SHELBY — Some things are just meant to happen. That’s how it was for Careen Fleck when she stopped by The Little Shops of Shelby a little over a year ago and got into a conversation with one of the vendors. At that time, Fleck was selling jewelry online and the vendor asked if she […]
Demrie Alonzo
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Shelby Diaper Bank is serious business
SHELBY — It’s not actually a business when you give stuff away, but Shelby’s First Presbyterian Church’s volunteer group’s handling of the Shelby Diaper Bank is treating it like a very serious business. Recently the diaper bank underwent some major changes, and they weren’t sure it would continue. Pastor James Robinson, of the UCC Church […]
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From babies to goats – it’s all in the delivery
MANSFIELD — LuAnne Johnson spent 27 years as a Women’s Health Nurse, but she spent her whole life dreaming of owning a farm. Then, seven years ago, she got to do both. Johnson and her husband, Mark, talked for years about buying a farm, and then in 2018, they realized it was “now or never.” […]