Paula Hawkins had never seen a dog survive with such severe injuries—until Sam came along. In mid-January, Hawkins, the owner and founder of New Hope Animal Rescue, 526 Atkinson St. in Henderson, received a call from her daughter, Samantha, who saw a Facebook post about a dog hit by a
Met Their Match
One of the most valuable gifts a person can offer is their time. Eula Wilson has given this gift nearly every week for the past five years. Wilson serves as a Big Sister in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Henderson County, a volunteer-supported mentoring organization with monitored matches between
Skateboarding is my Nature
Zachary Overfield openly acknowledges skateboarding possesses an undesirable perception that the sport introduces youth to trouble. It’s a negative connotation he defends because in his experience skateboarding did the opposite – it saved him. In 2014, the 28-year-old Henderson County High School
Winston Goes Dog Parking
When I was five weeks old, a man carefully scooped me out of a pen full of straw and my floppy eared, clumsy brothers and sisters, and held me close to his chest. I was so exhausted that - through heavy eyelids - I saw his lips mouth the words, “This is the one.” A woman next to him snapped several
Changing the Culture
When Tim Johns saw his son T.K. for the first time after his snowboarding accident, he said that’s when the “traumatic shock set in.” An aspiring professional snowboarder and skateboarder, T.K. flew to Breckenridge, Colorado, to pursue his dream when he suffered a brain injury in 2003. Johns and