Beneath Briar Ridge

When BrightStar Minerals arrives with promises of money, progress, and "e;a better future,"e; the people of Briar Ridge know the truth: the company isn't buying land—they're buying the whole town.For seventy-two-year-old Harlan Bishop, who has spent his entire life rooted in the soil his ancestors worked, the fight is not about property lines. It's about memory, dignity, and the right to stay. For...