Gina Weddington: Healing Hearts, Mending Wounds

Gina Weddington: Healing Hearts, Mending Wounds

In the stillness of early morning, Gina Weddington steps into her workplace — a treatment center at Elk River Health and Nursing Center of Winchester. Her arrival is humble and unassuming, but her presence and attentiveness reach into each hallway and patient room. ...
Robin Gilliam: Building a Community of Care

Robin Gilliam: Building a Community of Care

On a crisp autumn morning in 2021, Robin Gilliam found herself walking into the Franklin County Senior Center, not as a director, but as a temporary fill-in for the meals-on-wheels program. The stability of daily routines, the joy of seniors playing cards, and the...
Allen Burnette: Embracing Second Chances

Allen Burnette: Embracing Second Chances

In the dimly lit hallways of the Franklin County and Coffee County Recovery courts, a new kind of hope now walks the halls where remnants of past mistakes once lingered. Allen Burnette was once trapped in the same cycle of addiction that brought many before him to the...
Homegrown Heroes

Homegrown Heroes

JOHN WINE led a group of teens on a mission trip in the sweltering heat of a Louisiana summer, working on a house without power. As sweat trickled down their faces, the reality of the need struck him hard. This wasn’t a problem unique to Baton Rouge — the same...
Honoring Richard Ellis

Honoring Richard Ellis

WHAT WILL your legacy be? This question often lingers in our minds, prompting us to reflect on how we hope to be remembered and the impact we want to leave behind. For some, legacy is found in the memories shared with loved ones and in the traditions passed down...