Here are links to my 2010 coverage of the Murfreesboro Mosque Trial for the Murfreesboro Post in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

• Judge denies mosque injunction  – Nov. 17, 2010
• Closing arguments in mosque trial begin Wednesday – Nov. 16, 2010
• U.S. Attorneys make presence known in Murfreesboro mosque trial – Oct. 22, 2010
• Witnesses fund lawsuit against local mosque – Oct. 21, 2010
• Plaintiffs ask if Islam is a religion in mosque trial – Oct. 20, 2010
• County officials called to testify in Murfreesboro mosque trial – Sept. 29, 2010
• Mosque opponents have full second day in court – Sept. 28, 2010
• Murfreesboro mosque opponents appear in Chancery Court – Sept. 27, 2010
• Lawsuit filed to stop Mosque as supporters speak up – Sept. 17, 2010
• Residents demand construction on Mosque be halted – Aug. 13, 2010
• RuCo considers changes to zoning regarding religious buildings – Aug. 2, 2010
• Residents express concerns over new Islamic Community Center – June 18, 2010

The following news story links document my work with the Kaufman brothers to bring jobs and tourism to Cannon County through the creation of Short Mountain Distillery.

Television:

• October 2012 DISCOVERY CHANNEL – How Booze Built America
• March 12, 2012 WZTV-TV FOX – Moonshiners work hard in Cannon County
• February 21, 2012 WTVF-TV CBS – Short Mountain Distillery Starts ‘Moonshine’ Production
• Nov. 1, 2011 WSMV-TV NBC – Cannon County distillery is licensed
• Oct. 27, 2011 WTVF-TV CBS – New Distillery To Open In January In Cannon County
• Nov. 3, 2010 WSMV-TV NBC – Cannon County Voters OK Distillery Plans
• Aug. 17, 2010 WTVF-TV CBS – Distillery Debate Hits The Ballot In Cannon County
• Aug. 18, 2010 WZTV-TV FOX – Farmer Wants to make Moonshine in Cannon County

Radio:

• May 31, 2012 WGNS 1450 AM – John Whittemore appears on the Truman Show
• March 15, 2012 WGNS 1450 AM – John Whittemore and Jimmy Simspon appear on the Truman Show
• March 16, 2012 WBRY 96.7 FM – John Whittemore and Jimmy Simpson take calls
• Nov. 4, 2011 WGNS 1450 AM – John Whittemore and Jimmy Simpson appear on the Truman Show
• Nov. 1, 2011 WGNS 1450 AM – Short Mountain Distillery Licensed Now in Cannon Co.
• Aug. 17, 2010 WGNS 1450AM – Company Aiming to Make Legal Moon Shine in Cannon County
• July 15, 2010 WBRY 96.7 FM – John Whittemore takes calls on Short Mountain Distillery

Magazine:

• April 26, 2012 Nashville Scene – Spirited Away
• April 2012 Nashville Lifestyles – Let It Shine: Short Mountain Distillery revives traditional Tennessee distilling brilliantly
• March 15, 2012 Upper Cumberland Business Journal – Cannon County distillery plans April opening
• March 1, 2011 Upper Cumberland Business Jounral – Planned distillery in Cannon County uses history, environment as message
• January 3, 2011 Upper Cumberland Business Journal – Investment made in planned Cannon County distillery
• Jan – Feb 2011 Wilson Living Magazine – Tennessee Back Roads: Old Times There Are Not Forgotten
• September 13, 2010 Tennessee Town & City – Lightnin’ strikes twice in Tennessee: Legal moonshiners hope to propel culture, legacy

Newspaper:

• December 4, 2012 Daily News Journal – Short Mountain Distillery awarded gold medal
• December 3, 2012 Tennessean – Short Mountain moonshine receives gold review
• November 16, 2012 Crossville Chronicle – White Lightning: Moonshiners on the right side of the law at Short Mountain Distillery
• November 9, 2012 Daily News Journal – Shine on: Moonshiners on right side of law now on Short Mountain
• November 6, 2012 Cannon Courier – Apple Pie Moonshine to premier
• October 28, 2012 Murfreesboro Post – Short Mountain Distillery shares heritage with Samsonite
• August 28, 2012 Cannon Courier – Short Mountain Distillery stands tall in attracting local, regional tourism
• May 14, 2012 Nashville Scene – Moonshine Monday: Short Mountain Distillery
• May 2, 2012 Boro Pulse – Moonshine: The Next Generation, Short Mountain Distillery Creating Legal Beverage
• February 23, 2012 Smithville Review – Moonshiners Go Legit
• February 23, 2012 Murfreesboro Post – Cannon County Moonshiners ‘Go Legal’
• November 6, 2011 Murfreesboro Post – There’s moonshine in them there hills
• November 1, 2011 The Republic – Cannon County distillery gets state, federal permits to become Tennessee’s 6th whiskey maker
• November 1, 2011 Knoxville News Sentinel – Cannon County distillery is licensed
• October 26, 2011 Cannon Courier – Short Mtn. Distillery Now State’s Sixth Whiskey Maker
• June 9, 2011 Watertown Gazette – Short Mountain Distillery shinin’ in Cannon County
• April 25, 2011 Tennessean – Law change could bring new era for TN whiskey
• March 25, 2011 Nashville Business Journal – Nashville distiller leads push for fledgling spirits makers
• March 24, 2011 Smithville Review – Moonshine returning to Cannon County
• February 6, 2011 Murfreesboro Post – WHITTLE: Devout spiritualism, strong spirits, feuding blood have flowed from ‘The Mountain’
• January 1, 2011 Daily Herald – Whiskey distilleries growing in Tennessee
• December 9, 2010 Murfreesboro Post – Short Mountain Distillery secures $1 million in capital investment
• November 5, 2010 Southern Standard – Voters pass three Midstate liquor referendums
• November 2, 2010 Cannon Courier – Cannon County Voters Say “YES” To State’s First Distillery Referendum
• October 4, 2010 Cannon Courier – ‘Every drop of spirits has to be accounted for’
• Sept. 12, 2010 Murfreesboro Post – MIKE VINSON: Lifting ‘spirits’ in Cannon County
• Sept. 1, 2010 Knoxville News Sentinel – Flory: Moonshine makers tap big demand
• Aug. 28, 2010 Cannon Courier – Liquor By The Barrel To Be On November Ballot
• Aug. 25, 2010 Smithville Review - Cannon Voters Could Make Moonshine Legal
• Aug. 17, 2010 Cannon Courier – Liquor License: Proposed Distillery Must Also Clear Red Tape Hurdles
• Aug. 13, 2010 Associated Press – Cannon County Group wants Distillery
• Aug. 9, 2010 Cannon Courier – Special County Commission Session Needed For Distillery Referendum
• Aug. 6, 2010 Cannon Courier – Group Turns In Petition For Tennessee’s First Distillery Referendum
• July 12, 2010 Cannon Courier – Driving for a Distillery