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'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...
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'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...
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Supporting St. Joe
Although volleyball and basketball are back at the St. Joseph Catholic School gymnasium for just the second year following a hiatus,...
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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...
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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....
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A Signature Piece of Art
The following article originally appeared April 2, 2016. Perhaps unique to Shelby County, a Works Progress Administration (WPA) mural...
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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....
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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...