Editorials

I was in a Wilmington hotel lobby, having just checked out and sitting alone waiting for my car. The woman working the front desk took a phone call. I had no interest in her business whatsoever, but then:
Woman: Naw, I can't be seen with them in public. I've told you that.
Long pause.
Woman: That's the agreement.

The Nashville Chamber of Commerce honored Taylor Made Jewelry, Inc. as its 2026 Business of the Year last week.
I've had the honor of getting to know Diane Taylor quite well since the store opened here in Nashville in 2022. Her children practically grew up in the store. Today you'll find her son Ryan and daughter Rachel in the shop every day continuing a longtime tradition of the family-owned business.
Another smiling face you'll see at the store is Sales Manager Tracie Rives, who is pretty amazing. Ryan stated upon accepting the award that the family couldn't do it without her. That speaks volumes about someone who cares about what she does and who she does it for!

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on Sept. 14, 1976. Mrs. Annie Parker (center), librarian at the Harold D. Cooley Library in Nashville, accepts a book donated as a memorial gift by the Nash County Democratic Women's Club. The book, A Good Man, the story of a former U.S. Senator Sam Ervin, was presented in memory of the late Braxton Bunn of Stanhope on behalf of the Democratic Women by Mrs. Lib Davenport (left) and Mrs. Jean Wilson.