by Guest Writer | Feb 11, 2023 | Stories
JUST OVER 100 years ago, women finally received what other Americans, but not all, already had — the right to vote. Now, we have the opportunity to lift up and celebrate the groundbreaking women around us during Women’s History Month. From teachers, activists,...
by Guest Writer | Feb 11, 2023 | Stories
IT’S LUNCHTIME on a Friday, and Mother’s Subs has parked their bright yellow food truck in my work parking lot. My co-workers and I swarmed the vehicle, ready for a delicious meal, and luckily for me, I had the chance to sample multiple sandwiches. I ordered the combo...
by Wesley Bryant | Jan 13, 2023 | Stories
IMAGINE LIFE is a car, and our goal is to make it from one side of the country to the other. The only way to do that is by having a full tank of gas. What is the gas in our lives, as humans, that makes us go? How does the car move further along the path? I believe...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 13, 2023 | Stories
CHERI BLACKWELL was born to be a teacher— it’s in her genes. Retired teacher Brenda Ayers, Blackwell’s aunt, influenced a family of educators: her daughter, Robin Ayers Adcock; her granddaughter, Haylie Spence Dial; and her niece, Blackwell. “Watching her made me want...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 13, 2023 | Stories
STEP INTO the office of the Bedford County Archives and Records Center (BCARC) with me. Now, close your eyes and take a deep breath. That’s more than the smell of old books and records; that’s a current of electricity powering a teleporter loaded with archaeological...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 13, 2023 | Stories
A CHURCH THAT has endured fire, natural disasters, the Civil War, cholera epidemics, and a global pandemic persevered and held its Bicentennial Plus Two celebration Sunday, September 18, 2022. The location has changed throughout time, but the church is not the...
