by Tina Neeley | Dec 13, 2024 | Feature
“I’M HUNGRY” echoes in homes everywhere, often before backpacks even hit the floor and students kick off their school shoes. It’s a refrain as common as the afternoon sun, often met with the rustle of snack bags or the hum of microwaves. But in some households, that...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 13, 2024 | Feature
ON THURSDAY morning, June 20, 2024, the steady flow of vehicles in front of Walmart on Huntsville Highway was like every weekday. Many were headed to and from work in Huntsville. Some needed to stop at day care first, then step on it to make it to work on time....
by Tina Neeley | Nov 8, 2024 | Feature
AS THE morning sky fully awakened, its ombre pinks, blues, and yellows yielding to the full orb of the yellow sun, they waited. The men talked, gathered in clusters, many with coffee in hand, others with bottled water. They wore suits, uniforms, dress casual, jeans,...
by Tina Neeley | Nov 8, 2024 | Feature
IN THE West End Baptist Church fellowship hall, the weekly meeting of the Stitchin’ Sisters is in full swing. Lively conversation competes with the whirrrrr of the sewing machines. There’s the snipping of cutting shears gliding through fabric spread carefully over a...
by Tina Neeley | Oct 12, 2024 | Feature
SHE SLIPPED into her car, her shoulders and her spirits slumping from the weight of the shift that just ended. In no hurry, she turned the ignition, not to back out but to roll down her window, creating an escape route for her thoughts. She reviewed the most stressful...
by Tina Neeley | Oct 12, 2024 | Feature
IN THE two-room schoolhouse in Howell, many things distracted students on an average day. Thoughts of recess, the sights of changing seasons, note-passing, and sports rivalries interrupted lessons and note-taking. But the wailing siren of the ambulances operated by...
