by Tina Neeley | Jan 1, 2023 | Feature
FOR OVER 35 years, Trena Tucker Cook stood behind the chair. Today, her appointment book is entirely cleared, making time for the most important things in her life—her family. Cook said, “Between working 50+ hours a week, taking care of Daddy and my 14-year-old, I was...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 1, 2022 | Feature
Like our lives, stories travel. Walk with Kyle Thomas on the worn path of a writer, but don’t dilly dally around, or he’ll run off and leave you. Envision the classic scene of a writer at an old typewriter, a wastebasket nearby filled with crumpled pages, as he taps...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 1, 2022 | Feature
OPEN THE door of the Habitat Thrift Store just off Shelbyville’s square and expect to leave with a lighter heart and a smile on your face. Drop whatever is wearing on you outside their door; it’ll be gone when you come out. You may or may not make a purchase, but...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 1, 2022 | Feature
ONE LOOK at bewildered faces in the grocery store as we shop reflects the struggle to afford groceries and life’s necessities. The roller coaster of unprecedented events of the past few years derailed more families than ever before. Sometimes we’d like to help, but...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 1, 2022 | Feature
Staring into the storefront windows; you’re a child again. Whether transported to your earliest Christmas mornings or into make-believe stories of days gone by, Phillips General Store in Bell Buckle carries you away each year when their showcase windows are revealed....
by Guest Writer | Nov 30, 2022 | Feature
“THE SWEETS baking wasn’t my passion to start,” local baker Cole Krieg said. He was passionate about livestock and farming – a family trait he acquired from his great-grandmother. He had gone to school for agribusiness and was working on a local farm. But in February...
