Shelba Nivens, Author at Shelby County Reporter

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Chelsea store stocks old and new for the New Year

When Chelsea City Councilman Dale Neuendorf was a child, he loved spending time at his grandfather’s old country store in South Carolina. Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Monday, December 30, 2013 9:33 am

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Debbie Pope’s Joyful Christmas

The first time Debbie Pope recalls getting a doll for Christmas, she was 8 years old and living in her first foster home. It was ... Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Thursday, December 26, 2013 11:14 am

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Local Christian band wins contest to record album

Catalyst Red, a five-member Christian band formed in Chelsea two years ago, has won “Battle of the Bands” at Zydeco, a Birmingham night club, for ... Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Monday, December 16, 2013 10:44 am

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Old Fire Department vehicle being restored for parade

Ross Rich was in middle school when Chelsea Volunteer Fire Department got an old military jeep. Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Monday, December 9, 2013 5:00 pm

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Family couldn’t wait to give thanks together

Lori Champion’s family decided on a recent Sunday morning that they didn’t want to wait a week and a half to have Thanksgiving. So they ... Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Monday, November 25, 2013 4:17 pm

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Chelsea Park student received Girl Scout Bronze Award

Chelsea Park Elementary School student Jordan Mann recently earned the highest award a Girl Scout Junior can earn. Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Monday, November 18, 2013 2:25 pm

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More than food and drink served at Chelsea Coffee House

Rhonda Gross had two beautiful children, a loving husband and a church that loved her. Yet she sank into depression so deep she had to ... Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Monday, November 11, 2013 4:47 pm

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New Neighbors Club: The 21st-century welcome wagon

If you are new to the Chelsea area, or have lived here for a while and would like to get to know new people and ... Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Tuesday, November 5, 2013 1:53 pm

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CHS Band hosts Chelsea Day, seek sponsors for new uniforms

“Chelsea Day is our biggest fundraiser,” said Scarlet Walker, President of Chelsea High School Band Booster organization, which sponsors the annual event. Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Monday, October 14, 2013 3:42 pm

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Hiker Olean Kenny surprised with a celebration of her Appalachian Trail hike

The shout went up from some seventy people as the door opened into the church fellowship hall and a voice over the loud speaker announced, ... Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Tuesday, October 8, 2013 9:43 am

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Much progress in Chelsea school facilities

It was 100 years ago this year that construction began on the first school building on Shelby County 39 in Chelsea, according to recollections of ... Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Monday, September 30, 2013 4:55 pm

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Tiny Dancers mostly like to spin around

“What do you like best about dance class?” I asked four-year-old Addyson one day recently while visiting Dance South Studio in Chelsea. Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Monday, September 16, 2013 4:30 pm

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Chelsea’s new counselor privileged to help people through life’s hard places

Is there something you feel stuck in and just can't break out of? If so, you may be a good candidate for counseling, says Kara ... Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Monday, September 9, 2013 4:44 pm

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Young artist to compete at Shelby County Fair

Fifteen-year-old Cheyenne Reynolds didn’t know she liked art until third-grade art class. Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Thursday, August 29, 2013 1:18 pm

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Life story of young woman with Cystic Fibrosis is a feel-good book

“Tara’s story is not sad. It makes you feel good,” Gail Joseph Owen was speaking of her book Tara, The Place of Irish Kings, about ... Read more

by Shelba Nivens, Monday, August 26, 2013 3:46 pm

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