Haley Cash: Building Stronger Communities Through Mental Health Awareness
Small-town Friday nights look similar for teenagers in small, Southern rural communities. When school is in, the seasons determine the meeting spot. It’s Friday night football under the lights,...
Charlie Burk: Purpose in Patient Care
“I just want to help people,” he said, his voice soft and calming. It’s the voice you'd like to hear making small talk while taking notes about the issues that brought you to the emergency room....
HH Lincoln Health: Two Years of Community Care
HH Lincoln Health President Mary Beth Seals shared an update in an August 2024 press release on the system’s second year of providing care for the Lincoln County community. She noted various...
Holly Crumbley: Gracefully Aging With Joy and Connection
With the morning sun and the center’s associates peeking over their shoulders, the senior adults gathered at the tables work intently on the day’s craft project. Their conversation is lively,...
Beth Andersen: The Heart of Healthy Smiles
His smile fills the brightest scenes in the film of her life’s memories. When Beth Andersen’s wobbling bicycle steadied, and she rode independently down the driveway, it was there. When she told him...
Letter From the Editor
The people of the year 1000 faced division, uncertainty, and fear for the future. They didn’t know it then, but they stood at the edge of change, transitioning from the Dark Ages to the Middle Ages....
Judge Andy Myrick: The Power of a Community in Recovery
In Lincoln County's courthouse, addiction’s grip tightened relentlessly. Judge Andy Myrick's docket overflowed with repeat offenders, their charges a stark reflection of substance abuse's grip on...
Korean Jewels Club: Fayetteville’s Gem of Cultural Exchange
In a town that wears its history like a well-loved quilt, a local club adds patches woven of surprising cultural threads. From Camp Blount to our long-standing traditions like the Host of Christmas...
Tim Smith: Trails of Faith
The trail, long-established yet bearing recent footprints, stretched before him, promising breathtaking views and vistas with undergrowth of wildflowers, moss, and ferns. It also presented steep...
Kat Coffey: Coffey, Community, and Calling
At first glance, it’s a small coffee shop in a revitalized rural community, its tall glass windows and stone foundation reminding you of a greenhouse. Flower-topped tables and conversation nooks...
No Kid Goes Hungry on Scott Blackwell’s Watch
“I'm hungry” echoes in homes everywhere, often before backpacks even hit the floor and students kick off their school shoes. It’s a refrain as common as the afternoon sun, often met with the rustle...
Keidrick Williams: A Stroke of Fate
On Thursday morning, June 20, 2024, the steady flow of vehicles in front of Walmart on Huntsville Highway was like every weekday. Many were headed to and from work in Huntsville. Some needed to stop...
Letter From The Editor
AUTUMN SETTLES into our town like a puppy in a warm bed. There’s a magic in the air that only this season can bring. Golden leaves drift gently from the trees, painting the sidewalks in shades of...
From Boulders of Brokenness to Stones of Strength
AT OLDE Town Protein & Energy in Petersburg, a mother watches her children huddled over adjoining, pint-sized tables, paint brushes moving thoughtfully across river rocks. These stolen moments...
A Legacy of Love and Care in Lincoln County
AS THEY sit in the warmth of their mother’s home where her laughter once echoed and every corner holds a cherished memory, two grieving daughters, Lisa and Andrea, reflect on the immeasurable love...
The Voice of Comfort
BEFORE WE streamed our music and subscribed to an infinite number of podcasts, local radio kept us company in our vehicles, on our jobs, and around our homes. The station’s broadcasters weren’t just...
Answering the Call: A Couple’s Lifetime Impact
THE DAYS were already long. He challenged geometry students with theorems and proofs, balanced like the opposite sides of a parallelogram with banter that demonstrated his care and concern. Students...
Two Trees + One Farmhouse = Creative Connections
ONCE FILLED with the rhythm of family, its memory-paneled walls stood patiently waiting, certain that life’s pause button would be released and the blaring silence would yield to a sweeter song. The...
The Power of Presence
AS THE morning sky fully awakened, its ombre pinks, blues, and yellows yielding to the full orb of the yellow sun, they waited. The men talked, gathered in clusters, many with coffee in hand, others...
Stitching Change and Sewing Hope
IN THE West End Baptist Church fellowship hall, the weekly meeting of the Stitchin’ Sisters is in full swing. Lively conversation competes with the whirrrrr of the sewing machines. There’s the...
Letter From The Editor
SHE FLASHES her lights and pushes the gas pedal a little harder. The walkie-talkie is too quiet, so she spins the dial and makes her bulletproof vest a little more comfortable. She worked hard to...
Bill Trimble: Love, Luck and Lasting Happiness
THE OFFICE’S furniture and decor matched his job description — drab and mundane. When Warren Bill Trimble hitchhiked from Sheffield, Alabama, to the Birmingham enlistment office in 1946, hours on...
Scott Whitworth: It Was There All Along
IT’S A time of transition, celebration, and, for many, uncertainty. They hang their caps and gowns in the back of their closets, their tassels on their rearview mirror, and their hopes and dreams on...
Stacy Johnson: Emergency Response Meets Education
AS STACY Johnson stands before students in his classes, he sees the earliest sparks of a desire to find their place among those who help us when we’re not able to help ourselves. As future emergency...
Richard Wright: From Sirens To Service
IN THE two-room schoolhouse in Howell, many things distracted students on an average day. Thoughts of recess, the sights of changing seasons, note-passing, and sports rivalries interrupted lessons...
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