Joel Counce

Ernest Newsom remembers what it felt like on April 4, 1968. "I was devastated," the current religious leader said about the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. "I didn't know where to turn." The next day, Newsom, then a Louisville Presby... See more

An ice cream store in Smyrna started in September 2018 with the owners’ desire to work together. The journey for Janarty’s Homemade Ice Cream’s owners has included unique flavors, coffee and some national awards for its ice cream. The most recent one was ... See more

Gloria Christy carries on a tradition her father started in the 1930s - to remember Rutherford County as it was. Christy and her late husband, Thom, worked with many charities and organizations throughout Rutherford County, including Celebrate Recovery an... See more

Gloria Christy carries on a tradition her father started in the 1930s – to remember Rutherford County as it was. Christy and her late husband, Thom, worked with many charities and organizations throughout Rutherford County, including Celebrate Recovery an... See more

Jim Demos, founder of both Toot's and Demos' restaurants in Rutherford County, died Dec. 10. He was 91. In a joint statement on the Demos Facebook page, his children Peter, Kristin, Felicia, Jamey and Karys Demos said that his legacy could not be measured... See more