by Amanda E. West | May 14, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
IT’S ONE of the busiest days of the year — the Saturday before Thanksgiving. In kitchens all across Shelbyville, steam will rise from the fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies cooling on the counter. Apples will be cored and sliced, then sprinkled with cinnamon and...
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 | Apr 9, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
TINA CORLEY looked on in grateful awe at the rows of pallets stacked near her husband, Ryan, and their adult children, Chloe and Caden. Every pallet was stuffed with school supplies for the Bedford County Adopt a Teacher campaign. The July heat — coupled with no air...
by Amanda E. West | Apr 9, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
BEYOND THE doorway of the classroom, hurried footsteps echoed in the tiled hallway of Shelbyville Central High School (SCHS). “Must be nice,” someone seated in the back of the room whispered. “I bet she gets the answers to every test ahead of time,” another replied...
by Amanda E. West | Mar 12, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
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...
by Amanda E. West | Mar 12, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
“JOHNNY, CAN you come to my desk, please?” At the sound of his name being called, Johnny jumped from his seat. He tried not to look too eager as he dashed across the bright red, blue, and yellow alphabet rug toward his teacher’s desk. “Yes, ma’am,” he replied. “Did...
