August in Stovall arrives with cicadas in the pin oaks and heat shimmering off the old warehouse tin along the main street. Sneed & Sneed Lawncare starts before the worst of it, mowing while dew is still on the blades and the cut comes off clean. Trimming, edging and leaf cleanup carry into fall, when the tobacco country north of Oxford goes gold and the yards need clearing more than cutting. A tight edge along a brick walk, a lawn that ends exactly where it should — that is the whole of the trade. Serving Stovall, Bullock, Berea, Oxford and the roads out toward Kerr Lake.