MERF recently collaborated with the Mentone Arts Center to showcase a Native American art study created by students of Valley Head School. This unique creative effort was led by art teacher Caroline Moore. The public show drew an excited crowd of » Read More
Rose Kennedy said, “Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.” As 2024 draws to its end, MERF is looking at the many moments that occurred over this past year. Moments that helped us evolve as a nonprofit and improve » Read More
Last spring, my husband and I decided to move away. Not because we didn’t like it in Mentone. But because moving to a bigger city in Tennessee seemed to have lots of checks in the pros column: being central to several » Read More
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released information about Medicare costs in 2025, including the 2025 premium, deductible, and coinsurance amounts for Medicare Parts A and B. In 2025, the standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B will » Read More
The DeKalb County Transportation and Council on Aging invites residents 60 and older to enter the upcoming recipe contest for a chance to be included in a statewide cookbook. DeKalb will be allowed to submit one winner for each of the » Read More
As a teenager, I remember my mother giving me and my siblings the Sears Catalog to pick out what we wanted to see under the Christmas tree. I always had fun flipping the pages with dreamy anticipation of getting just the » Read More
Sing along with me. You know the tune. “We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing; He chastens and hastens His will to be known; The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing. Sing praises to His name, He forgets not His » Read More
It’s the season of change. Soon, you will write your name in a new planner and crease down the spine of its crisp, clean pages. Maybe you’ll hang a new calendar on the wall, or simply watch as your smartphone or » Read More
The Town will open bids December 20 for the next phase of our sidewalk project. When complete, we will have a safe, accessible walking path from “downtown” to Moon Lake Library. This project will pick up where the first phase left » Read More
The spirit of your favorite newspaper will come to life on Saturday, Feb. 1, as “The Groundhog” hosts its first Groundhog Day Community Celebration. The event is sponsored by the newspaper and its publisher, MERF. A Day of Food and Family » Read More