Brandon Gregory: Remembering the freedom flyers

Brandon Gregory: Remembering the freedom flyers

FLYING FOR love. Fighting for peace. Dying for freedom. Thirty thousand members of the U.S. Army Air Forces died while taking on this call of duty when flying from Britain during World War II. More than a century of war altered the lives of many people, left tens of...
Kelli and Tim Birchfield: Second love exists

Kelli and Tim Birchfield: Second love exists

The depression. The heartache. The negative thoughts. They hung over a divorced Kelli Hess like a neverending fog, replaying in her mind every day like a song on repeat. No escape existed. One man took her greatest joy away, so she swore she would never trust a man...
Casey Wood: Breaking the Glass With Class

Casey Wood: Breaking the Glass With Class

A white man in his 30s facing a room mostly filled with black youngsters in their teens. An English teacher established in his career preaching to students who barely know their next step.  True harmony of success seemed distant amidst the discord of cultural...
Byron Johnson: One Mile at a Time

Byron Johnson: One Mile at a Time

FEELING SWEATY, tired, underprepared, and alone, Byron Johnson wanted to give up. He had walked over 70 miles, not even an eighth of the way to his targeted destination. Johnson had not packed enough food, so resupply trips were necessary. The teen thought maybe he...
Donnie Wilkerson: Meet Mr. Altavista

Donnie Wilkerson: Meet Mr. Altavista

WITH A broken neck, fractured ribs, two collapsed lungs, and unconscious — that’s how a stricken community found a beloved 71-year-old man who had become a staple and role model for many. Some call him a legend. Others call him “Mr. Altavista.”  Altavista, a...