THE history of the small-town store is arbitrarily the story of the small town, that most vital and picturesque of America’s institutions, retaining more than any other the sturdy independence and ...

CUTLINES Conley - Joe Conley, an actor best known as the small town storekeeper on the television series "The Waltons," died Sunday in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 85 and had suffered from dementia.

While thousands of men were on the front lines of combat fighting and dying, George Wright was minding the store. Why should we remember him? Because without him, it is quite possible the North would ...

While thousands of men were on the front lines of combat fighting and dying, George Wright was minding the store. Why should we remember him? Because without him, it is quite possible the North would ...