by Tina Neeley | Mar 1, 2022 | Stories
AS THE regal, iridescent purple martins flew in and out of their colony housing, she pointed and asked through my phone’s translator, “Can I take one home?” Over the birds’ noisy chatter, I struggled to explain to my young visitor the birds were wild, but my answer...
by Tina Neeley | Feb 11, 2022 | Stories
AT SHELBYVILLE Mayor Eugene Ray’s funeral, Fredia Lusk saw evidence of a well-lived life. As Shelbyville’s first and only African American mayor to date, Ray’s legacy was more than a statistic. Lusk knew that Ray’s success and the success of other African Americans in...
by Tina Neeley | Feb 1, 2022 | Feature
NESTLED BEHIND Shelbyville’s historical public square and the former public library is an inconspicuous building housing inspiration, entertainment, and education. In the early 90s, The Bedford County Arts Council acquired the old Fly Manufacturing building and was...
by Tina Neeley | Feb 1, 2022 | Feature
AROSE IS a rose is a rose – except at Leanne’s Flowers where her red roses are the most beautiful she’s seen in her 28 years in the florist industry. Owner Leanne Moore is equally excited about the rest of her fresh flowers. “I like better quality flowers and variety,...
by Tina Neeley | Feb 1, 2022 | Stories
ROLLS OF thunder boomed overhead as we quickly finished the grocery shopping and raced to the checkout. Hurrying out under dark skies, we were pummeled with hard, blinding rain that pushed my contacts under my eyelids, leaving me unable to see clearly. My daughter,...
