'Twas the Night Before Christmas - or - A Mechanic St. Christmas Memory
Dear readers, Similar to the way Billy Keane gives his dad a day off by drawing his dad’s cartoon, Family Circus, I decided as an early...
'I was never married. The Boys Club is what gave me my out.' Reflections on Swifty Bennett
In addition to being optimistic and a hard worker, he was mononymous. “If you said, ‘John,’ people would ask, ‘John, who?’ but if you...
Supporting St. Joe
Although volleyball and basketball are back at the St. Joseph Catholic School gymnasium for just the second year following a hiatus,...
Flower Power
Ninety flowerpots don’t water themselves. Neither do the hundreds of red flowers lining both sides of the N. Harrison St./SR 9 bridge...
We're back!
The following published in today's print edition. You can subscribe online, as well. It all started at a Taste of Shelby County event....
A Signature Piece of Art
The following article originally appeared April 2, 2016. Perhaps unique to Shelby County, a Works Progress Administration (WPA) mural...
One big week for Shelby
The following article was originally published April 2, 2016. Harrison St. was abuzz the second week of May, 1937. The new Coca-Cola...
This Week in Shelby County History: July 16-22
1917 The Women’s Franchise League of Second Baptist Church elected the following officers: Mrs. Will Orebaugh, Mrs. Telles Carter, Mrs....
Hee Haw Christmas - or - A Letter from Cletus
The following was originally published November 26, 2016. Dear Kris, I've finally got over my disappointment of not running in the...