Lifestyles Archives

I do not normally put my columns on the website but I have had a story that I wanted to pass along for quite a while, but haven’t had the opportunity. If it doesn’t stir some type of thought or action, well I’ll pray for you.

Twenty-eight years of preaching the word of God has been a very good life for Pastor Nolen Brunson and the three years he has been at the Methodist Church “have flown by” he says.

 The Macon County 4-H Livestock Expo was held Thursday evening June 21st at the Macon County Fairgrounds.

With the days getting longer and summertime activities in full swing, the Lafayette United Methodist Church hosted their annual Vacation Bible School last week, where kids ages three through twelve, enjoyed a faith journey with the word of Jesus, in a pleasant and spiritual atmosphere.

On July the 4th, we will celebrate America’s 226 years as an independent nation and honor those who fought to keep us free.

Unfortunately several of the older cemeteries in Macon County have been forgotten and the final resting place of many of our ancestors, are no longer even recognizable.

Roughly sixteen million Americans served in World War II, and with only a little more than two million alive today, 101 of these former soldiers from Middle Tennessee received a thank you for their patriotic efforts decades ago, when the Music City Honor Flight flew these remarkable men to the nation’s capitol last week, honoring…

The Relay For Life Committee is looking forward to seeing everyone at the Survivor’s Supper, which is set for Tuesday, May 22, at 6:00 p.m. at the Sally Wells Building, located on the Macon County Fairgrounds.

We never know where the road of life will lead us, but for Patty Meagher, a 1981 graduate of Macon County High School, it brought her to Charlotte Day’s home in Sycamore Valley, when the hometown girl returned home to Macon County for the first time in thirty years.

Flying a kite takes a certain expertise and there were certainly a lot of talented flyers as the tethered aircraft dotted the sky at the 3rd Annual Lafayette United Methodist Church Kite Flying Event on Saturday, April 28.