by Tina Neeley | May 11, 2024 | Stories
THERE WAS always a place for them. In Jessica O’Neal’s childhood home, their names were all different, but the loving spirit they brought with them was the same. They were children and teenagers with disabilities, abandoned or taken from abusive situations, who needed...
by Wesley Bryant | Apr 13, 2024 | Stories
THE ECONOMIC Policy Institute reports that for every dollar spent at a locally owned business, 68 cents of it stays in the local economy. Compare this to 32 cents staying in a local community when spending money at a chain store. The University of Florida conducted an...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 13, 2024 | Stories
WHEN YOU step into Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio on the Shelbyville square, you enter more than a cosmetics and gift shop. You step into the legacy of Merle Norman, a visionary cosmetician who, against the stark backdrop of the Great Depression in 1931, embarked on a...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 13, 2024 | Stories
THE HUM of the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit had become the summer’s soundtrack, a constant drone against the chirping crickets and the distant rumble of lawnmowers. But lately, the familiar tune had taken on a sour note. The thermostat...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 13, 2024 | Stories
INSIDE HERITAGE Jewelers on the Shelbyville square, each gleaming gem seated in engagement rings and wedding sets, earrings, fashion rings, and estate jewelry is poised to hold a memory, a celebration, or a love letter engraved in gold or silver. Linda Brown isn’t...
by Guest Writer | Apr 13, 2024 | Stories
LOCATED IN the Piggly Wiggly parking lot, the aroma of smoky barbecue wafts from the Holy Smokes BBQ food truck, luring patrons in with every sniff of the air. As a connoisseur of all cuisine, and armed with my curious cravings, I knew I had to try this magnificent...
