1.0Franklin County, TN Good News Exchangehttps://goodnewsmags.com/franklin-countyJeriah Brumfieldhttps://goodnewsmags.com/franklin-county/author/jeriah-brumfield/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="erqZMs7Cz9"><a href="https://goodnewsmags.com/franklin-county/steve-kirby/">Steve Kirby: Leadership, loyalty, and a life well lived</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://goodnewsmags.com/franklin-county/steve-kirby/embed/#?secret=erqZMs7Cz9" width="600" height="338" title="“Steve Kirby: Leadership, loyalty, and a life well lived” — Franklin County, TN Good News Exchange" data-secret="erqZMs7Cz9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://goodnewsmags.com/franklin-county/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://goodnewsmags.com/franklin-county/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/07/Story-1-photo1-6.jpg1200800WHEN STEVE Kirby joined the Navy in 1975, he never imagined how many miles — and milestones — it would carry him through. Over the course of 17 years in uniform, he served across the country, from Florida to Mississippi to California, eventually earning the distinguished title of Sailor of the Year aboard the USS […]