by Haley Potter | Feb 17, 2024 | Feature
AS TANIA Conner stands among fellow parents at her child’s athletic event in Lynchburg, she spends a moment collecting her thoughts. Like those around her, her mind rotates between ordinary ruminations of impending weather, hopes of victory, and the well-being of her...
by Kali Bradford | Feb 17, 2024 | Feature
BELOVED CHILDREN’S television host Mister Rogers was known for doing good for others. For nearly four decades, he visited homes via the television with his half-hour-long program, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Through his work, he shared with viewers of all ages ways...
by Richard Klin | Jan 20, 2024 | Feature
MYKE BARRON moved from Texas to Lynchburg around five years ago and is part of the collaborative team that runs the White Hart coffeehouse and eatery.The inviting space has earned the name “Lynchburg’s Living Room,” and it certainly lives up to its reputation. Barron...
by Richard Klin | Jan 20, 2024 | Feature
SAMANTHA SIMMONS was forced to provide the bulk of the family income when her husband became ill. She now runs a successful bookkeeping business. Ashley Beesley, the owner of Sweet Indulgence Bakery, took her personal history of surviving abuse and used her business...
by Sara Hook | Dec 23, 2023 | Feature
TEACHERS ARE the backbone of any community, and a shining example of Lynchburg City Schools’ hard-working staff is kindergarten teacher Ryleigh Tatum. Tatum is in her third year at Robert S. Payne Elementary School, having taught second grade for two years before...
by Amanda West | Dec 23, 2023 | Feature
LITTLE GIRLS often dream of becoming famous actresses, veterinarians, or fairy princesses. But Annie Chalmers-Williams dreamt of giving someone her kidney. “Growing up, I had a friend who desperately needed an organ to live,” said Chalmers- Williams. “I saw what was...
