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Coming Up with Money for Lard Was Hard

By Dale Welch As the cooler temperatures of early October turned into just plain cold days of November and December, it became hog...

Coal Mining: Hard Work and Low Pay

By Dale Welch Coal mines in the Crawford, Davidson, Twinton and Wilder areas of Overton and Fentress Counties, in the late 1920’s and...

Dale's Tales: Buckner Witch

There’re several versions of how the “little woman” came to know the David Alexander and Margaret Whittaker Buckner family. Some say they...

Dale's Tales: Bilbrey Station

Bilbrey Station was a small depot station at the 104.1 mile marker along the railroad in eastern Putnam County. Built in the early 1890s...

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