Stories from Friday, June 5, 2020

One special lady in Lewisburg reached a major milestone on Monday, June 1. Very few people have the chance to enjoy a celebration like Melba Blackburn. She celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends. Melba Twitty grew up near Possum Trot and worked at Heil Quaker where she met Hubert Blackburn, whom she married when she was 23 years old. ...

This past week I had the pleasure of interviewing KJ Johnson, 2019 MCHS graduate and basketball stand-out, who will start his sophomore year at Lipscomb University this fall. Johnson, who attends Lipscomb on a basketball scholarship, recently completed his freshman year online, due to COVID-19. He planned to stay on campus most of the summer and help oversee various kids’ basketball camps, but due to the pandemic, his plans changed and he has been back in his hometown since March...