Music
The Enemy Line on path to success as area duo’s hits rising up the charts
by Tina Cole-Mullins If you haven’t yet heard of an area band called The Enemy Line, chances are good that you soon will. The Enemy Line, a brother and sister team of Kymee Dawn and Kurt Stone, is winning awards and gaining recognition as its music keeps rising up the charts. In fact, the duo […]
Crazy Quilters: Many hands working together for the good of the community
by Mary Jo David If you believe the old saying that idle hands are the devil’s workshop, you won’t need to worry about the members of the Crazy Quilters. Since the group formed in 2004 with seven charter members at the local Stockbridge United Methodist Church, they have been busy measuring, cutting, ironing, piecing, sewing, […]
Presbyterians adapt 4th Friday dinners to drive-through goodness
by Patrice Johnson Trying times can bring out the best and worst in people, and March 27, local heroes in the Stockbridge Presbyterian Church demonstrated the right stuff. In response to social distancing requirements imposed on the nation from the novel coronavirus, the church transformed its Fourth Friday Dinners to an old-fashioned, drive-through format. Supportive […]
Stockbridge builds its musical reputation with debut performance of Gary Hicks
by Patrice Johnson Thursday night music at Cravingz in Stockbridge usually hops with a hearty number of customers. On Feb. 21, the debut performance of Gary Hicks not only attracted a standing-room-only audience, it also wowed them. Even the chattiest attendee fell silent under Hicks’ impressive range of voice and resonant acoustic guitar. Hicks, […]
UTPD Activity from January 10th – February 9th
UTPD Activity from January 10th – February 9th Friday, 01/10 Property Damage Accident – Webb St. Saturday, 01/11 Medical Alarm – Pleasant Dr./Kaiser Rd. Assault – W M-36 Unknown Accident – M-36/Dexter Trail Property Damage Accident – Main St. Suspicious Situation – Hadley Rd./Kaiser Rd. Sunday, 01/12 Hazard – Graves Rd./Doyle Rd. Assault – Pleasant […]
Mark your calendars to treat your ears to live music
by Jo Mayer The Stockbridge High School Jazz Band is scheduled to perform at the Stockbridge Library at 6pm this Wednesday, January 29–free! And at Cravingz this Thursday, we have Bill Nedela, guitar-maker extraordinaire and great songwriter as well. He’ll be performing with Kelly Schmidt, a marvelous dobro player and vocalist, too. That’s from 6 […]
Paul Crandall receives new Mike Jones award for contributions to local arts
by Diane Rockall During this year’s Art Show at A Day in the Village, the Stockbridge Area Arts Council announced a new award and Paul Crandall, the recently retired Stockbridge Head librarian, was the named its first recipient. The Mike Jones Award for Contributions to the Artswas created in memory of artist sculptor Michael Jones of […]
Stockbridge High School student wins multiple music awards
Anyone attending the Jackson Symphony Orchestra’s final performance of the season at the Potter Center on Saturday night, April 27, might have been surprised to see a photo of Stockbridge High School student Haley Gipson featured in the evening’s program. Gipson was being recognized for her achievement of winning the 2019 Mary Spring into Music […]
Paul Crandall retires after 22 years as head librarian Stockbridge CADL
by Patrice Johnson A steady stream of well-wishers filed into the Stockbridge CADL until the library was chock full, Thursday, April 25. All were coming to thank Paul Crandall for his 22 years of service as head librarian, and all were eager to provide him a memorable retirement sendoff. While enjoying cake and hors d’oeuvres, […]