by Tina Neeley | Apr 15, 2023 | Feature
DRIVING THE gentle, rolling hills of southwest Bedford County, nature will stop you in your tracks if your spirit is open to its invitation to slow down. Nestled within these hills is the old red barn. Standing like a sentry over the family raised in her midst, she is...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 15, 2023 | Feature
WE TAKE it for granted. A hot shower or a long bath at home, endless choices for snacks and meals in the pantry and fridge, a closet filled with clothes, a warm coat — so many everyday provisions are routine and present that we can’t imagine others lacking them....
by Tina Neeley | Apr 15, 2023 | Feature
TODAY, YOU can buy a new home from the comfort of your old one. The internet has transformed how we conduct most business, but at Craig & Wheeler Realty & Auction, one thing has remained unchanged for 50 years and counting. Belinda Craig is the glue that...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 15, 2023 | Feature
THE COMMUNITY had seen very few Hispanic families in Shelbyville in 1993. The schools had no translators, and our curriculum had no English as a second language (ESL) courses. Leo Solis was a six-year-old in a new country surrounded by faces that looked different from...
by Tina Neeley | Mar 11, 2023 | Feature
DID YOU feel like an outsider at some point in high school? Do you remember the invisible boundaries between you and those in sports or clubs? Were your grades or wardrobe always short of measuring up? Did high school make you feel more alone than connected? Visit...
by Tina Neeley | Mar 11, 2023 | Feature
LYNNA MILLER’S students are a part of her life forever, each becoming one of her kiddos. But some put the “special” in education — a field Miller has been actively involved in for more than 30 years. An early classwork finisher in grade school, Miller was allowed to...
