“I’m too old. I have no training. God, I can’t do this,” Sally Potts wearily prayed during a mission trip to Africa in 2016. “He answered back the word ‘small’ and that’s where the name came from.” Mrs. Potts is the founder and executive director of the local non-profit, Small Beginnings. The
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Jeremy & Kate Baker
Tell us about your family? We have been blessed with two amazing little girls, Ava age 7 and Eliza age 4. Our youngest wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up, so we always have a variety of pets. Currently, we have a dog, two cats and three turtles. Ava wants to be a chiropractor, so
For the Love of Horses
Local Equestrian Hunter Jumper Becomes National Champion Laynie Rich is a seventh grader at North Middle School. She is only twelve years old and already has quite an impressive record under her belt. She is a member of the Equestrian Hunter Jumpers and the Interscholastic Equestrian Association or
A Calling That Changed His Life
Local D.A.R.E officer Hangs Up His Badge After a Job Well Done D.A.R.E is a community program many of us are familiar with. Its purpose is to build relationships between local law enforcement and kids within the community by placing officers in the schools each semester. It is setup as a 10-week
Lessons in Leadership
Student Ambassadors bridge the gap between HCHS and the community. It sometimes starts with a handshake. Other times a song as Freshmen enter the school for the first time. Yet, it always ends with the same goal: representing the best that Henderson County High School has to offer. The smile, song,
Día de los Muertos
Henderson Residents Celebrate Life at the Inaugural Day of the Dead Festival Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Hispanic holiday focusing on deceased loved ones. The holiday traditionally begins on October 31 and ends on November 2. Henderson witnessed the first celebration and
Answering Adoption’s Call
The Sutton's Unanticipated Journey to Becoming a Family of Three Five-month-old Drew Michael is a tiny ball of energy as his parents, Andy and Morgan Sutton, sit at a table in a local café to chat about him. Interrupting the chat along the way, it was almost as if the baby was aware he was the
Finding Hope in an Ongoing Battle
“For better or worse” are common vows said between spouses on their wedding day. For Glenn Johnson and Pem Pfisterer Clark, they didn’t know one of their worst hardships would come only six years after they said, “I do.” This Henderson couple has been happily married for twenty years and are
More Than Just a Pony Ride
Therapeutic Riding for Kids with Special Needs Summer at the Barn On a scorching hot August afternoon in Kentucky, with bugs swarming and the smell of hay filling the air, Tresa Skaggs can be found in a barn gleefully preparing for her next client to arrive. Skaggs, who is native of Henderson
Never Too Young
Logan Dodson is a nineteen-year-old young man attending the University of Louisville. He is also a Henderson native. Logan is a bit different than many his age, as he has accomplished an unusual feat: starting his own record label, Pocketwatch Records. Logan is a singer and songwriter that plays
Calling all Hendersonians!