Beloved Barber Retires After Decades in the Business

Beloved barber retires after decades in the business

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (WHNT) — Eddie Smith of Eddie’s Styling and Barbershop has been cutting hair since he was 17 years old.   His home base since the 1970s is downtown Scottsboro Square. Smith announced that after nearly 70 years of cutting hair, it is now time to hang up his clippers.  Area realtor pays soup kitchen’s utility bill during high-use month “I’ve been here since ‘77,” Smith explained. “You can tell it by all the junk I have layin…

Q&A with Laura Kurman Who is Retiring from Wayside Multi Service Center After More Than 30 Years

For more than three decades, Laura Kurman has been working to help those in need in Watertown. She retired as Executive Director of the Wayside Multi Service Center at the end of June, and looked back on her time. Kurman spoke with Watertown News Editor Charlie Breitrose in her office at the house on North […]

Des Barber retires from Corby Radio after more than 30 years

Des Barber has stepped down from Corby Radio after more than three decades at the heart of the station. Des, who founded the station, is retiring due to ill health. In an announcement shared with listeners, Des said: “It will be an emotional day when I finally hand over the reins, but the time is right for my wife Kazzi B, who has been at my side all these years, and me to sit back, relax, and enjoy life to the full with our family and grandkids…