Monticello | Wayne County

Dan Vickery balances his work at Farm Bureau with a family tradition of raising sheep, a legacy passed down from his father and grandfather, with wife Kathy by his side.

Brother Eddie Neal spends his mornings on the air with WKYM’s morning show and his afternoons offering prayers to those in need.

Teresa Piercy tends to her sorghum crop, her children close by whether in the field or at home.

Calvin Kennett teaches history his own way.

At Mary Lair’s salon, there’s little time to rest, except for a phone call between clients waiting for their turn in the chair.

Mabel and Virgil Anderson fill their days with simple routines, daily walks for the mail, banjo tunes on the porch, and memories held close on their longtime family farm.

From dawn to dusk, 65-year-old Kelda Stringer fills her days selling papers on the square, with country music to see her through in between.

Opening at 7 a.m. sharp, Roy Orr trades stories and the occasional straight-blade shave at his barber shop.

Police Chief Ralph Mainiard’s days range from working the night shift to coming home for a kiss from his daughter Emily.

From the bookmobile’s stop at Gap Creek to backyard football games and dirt bike dreams, everyday scenes capture childhood and community life around Monticello.

At just 21, Bryan Rose spends his days as a cobbler at Rose’s Shoe Store and Repair, and his time off four-wheeling with friends.

Coach George Hatcher brings the same intensity to game day to keeping his team, and himself, loose when the moment calls for it.

At 96, Miss Eva Mae Bell still credits her love of work, and the company of her dog Brownie, for keeping her going all these years.

From Saturday shoe shines to pinball and pool, the City Pool Hall is where regulars and quiet moments all find their place.

At the 1990 Mountain People’s Workshop in Monticello, 40 photojournalists worked around the clock, braving faculty critiques chasing stories from dawn to dusk.