As a child, Karen Campbell looked down the road of her Northwest Tennessee hometown and couldn’t wait to get out and explore. Campbell, who today is the communications director for Weakley County, Tennessee Schools, shares her entertaining story of leaving home and of the exciting world she found working and writing for a variety of publications including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Star Telegram. Today, her passion for this region of Tennessee is infectious, and after you experience her story, you’ll be reminded of the power of home and the importance of family in all our lives.

And later, learn all about Tennessee River mussels with Nathaniel Newlin.