by Amanda West | Aug 13, 2024 | Feature
HAL SKELTON drove over the railroad tracks for the first time in 1966 and scanned the thin row of buildings. As a recent college graduate, he’d accepted the position sight unseen. Could this be where he would teach seventh and eighth grade math and was supposed to...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 18, 2024 | Feature
THE CONFERENCE room filled with nervous energy as everyone waited for the resolution of a snag from the final walkthrough. Many other challenges on the road to closing left everyone unsure this day would come. Closing documents and conversation shuttled back and forth...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 18, 2024 | Feature
AS IF frozen in time, John Ruskin’s words ring true as you take in the elegant brick cornices and window arches that accentuate the character of Shelbyville’s town square storefronts. The embellishments, remnants of the 19th century, adorn the storefronts as if...
by Guest Writer | Jun 15, 2024 | Feature
WHILE SCOTT Johnson’s University of Tennessee, Knoxville classmates in the College of Business accepted positions with banks and manufacturing companies, he considered a job offer from a Shelbyville bank. But it was public service, not customer service, pulling him...
by Guest Writer | Jun 15, 2024 | Feature
AS THE July Fourth sun rises higher in the sky and the Southern humidity descends, squeals of delight and waterslide whooshes spill out of the fences surrounding the pool at the Shelbyville Recreation Center, located at H. V. Griffin Park. The band providing the...
by Tina Neeley | May 11, 2024 | Feature
SUMMER VACATIONS are the stage for some of our favorite memories and stories. Shelbyville’s Nearest Green Distillery and Humble Baron value the power of story and provide the backdrop for the fun and good times we’ll treasure for years to come. The story of Nearest...
