In the first years after the turn of the 20th century, the countryside of America was full of talented and ambitious people. West Tennessee and McNairy County were no different. In some cases, entire families were full of such people. The Hodges family of North McNairy County may have been o…

I drove by a local business last week and saw my old friend W.T. Yarbrough mowing the yard.   I guess W.T. has been mowing as long as I can remember.  He just keeps on going as the years progress.  W.T. was riding on a big shiny orange tractor with a front end loader.  It is a four-wheel dri…