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  • Monterey High School Class of ’76 Celebrates 50 Year Reunion Aboard Southwind

    Monterey High School Class of ’76 Celebrates 50 Year Reunion Aboard Southwind

    June 15, 2026

    On Saturday, June 13th, the Monterey High School Class of 1976 gathered for their 50 year reunion inside Southwind, the historic dining car located at the Monterey Depot Museum. Balloons in the shape of…

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  • Memorial Service Set for Ronald “Ron” Carlos Bilbrey

    Memorial Service Set for Ronald “Ron” Carlos Bilbrey

    May 16, 2026

    The following is the obituary for my Uncle Ronald Bilbrey who recently passed away. I am reposting it here so it can be more accessible to everyone. Ronald “Ron” Carlos Bilbrey, age 85, passed…

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  • Burks Elementary School Welcomes Anna Savage, 95 Year Old Educator, Back to the Classroom

    Burks Elementary School Welcomes Anna Savage, 95 Year Old Educator, Back to the Classroom

    April 29, 2026

    On Tuesday, April 28th, Burks Elementary School in Monterey welcomed 95 year old Baxter teacher, Anna Savage back to the classroom. Savage, who had met some of the students prior to Tuesday, was greeted…

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  • Tee Williams on Her Old-Fashioned Cookie Business

    Tee Williams on Her Old-Fashioned Cookie Business

    April 21, 2026

    Tee Williams has been baking since she was a kid, getting cookbooks for Christmas and trying out different recipes. As she got older, her interests changed, so baking was something she did less often.…

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  • For the Love of Chocolate

    For the Love of Chocolate

    March 8, 2026

    Down a country road on a piece of farmland in Sparta, TN lies a little known gem of a place called Must Eat Chocolate. It is there that owner/operator Randi Muster hones her skills…

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