by Tina Neeley | Dec 1, 2022 | Cover, Shelbyville
As you put on your next new pair of shoes, hold that empty box a few minutes longer. Look inside at what it holds. What do you see? Packing paper? Cardboard? Look again. That empty box has the potential to change the lives of children and adults around the world. You...
by Tina Neeley | Nov 1, 2022 | Cover, Shelbyville
NO SOONER than the door closes behind you, you know you’re somewhere special. A deep breath sweetens your lungs and your spirit. The stress and cares of the world are locked outside, the door forbidding their entrance as it jingles closed behind you. No, you can’t...
by Tina Neeley | Oct 1, 2022 | Cover, Shelbyville
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 | Cover, Shelbyville
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 | Aug 1, 2022 | Cover, Shelbyville
RACHEL PORTER’S Learning Way Elementary School classroom doesn’t look like a construction site, but don’t trust your eyes. At first glance, it resembles the average preschool classroom. Cubbies along one wall hold colorful backpacks and personal belongings. Toys and...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 1, 2022 | Cover, Shelbyville
THE CARPENTER bees buzz a few feet from our heads. A truck with modified mufflers drowns out conversation. Birdsong fills the trees. The front door opens and smacks shut. The porch swing squeaks back and forth, back and forth. And the dry erase marker squeaks across...
