Whether it’s motorcycles for a cause, a hospital built for healing, or the Vols chasing greatness, these stories prove that hope starts close to home.

By Bill Zechman

The community was shaken Thursday by news of the death of local figure and BBQ legend Newton “Newt” Rowland. A 1970 graduate from Tennessee Tech, he opened Newt's Barbecue in 2024, inspired by culinary legends Pope Taylor, Powell and Ina Rowland and Dinty Moore. Main Street Media owners

Inaugural Tunnel to Towers senior walk held at mall