by Tina Neeley | Oct 1, 2022 | Cover
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE your ability to influence the world around you for the better. Volunteer firefighter Richard Crick and his 16-year-old friend and Walmart co-worker often lunched together, eating takeout in the Bedford County Fire Department’s dining hall. Lunch...
by Tina Neeley | Sep 1, 2022 | Feature
IMAGINE A life with no hope for your child – no hope for education, to learn to read or write; no hope for growing into their dreams; no hope for what we would call a normal life. Imagine that society believed your child’s future work could only be cleaning toilets...
by Tina Neeley | Sep 1, 2022 | Stories
It’s finally here! Although the outside temperature argues for summer, your school spirit knows it’s fall. Tonight you’ve chosen shorts and flip-flops, but soon it will be flannel shirts, pants, and your favorite boots. Your cap echoes your team pride, and your...
by Tina Neeley | Sep 1, 2022 | Cover
DURING THE FALL seasons of 1945-47, Shelbyville Central High School’s football field was the place to be for Elmer “Coke” Crowell and Billie Hayes. He was on the field as Central’s star running back, and she was in the grandstands with one eye on him. She knew he was...
by Tina Neeley | Sep 1, 2022 | Stories
RAPID GROWTH in any environment creates challenges. Adolescent rapid growth brings with it complications in healing from injuries, and repetitive sports-related injuries are a particular concern. Adolescent rapid growth kept Chad Overcast out of youth football until...
