As storms were rolling into the area Tuesday afternoon, museum employees and volunteers were standing out back, admiring the new deck and putting up bird feeders. “We’re calling it ‘The Bird Lounge,’” said museum naturalist Sherl Rose. It’s a new feature at the museum, just in time for the third annual Tipton County Birdfest. The […]
Read MoreThe Air Force said no, the Marines said yes. Now this Shellback is Tipton County’s Veteran of the Month.
Randy Marbry had just been turned down by the Air Force. He was walking out of the recruiter’s office, not quite sure what came next, when a Marine stepped forward and put a hand on his shoulder. “Don’t feel bad,” he remembers the recruiter saying. “We’ll take you.” Marbry, who was 19 and had spent […]
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