Beth and Wayne White: Loving every day
Anything can be found at Walmart, and Beth and Wayne White knew that to be absolutely true. After all that’s where they found each other and nearly 30 years of love...
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Derek and Marilyn Norfield: The wisdom of a long marriage
Few marriages can boast five decades of experience, and the Norfields are some of the few. Even more impressive, they have a lifetime of friendship, beginning for Marilyn at the tender age of 3 when she met Derek at Sunday school...
Teresa and David Norcross: The most worthwhile thing
Their relationship started with a coincidence. David Norcross and his family were moving from New Jersey, headed south to North Carolina in the hopes of finding a good piece of property and building a home. On the way, they took a turn to get some gas and immediately fell in love...
TJ and Linda Brownlee: A weekly night of service
Some families have a weekly game night, a weekly movie night, or a weekly date night. Lebanon knows the Brownlees, however, for their weekly night of service. Every Tuesday, Linda and TJ Brownlee prepare a meal in their home, plate it, and take it out into...
Tyra Pearson: Becoming a warrior, not a survivor
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a warrior is “someone who has experience and skill in fighting.” Tyra Pearson’s battle was against her own body, and her victory against cancer was a result of her own determination as well as that of the doctors treating her...
Keith Syler & Becky Priest: A restoration of history
The house was set way back from the road, old, run-down, and covered in weeds and poison ivy. Its roof had holes, the floor had deteriorated, and the basement was full of trash — but Keith Syler and Becky Priest saw something beautiful...
Flag drop box: The red, white, and blue of respect
What does a flag represent? Is it the values of the group it flies over, the efforts of those who carry it, or the history written under its banner? The United States Stars and Stripes embodies all these things and more...
Jentry Prock: Strength in the face of adversity
She spent nearly five months in the hospital and some 45 days on a ventilator; she had more than a dozen surgeries and a kidney transplant — all before she turned 4. Yet Jentry Prock is a bright and happy child. As she continues to heal, her perseverance, along with her...
Rondy Smith: Restoring Survivors, Stopping Oppression
Bees flit through bright flowers as women walk by, quietly contemplating the beauty around them. This beauty is reflected in their souls, shining brightly despite all they have been through. The peace and empowerment of Good Hope Farms uplift their future...
Sara Cooper: Fighting Pet Overpopulation, One Surgery at a Time
As a young girl living in the country near the local dump, Sara Cooper encountered many abandoned pets. Her family took many of them in, and Cooper quickly bonded with those animals. She loved helping them and soon decided that was what she wanted to spend...
Graves Gilbert Clinic: A New Way to Improve Patient Outcomes
Over 80 years ago, doctors G.Y. Graves and J.T. Gilbert formed a partnership that resulted in Bowling Green’s first multi-specialty clinic. Today, Graves Gilbert Clinic continues to innovate, bringing an ever-improving quality of care to the community...
Adriana Rosas-Vaca and Katie Riddle: Empowering Excellent Care
Bowling Green is blessed to have an excellent medical facility in the form of TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital, a facility full of doctors, nurses, and staff who constantly serve the community. Two staff members in particular work behind the scenes to make...
Success through Adversity: Local Track and Field runner Taliyah Brooks represented Wichita Falls in the Paris Olympics
This year the world knew Wichita Falls, as locally raised professional athlete Taliyah Brooks competed in the Paris Olympics. It was a journey that took years for Brooks, but in the end, she triumphed as one of the premier athletes...
Gaye Lynn Wilson: Preserving Community, Enhancing Life
A community is often judged by how it treats its older adults, and the staff and volunteers of Wilson Rides Inc. work hard to make sure Lebanon and Wilson County rise above all expectations. Founded in April 2020, Wilson Rides...
Chris Crowell: Rooted in Service
It might be at a city council meeting, at a Rotary Club fish fry, or at Liberty State Bank’s veteran’s breakfast, but you will always see Chris Crowell involved with the community. Crowell’s roots go deep — he was born and raised in...
Pastor Carlton Duck: Fighting to the Finish
“I’m 77 years old, and I’m not about to quit,” Pastor Carlton Duck said, and he proves that statement every time he cuts his grass, drives his car, or stands up Sunday morning to preach a sermon at Gethsemane Baptist Church. Two amputated legs and a pacemaker haven’t been able to stop him from living...
Cory Felts: A Legacy of Service and Kindness
For years, Cory Felts served his country as a first sergeant in the United States Air Force, and when he retired, he knew he wanted to continue the practice of kindness. That value has manifested in a multitude of ways. Through Veterans for Veterans, Felts provides meal planning and support to local veterans...
Sawyer Burch: Running a Race to Save Lives
Runners lace up their shoes, stretch their legs, and pace themselves for the race they are about to run. At the annual Run the Maple 5K, those runners might spend half an hour running through the tall trees and gorgeous landscape of the Maple Retreat. Race organizer Katie Burch is running a different race — a race against time to find a cure for her son, Sawyer. Sawyer’s Race for Research...
A Story of Faith & Peace
IN 2020, less than 6,000 people across the United States became living organ donors, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. Lebanon is proud to be home to one of those brave donors: wife, mother, and flower shop owner Tracy Underwood. It was a process that took years to get through, and life...
Founded on Relationships
Whether it’s through the Court Appointed Special Advocates board, the United Way board, or as chairman of the Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce in 2023, Wes Dugan is always serving his community. He serves in his day job as an agency manager for Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee...
A Give-Back Boutique
THE WOOD floor and brick walls of Iddy & Oscar’s hold a wide variety of items, from clothing to jewelry to bags and decor, but that is only the surface of Joy Pine’s give-back boutique. Underneath, Iddy & Oscar’s is a story of compassion, joy, and love, with a mission to uplift children and change their lives...
Bowling Green Moose Lodge 356
A MOOSE is a powerful creature — one of North America’s tallest, largest, and heaviest animals. Moose Lodge 356 is perhaps a little more subtle than its animal counterpart, but its members are no less of a force of nature when it comes to serving the community. ...
Creating a Family
BOWLING GREEN is a city full of veterans and their families who served and sacrificed for their community. Many citizens of Bowling Green have taken up that torch to serve veterans in return. Still, Penny Ritchie, clinic administrator at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic, has done more for veterans...
Being Kind For No Reason
ON STAGE, colorful lights silhouette the four-man band delivering the best of Woodstock-era rock and Motown music. Fans travel with them back in time while investing in tomorrow, supporting the No Deposit Band’s give-back mission...
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