by Tina Neeley | Feb 10, 2024 | Stories
WITH A heart full of compassion, Gail Wilbur is on a mission transcending the ordinary. She is the driving force behind Patches Place Cat Rescue, a local cat rescue and Trap-Neuter-Return nonprofit, where she tackles the challenges of cat overpopulation with a...
by Guest Writer | Feb 10, 2024 | Stories
THERE’S A new restaurant on U.S. 64, near Interstate Highway 65. Like most locals, when I hear about a new restaurant opening, I can’t wait to try it. In a small town, it gives everyone something to look forward to. One evening in December, I stopped to get a bite to...
by Wesley Bryant | Jan 13, 2024 | Stories
IT’S HOLDING the door open for the person behind you. It’s sending a sweet text when they cross your mind. It’s stopping by to say “hi” when they’ve had a bad day. Showing up and showing love is like medicine for our souls. It lets us dance, sing, laugh,...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 13, 2024 | Stories
THEY LOVE the thrill of the hunt. Cheryl Hobbs said she comes from a long line of women who sat up on Saturdays and sold their items at yard sales, auctions, and other events. The success of Saturday sales depended upon the diligence of the digger. A box of random...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 13, 2024 | Stories
AT TRUVY’S Beauty Spot in “Steel Magnolias,” kinship forms among the stylists and their clients while hair color processes and dries under the blower. The laughter and free therapy leave hearts lighter and hair brighter, and age and circumstances are no barrier....
by Tina Neeley | Jan 13, 2024 | Stories
THE SILVER moon projects a light show of dancing branches upon the curtain, a winter waltz accompanied by the gentle hum of the heating unit. Pint-sized construction equipment and building blocks wait in the corner of the bedroom for the little worker cocooned in...
