by Amanda E. West | Sep 10, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
If you research the Scottish history of Clan Wilson, you will discover that their crest features a lion brandishing a large sword. The motto “Semper Vigilans,” meaning “always watchful,” is inscribed above the lion’s head. This means that for centuries, members of...
by Amanda E. West | Sep 10, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
Somehow, seconds blur into hours as your dream home is reduced to smoldering embers. Your mind races. How could this fire have started? Everyone — including your tiny Yorkies and your daughter’s recently rescued kitten — is accounted for. You look around at your...
by Amanda E. West | Aug 13, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
Matt Insell grew up on the sidelines of the basketball court at the Shelbyville Central High School (SCHS) gym. As the son of Rick Insell — the “all-time winningest coach” in the history of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) — the thrill of the game pulses in...
by Amanda E. West | Aug 13, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
Even before they were known as the Golden Eaglettes, Shelbyville Central High School (SCHS) set and broke records in athletics. In fact, because SCHS allowed girls to play basketball as early as the 1920s, the school helped prove that girls were just as capable of...
by Amanda E. West | Jul 9, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
HER MOTHER had reluctantly signed the papers. Twenty-four days after Jennifer Clever turned 18, she was on her way to Fort Dix in Burlington County, New Jersey. As a native of Dunkirk on the southern shores of Lake Erie in Western New York, Fort Dix was over 400 miles...
by Amanda E. West | Jul 9, 2026 | Feature, Shelbyville
DUSTIN MASON looked up from his Game Boy. Bolts of lightning flashed across the square television screen, followed by rumbles of thunder. The timer was counting down on his Pokémon game, but he didn’t mind. This United States Marine Corps commercial was his favorite....
