids in Crash Now Accused of Assaulting Ex and Her 4-Year-Old as the Child Tried to Help
This story was originally published in People.com Johnthony Walker, 34, was previously convicted of criminally negligent homicide and statutory rape in separate incidents
Faith
local government/civic engagement
Mental Health & Well Being
WWDD?: Could Tennessee and America Use More Kindness? New Survey Says There’s Room for Improvement
Younger adults are less comfortable than older adults with initiating kind acts toward strangers Publisher’s Note — Mike Sparks As I sat down