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...
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 Guest Writer | Jan 1, 2023 | Stories
OUR COMMUNITY has a rich history. Businesses, people, and locations have created the foundation of who we are today. Each decade is a building block to our identity, creating a beautiful masterpiece that only gets better with the next block. Today, there are times...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 1, 2023 | Cover
THE NEON invitation to entertainment and escape has stood for almost 75 years at the corner of Depot and North Brittain Streets. But on Wednesday, May 22, 1968, it shined brightest, announcing “The Sound of Music” would reopen the former Princess Theatre as The Capri....
by Tina Neeley | Jan 1, 2023 | Stories
LABOR DAY weekend 1974, Saturday, September 7. The city inhaled Celebration energy and exhaled excitement and anticipation. Nine days of hopefuls— present and future—had entered the ring, walked, cantered, and run-walked to the organ’s cadence as 112,499 spectators...
