by Amanda E. West | May 14, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
IN 1997, Susan Haynes had spent a decade working for Union Planters Bank, and though her husband, Andy, had a dependable job, one question kept circling inside his brain — “What if I started my own business?” “When Andy approached me in 1997 with the desire to go...
by Amanda E. West | May 14, 2026 | Shelbyville, Stories
THE FIFTH annual Spring Fling, hosted by the Bedford County Fair Board at 2119 Midland Rd., included a free countywide Easter egg hunt, a guest appearance by the Easter Bunny himself, 60 vendors under one roof, and seven food trucks dotting the parking lot. Due to the...
by Amanda E. West | May 14, 2026 | Shelbyville, Stories
EMILY WOODRUFF turned the brass knob and pushed the door open. “This two-bedroom townhome is move-in ready. I think you’ll love this retirement community,” she said. Her client wearily scanned the living room. But as she spotted the fireplace and hearth adorned with...
by Amanda E. West | May 14, 2026 | Shelbyville, Stories
AT THE corner of East Depot Street and Thompson Street, a few blocks from the historic Bedford County Courthouse, treasures await at Shelbyville’s oldest antique store. Every counter, curio cabinet, bric-a-brac shelf, wall, table, and corridor that winds through Ole...
by Amanda E. West | May 14, 2026 | Cover, Shelbyville
AMERICAN NOVELIST Thomas Wolfe famously said, “You can’t go home again.” Our lives — and everything around us — change constantly. Family members and close friends pass away. Communities evolve. Unpaved country roads become four-lane highways dotted with subdivisions....
