by Amanda E. West | Apr 9, 2026 | Stories
GLITZ, GLAMOUR, balloons, sparkly sequins, and a whole lot of pictureperfect smiles transformed the theater at Shelbyville Central High School on Saturday, Feb. 7, for the 2026 Mister and Miss Sweetheart Pageant. Limelight Marquee bathed the stage in music and...
by Amanda E. West | Mar 12, 2026 | Stories
IN 1860, three women in Hartford, Connecticut, started an after-school club to provide young boys with a safe place to stay out of trouble. By setting high expectations, the boys learned positive alternatives to street life. The clubs continued to expand, and in 1990,...
by Amanda E. West | Mar 12, 2026 | Stories
“LOVING AND taking care of God’s people is in our DNA,” Patricia Simmons said. When she and her husband, Robert, retired to Shelbyville from Los Angeles, California, a decade ago, they felt the Holy Spirit guiding them. Though they packed everything they owned, kissed...
by Amanda E. West | Mar 12, 2026 | Cover
AVERY LANÉE Floyd slides another blue, velvety-smooth bead onto the wristlet, meant for holding keys, and lifts it up for her mom, Kelsey, to examine before she sells it. “This one’s gonna say ‘Dog Mom,’ and it’ll have an orange sparkly paw print dangling from the...
by Amanda E. West | Mar 12, 2026 | Feature
PHARAOH CONDEMNED him to death. But as Pharaoh’s daughter lifted baby Moses from the hand-hewn basket bobbing in the Nile River, Moses passed from certain death to life. Not just life — he would be elevated to the status of a prince. Miriam, Moses’ ever-protective...
