by Amanda E. West | Oct 8, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
Shirley Capley gripped the bassinet and examined the tiny infant. Her entire body could fit in the palm of Capley’s hand. At only 1.5 pounds, this was the smallest baby she had helped Dr. Birch deliver. Capley’s stomach twisted in knots. Though the sickly-sweet smell...
by Amanda E. West | Oct 8, 2026 | Shelbyville, Stories
Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) celebrated its 90th anniversary Saturday, Aug. 15, at Harris Middle School. A total of 407 cooperative members registered, and an estimated 520 attended, packing the auditorium and spilling into overflow space. The...
by Amanda E. West | Oct 8, 2026 | Shelbyville, Stories
“You’ve been bad again,” his uncle said. Then he wadded up a few T-shirts and a pair of blue jeans and threw them into a black trash bag. His uncle slammed the door and locked the deadbolt. The boy gripped the icy cold doorknob with both hands, but no...
by Amanda E. West | Oct 8, 2026 | Shelbyville, Stories
Jimmy Simmons has spent nearly half a century helping Bedford County families achieve the American dream. Long before the growth, the subdivisions, and the new businesses, Simmons was selling the land on which they would one day be built. As a realtor, broker,...
by Amanda E. West | Oct 8, 2026 | Cover, Shelbyville
The raging fire popped and hissed as it devoured the first floor. Flames licked the windows along the second story. One by one, the windows shattered, sending shards of glass onto the rose bushes below. Neighbors stared in disbelief. The owners wept, swiping...
