Small Town Spotlight 4: Dougherty

Dougherty. Sweet, sweet Dougherty. Why so much love for Dougherty, you ask? Well, you may remember the Dougherty pop machine fiasco (if not, read here) which I don’t think I ever actually wrapped up here on the blog. I was waiting (and waiting) for the end to this mystery, but it never came in the Small Town Sentinel, so I kinda forgot about it. However, Maude did inform me that she heard a pop machine update and basically… the pop machine company came and picked up the machines.

That’s it. That’s the pop machine saga ending. Oh, Dougherty, you wacky sonofabitch, you.

This story doesn’t quite line up with what my Cheese Ball Crawl investigative crew and I found out about the pop machines though- we saw them on our cruise of Dougherty! Not only did we see them, but Bessie and I got out to try to use them and, well, let’s just say I’m glad we lived to tell the tale. I’ll be taking a quick detour from Small Town Spotlight next week to delve into more detail about the Dougherty pop machines. You know, the heavy-hitting stuff.

As if we need more reason to love Dougherty, it’s also home to one of the funniest people I’ve ever met. His name is Chizz and he is one of cousin Timmy’s best friends. He probably deserves a post of his own (I’m considering a Small Town Citizen Spotlight coming up next. You know, choosing one person from each of these small towns and giving them a little shoutout. Reply in the comments if you’re in for a Small Town Citizen Spotlight coming up next. I’ll create a nomination form if we move forward with this motion. Locals, start brainstorming your nominations!) Anyway, between the pop machine fiasco and Chizz, the love for Dougherty is pretty strong.

Also, when we were cruising Dougherty on the Cheese Ball Crawl, we drove past one of Bessie’s coworker’s house and she happened to be outside, so we stopped and chatted with her and explained what we were doing in town. She’s since become a Bev reader and I love her. Her name is Amy and she’s the only dental hygienist who gets to go to Heaven. There’s a lot of good folks ’round there and it’s got a very strong Irish community, as you may remember from some Small Town Sentinel posts, and as you’ll see in some of the photos.

Small Town Stats
Public Pools: 0
Private Pools: 2
Pop Machines: Wouldn’t we like to know?

I think this bank has been robbed like twice. And there may or may not have been a 98-year-old woman working it at least once. We’ll see if we can get a Dougherty local to write a guest post about this. I’ve got some connections.

Here’s a photo showcase of Dougherty’s downtown area. Which is a little bit terrifying. A telephone booth, a flea market, and a shrine of some kind?

Here’s a bunch of photos of the… place where the pop machines are. It’s an old gas station, but I think now it’s a house? I honestly don’t freakin’ know guys. We’ll delve more into the details in next week’s special edition.