Fresh artwork from sixteen students at Mt. Ayr Community School is displayed in the Ringgold County Courthouse for the month of October.  The artwork is hanging in stands on the stairways to encourage people to take the stairs as part of making healthier lifestyle choices. Pictured below are Kindergarteners Livia Buckner, Willow Vanderflught, Dylan Smith, […]

Two new directories that list services available to Ringgold County residents can now be accessed on our website.  Just click on the “Resources and Forms” tab on the top menu bar.  The Resource Directory page gives the options of viewing the services alphabetically or by category of service. Both lists include the same information. If […]

The “Roll and Read” event sponsored by Ringgold County Parents as Teachers was held September 18 at 5:30 PM at the shelter house in the courthouse yard in Mt. Ayr.  Eight families with a total of 14 children participated in the event.  The group logged a mile by walking or riding in strollers or wagons […]

Food cravings have a lot less to do with biology and more to do with psychology.   Specific areas of the brain help create emotional connections with food and help form habits. Certain hormones are also released when you eat a food you really enjoy. Hormones, memories and other various mechanisms combine to create a sensory […]