By Mike Sparks Living Truth Christian Center Celebrates 160 Years of Faith, Legacy and Community in Smyrna “You Are Not Forgotten: The Legacy We Carry Forward” SMYRNA, Tenn. — Living […]
Marty told me last Sunday, “My level of pain is about a 10.” When I stopped by, he didn’t sugarcoat it. I could feel how heavy the week had been […]
Smyrna has lost one of its finest. Harold Houston Galyon, 88, passed away peacefully at home on July 21, 2026, leaving behind a legacy built not on fanfare or headlines, […]
By Mike Sparks Ken ‘The Bull’ Atkin: A Fighter Then, A Fighter Still There was a time when Ken “The Bull” Atkin stepped into the ring as a man you […]
By Mike Sparks Tennessee Statesman Jim Tracy, Devoted Public Servant and Community Leader, Dies at 69 I first met Jim Tracy when I ran for Rutherford County Commission in 2002. […]
A Scoop of Hope: Roshan Bhakta’s Baskin-Robbins Reopens on America’s 250th, Just Days After Burying His Father By Mike Sparks Some stories arrive wrapped in irony so pointed you can’t […]
By Mike Sparks June is a fitting time to talk about fatherhood. Father’s Day began in 1910 when Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, proposed a day to honor fathers […]
Smyrna Remembers One of Its Own: Honoring Captain Jeff Kuss on Memorial Day TennesseeLedger.com Staff There are moments that remind you why community matters. Memorial Day in Smyrna was one […]
True Grit: Honoring Marty Luffman and a Legacy Hung on the Wall A champion’s saddle, 49 states, and a story that deserves to be told By Mike Sparks | TennesseeLedger.com […]
By Mike Sparks Tennessee Mourns the Loss of Representative G.A. Hardaway: A Legacy of “Policy Over Politics” NASHVILLE, TN — Flags across Tennessee flew at half staff as the Tennessee […]