Ridgeside Farm

04/07/2026

Behold what one person can accomplish!

Meet the self-taught topiary artist who, for nearly four decades, has planted and pruned, nurtured and shaped nursery castoffs into living sculptures, inspiring thousands from around the globe to visit his fantastical garden wonderland in rural Bishopville, South Carolina

03/21/2026

Chattanooga's Queen Bee Carmen Joyce!

Carmen Joyce, 50, likes everything about honeybees.

03/17/2026

Have you been to Timbuctoo?

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01/19/2026

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01/18/2026

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Amid heartbroken thoughts by many about the crumbling situation in Minneapolis, and some people wondering if our country is even in the mood to celebrate its 250th anniversary, I realized an important local structure is also crumbling physically.

01/15/2026

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12/08/2025

Check out their new website!

We are a 34-year-old land trust operating on three core pillars: Advocacy, Conservation, and Recreation. With a strong belief in community-centered conservation, we practice traditional land trust conservation using easements, land acquisitions and land donations.

11/25/2025

The single greatest day in Chattanooga history will pass unnoticed by all who enjoy the freedoms secured on November 25, 1863 at the Battle of Missionary Ridge! Thank God the good guys won!

11/07/2025

11/01/2025

Linda Wynn — the Tennessee Historical Commission’s assistant director for state programs — is a historian’s historian. Not only is her own work impeccable, she’s also responsible for a lot

10/31/2025

Love that Muscle Shoals sound!