by Tina Neeley | Nov 8, 2024 | Cover
SHE PLUNGED her hands into the water, the towering suds transporting her to the old ladder-back chair pulled up to the kitchen sink at her mama’s side. One dish at a time, in no hurry, she washed them, turning them this way and that before carefully dipping them into...
by Tina Neeley | Nov 8, 2024 | Feature
“HELLO, MY baby, hello my darlin’, hello my ragtime gal …” The tinkling and plinking of an old upright piano danced out of the speakers as he danced around the dining room, straw boating hat waving in one hand while the wooden hook cane punched the air with the other....
by Tina Neeley | Nov 8, 2024 | Feature
AS THE family of four unloaded from their van, their oldest child pulled on his father’s arm toward the train. Cory Osborne’s scaled-back, coal-black engine with its silver cowcatcher waited patiently as its cars and caboose filled with the family and others....
by Tina Neeley | Oct 19, 2024 | Cover
Warren Taylor Jr. understood that personal growth enhances not just the individual’s life but also the lives of their family, friends, and community. He was the driving force behind his granddaughter, Virginia Hamlett, always encouraging her to try new things, learn...
by Tina Neeley | Oct 19, 2024 | Feature
WHILE MOST of the city slept, Lynchburg police pursued a vehicle that failed to respond to their direction to pull over. The closest responder, Officer Peter Begley, followed the chase’s location on the radio and attempted to catch up as it snaked outside the city...
