by Amanda West | Jul 23, 2024 | Stories
BRETT HIGHTOWER’S suitcase bobbed against the heels of his tennis shoes as he climbed each step of the Greyhound bus. The driver secured his luggage in the overhead compartment, and Brett slid across the vinyl seat, waving goodbye to his parents. He would spend a week...
by Amanda West | Jul 23, 2024 | Feature
HIGH SCHOOL graduation brings excitement. Every experience becomes a cherished memory as prom night fades into snapping last-minute photos, distributing caps and gowns, and college acceptance letters pile up on the dresser. But for some, high school graduation marks...
by Amanda West | Jul 23, 2024 | Stories
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE affects countless families across Kentucky. Jana Boswell used these adjectives — devastating, horrific, shameless, brutal, dreadful — to describe how the disease affected her precious mother, Judith Ann Richards. “We started noticing small...
by Amanda West | Jun 22, 2024 | Stories
FROM THE chilly East Coast to the balmy Southwest to countries thousands of miles away — such as Germany, Iraq, South Korea, Italy, and Kyrgyzstan — Todd Alcott dutifully served his country in the United States Air Force. For over two decades, he climbed the chain of...
by Amanda West | Jun 22, 2024 | Feature
THE ASSASSINATION of President John F. Kennedy changed the trajectory of young Malcolm Cherry’s life. As the events unfolded, Cherry watched our nation mourn. He’d planned to be a welder, fabricator, or machinist but chose to serve and protect his beloved country...
