by Jeriah Brumfield | Aug 13, 2024 | Stories
ALYSSA ARCHER’S phone buzzed with scholarship offers after she placed fifth at state this year, rising up from last year’s sixth-place win. But her journey to the top of the wrestling mat wasn’t always easy. It came with perseverance, a strong will, the mindset to...
by Wesley Bryant | Aug 13, 2024 | Stories
THE CROWD fills the stands, row after row, of people in our high school’s colors. The family in front of you sits down with a fresh hot dog from the concession stand. It’s still steaming with a drizzle of ketchup laced across the top from end to end. It smells so good...
by Wesley Bryant | Jul 18, 2024 | Stories
WHEN I was 8, I wanted to be a teacher. I remember my third grade teacher clicking the chalk on the green board on the wall. And when I was 9, I wanted to be a director. My parents bought me a camera for Christmas, and my cousins and I would recreate our favorite...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 18, 2024 | Stories
FROM THE pulpit, Devron Holman, the associate pastor for Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, preaches with passion and conviction. His words are like a soothing balm for the weary soul as he ministers to the broken-hearted and the lost, offering hope and healing in...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 18, 2024 | Stories
STEPHANIE MAYFIELD stood atop the roof, the wind whipping through her hair and the vast expanse of the sky stretching before her. The freshly cut wood and the scent of asphalt shingles collided, baking under the sun. Every nail she hammered down resonated with the...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 18, 2024 | Stories
FARRAR JEAN Ford’s childhood was a series of hospital stays and operating rooms, each leaving its mark on her. Born with a genetic disorder that necessitated numerous orthopedic surgeries, Ford’s early encounters with the medical world were not just a matter of...
