by Wesley Bryant | Nov 1, 2021 | Shelbyville, Shelbyville-Feature
AS CUSTOMERS, we walk into businesses not always knowing the history or hard work that it takes to make a successful business. We often don’t know the first days when a business was just dreams and a garage. Working every day in a local factory for 19 years, John Long...
by Wesley Bryant | Nov 1, 2021 | Shelbyville, Shelbyville-Dept
IN 1918 on the eleventh day of November at the eleventh hour, the dust settled and the world was no longer at war. Armistice Day, later known as Veterans Day, signaled the end of the first world war. Soldiers could go home and countries could rebuild after four years...
by Wesley Bryant | Jul 1, 2021 | Shelbyville, Shelbyville-Dept
THE SMELL of freshly cleaned hardwood floors fills the air. The bright fluorescent lights hum above the bleachers. The cool AC fights the stuffy hot air from cheering fans. The referees and umpires run up and down the court chasing the players. Dribble. Dribble....
by Wesley Bryant | Jul 1, 2021 | Shelbyville, Shelbyville-Dept
EVERY GREAT American small town has a recognizable and historic square. But not every small town across America is like Shelbyville. In fact, this particular square has made an impact on small towns throughout the United States. When you think of a small town, the...
by Wesley Bryant | Jul 1, 2021 | Shelbyville, Shelbyville-Dept
100 years ago, an angry white mob in Tulsa, Oklahoma, destroyed “Black Wall Street.” It was a predominantly African American district in Tulsa. Black-owned businesses were successful and living the American dream… before the mob came. Now, a century later, a...
