by Dave Lenehan | May 18, 2024 | Feature
HOW DOES a community playground come to life? Not surprisingly, the process can involve dozens of people, months or even years of planning, and a sizeable amount of money. That combination, used to bring a playground from the idea stage to reality, is precisely what...
by Dave Lenehan | May 18, 2024 | Feature
BECOMING FOSTER parents was a natural fit for Irvin and Teesha Ward. Growing up in Christian homes, the Wards saw many examples of helping people. It was ingrained in them early on. When their first opportunity to foster their nephew arose, the answer was...
by Dave Lenehan | Apr 20, 2024 | Stories
WHAT IS it like when a family legacy causes an accounting major to open an indoor plant shop? Just ask Latia “Tia” Hancock. Tia, as her family and friends call her, opened her store, P.R.E.A.M (Plants Rule Everything Around Me), on Fifth Street in Lynchburg just last...
by Dave Lenehan | Apr 20, 2024 | Stories
WHAT IF you were moving out of your home and had to pack all of your belongings — your most important possessions — into one giant trash bag? You would probably feel embarrassed at the least and maybe a little less “human” at the most. That scenario of packing up...
by Dave Lenehan | Mar 16, 2024 | Feature
TAKE A moment to reflect. Can you pinpoint one person who made such a significant impact on you that it molded the trajectory of your future? For Sarah Davis, that person was her sixth-grade teacher, who told Davis that she was special. She believed it, and that...
