by Tina Neeley | Feb 11, 2023 | Feature
MARGARET BRITTON Vaughn, known to most people as “Maggi,” tracked the grit on the avenue from the ruts of the road. Many of the songs she hummed have been sung by names and faces we know and recognize today. Vaughn knew early that her writer’s voice was shaped by and...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 13, 2023 | Feature
TO SAY “the sky’s the limit” is to aim low in the world of Shelbyville native Billy Hix. While the concept of the internet did not exist when Hix was a fifth grader, he’d have had no problem believing he would one day be found on it by searching “Billy Hix NASA.” Two...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 13, 2023 | Feature
FOOD IS a universal love language… one that needs no words. Memories are made around the fellowship of the table where love, laughter, and a sense of belonging comingle with the sweet aroma of our favorite foods. There, we are nourished by mind, body, and soul. Robert...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 13, 2023 | Feature
THEY’VE ALWAYS been a part of Judy Gambill’s life—agriculture and faith. Her commitment to serving her community is rooted in them. Gambill grew up in Franklin County and spent her childhood on the family’s farm, where they tended livestock and row-cropped. When she...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 13, 2023 | Feature
SPENDING MOST, if not all, of your time with a loved one that can’t recognize their surroundings, forgets if they’ve eaten recently, or can’t remember your name can be more than overwhelming. It might even leave you feeling exhausted, depressed, and hopeless. While...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 1, 2023 | Feature
COFFEE FROM a favorite mug, their children’s hugs, and that exhausted feeling from a hard day’s work—all these little things were traded for soul-numbing choices leading to their incarceration. A lot of things are missing from life inside the Bedford County...
