Good morning, Hendersonville.

Second Harvest Food Bank named John Cannon, Cameo Carlson, Emily Mitchell and Brynn Plummer-Chamberlain to its Board to bolster efforts against food-insecurity today; the nonprofit works with 600 partners across 46 counties and distributed over 50 million pounds of food last year.

Haley Brazel of Westmoreland won the Excellence in Agriculture Award from Tennessee Young Farmers & Ranchers at the YF&R Fall Educational Tour banquet in Greene and Washington counties.

She received a $10,000 prize and a trip to compete at the American Farm Bureau Convention in Charlotte (January).

Rucker Stewart Middle School students planted native Tennessee trees this week to create an outdoor learning space on campus (the project is led by UT Extension and supported by a U.S. Forest Service grant); plans include expanding it with an orchard and pocket park for hands-on lessons.

Station Camp volleyball won its first Region 6-AAA title since 2021 on Tuesday with a 3-2 victory over Green Hill, led by senior Teagan Lange who was named tournament MVP and advanced to Thursday's sectional against defending Class AAA champion Summitt.

Blaine offered his Week 9 football predictions for Sumner County, including a win for Hendersonville Commandos (28-17 at Station Camp) and other key matchups.

He noted strengths in Beech Buccaneers' veteran offensive line and run game as players returned from fall break.