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- Stories from Perry County, IN and beyond -

By Shiraz Mukarram / former journalist

Based in Perry County, serving clients across the region.

01/14/2026

❤️

01/07/2026

Kids clearly don’t stay this size. Parents don’t stay this age.

The Hammacks hit pause for one afternoon so they could remember this chapter exactly how it feels right now... boots, blue jeans, and all. ❤️

If you’ve been saying “we need a good family picture this year,” this is your sign!

12/28/2025

Ben | TCJSH Class of 2026 | Perry County

A teaser. More to come.

12/24/2025

The Cochenours ❤️

Turns out the Christmas card and the real life can both be true.

Merry Christmas Eve from our corner of Indiana! 🎄🎅

12/07/2025

Don't scroll past. ❄️🚨

12/01/2025

Is this a family portrait or a fall fashion campaign? Yes. 🔥 The Ettensohns didn't just do Thanksgiving, they turned the front porch into a magazine cover. Proof you can serve looks and turkey.

11/22/2025

What you are seeing in this video is not a use of force on a suspect.

It is a show of strength by a community. ❤️

50,000 volts. ⚡️

That is the electricity running through the bodies of these civilians, neighbors and a young intern.

They aren't being forced to do this. They stood in that garage and volunteered to take the hit.

The obvious thing to ask is - why?

Because Evansville Police Officer Sam Taylor, who has deep ties to our own Tell City, was shot in the line of duty. He is facing paralysis and the hardest fight of his life. We couldn't take his physical pain away, so this Citizens Police Academy class chose to share in a moment of it.

This wasn't about being tough. It was about empathy. It was about understanding that the weight of the badge is heavy, and sometimes, the cost is incredibly high.

This trailer is just the beginning.

In the coming weeks, I will release the full, emotional 10-minute short film. It features powerful messages from Chief Derrick Lawalin, Officer Andrew, Tell City Troy Township School Corporation, the FOP Auxiliary, and the family of our fallen hero.

It is also a story, in a way, about Perry County. A place where neighbors don’t just watch from the sidelines. When one of us breaks, the rest of us show up.

Watch the trailer. Witness the sacrifice. And stand by for the full story.

Tell City Police Department

11/20/2025

The Volt of Empathy | A short film

Running time: 10 minutes

Coming soon

11/11/2025

Saturday was perfect. Seventy degrees. Blue sky. Chrome and leather and the smell of fuel everywhere. 🏎️

I watched from the air and from the ground as about 80 cars rolled into the Perry County Courthouse lot. Eric Dickerson was spinning records as the DJ. Taylor Made and The Local Sip And Dip kept people fed and hydrated. The Detail Shop was right there, at the center of it all. Journee's Snack & Surprise Shack had the kids lined up for toys and gifts, and Durbin Custom Designs for arts and crafts. The Perry County FOP Lodge 137 was selling raffle tickets for a 2016 Indian Scout Sixty Motorcycle. Halfway through the day, Dance Haven Studios came through with performances that made everyone stop and just watch. It wasn't just a car show. It was community showing up for veterans.

Kevin H**p had a conversation about 3.5 years ago with Deputy Richard Kratzer. Just two guys talking about how awesome it would be to have a car show for veterans. That conversation led Kevin to reach out to Eric Martin at The Detail Shop. Becca joined them. Three people with a goal. Three years later, here we are on the third annual. Kevin says it's "become one of the annual local events people in our community look forward to." People aren't just coming from Tell City anymore. They're driving in from all over Indiana. Other states too. Eric Martin isn't just running The Detail Shop. He's also President of MAORA Inc., a Perry County-based 501(c)(3) where he races off-road — stays connected to the automotive world and the veteran community both. Eric served on SSN-779 USS New Mexico in the Silent Service. That experience shaped how he thinks about veterans and sacrifice. Eric and Kevin and Becca partnered to make this work. Sally and Aaron Mosby jumped in and helped. What started as a conversation between three people became something a lot of folks wait for every year. The veteran-owned enterprises kept showing up. That matters. 🙏🏽

60 competition entries. Eighty cars total. This year they raised $4,464. More money than last year, even with fewer cars. All of it goes to Veterans of Perry County Operation Mind Body Soul — a regional affiliate delivering comprehensive veteran services across Southwestern Indiana. That's real impact. That's what Saturday was about. Kevin just established Operation Mind Body Soul as a nonprofit with a board. Next year is November 14th — the fourth annual. He's already planning bigger. Military vehicles on static display. A Blackhawk helicopter maybe? Recruiters from each military branch. And down the line, once they've raised enough money, Habitat for Humanity. Building houses for veterans. That's the vision. That's where this is heading. From a conversation to $4,464 to changing lives. ❤️

11/04/2025

'This Pakistani journalist moved to rural Indiana. Here's what Nepal taught him about being invisible.'

I grew up in Pakistan. In 2012, I traveled to Nepal to photograph and find something I couldn't name.

Being Pakistani meant growing up with a particular wound – my country was born from separation, cut away from India in 1947. For me, Nepal felt like standing on a bridge between two worlds. Close enough to understand home. Far enough to watch it clearly.

There's an old Hindu belief that the universe is built on two powers: creation and concealment. Creation reveals. Concealment hides. Both are necessary for growth. You have to be lost a little to find yourself.

But in Nepal, I watched something else: a nation that was never allowed to find itself.

Nepal's always been caught between bigger powers – India, China, other nations competing for control. Its monarchy, its government, constantly changing hands. And the landscape itself – mountains, hills – kept people isolated from each other. Lives spent just surviving. Entire valleys of people who felt invisible to the world.

And here's what struck me: They weren't broken by it. They were spiritual about it.

I wandered through these generational homes, learning shepherd games, watching elders move with deep reverence for tradition. There was loneliness there, yes. But also acceptance. A kind of grace. They understood something: some journeys toward selfhood have to be deeply solitary. You wade through the murk before you manifest.

I think about this now, living here in Perry County.

We live in a place that sometimes feels like it's being left behind. We see bigger cities get attention. We feel the weight of not being "enough" on the national stage. And maybe there's something Nepal taught me worth sharing: being small, being overlooked, being geographically isolated – that's not a punishment. It can be a sanctuary.

It can be where you figure out who you really are.

These photographs are from that moment – strangers becoming teachers, showing me that identity doesn't come from being seen by the powerful. It comes from seeing yourself clearly, and honoring the traditions and people around you.

Some journeys are meant to be solitary. And that's where the real growth lives.

All photographs © 2012 Shiraz Mukarram. All rights reserved. Please do not reuse without permission.

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