Tough life. Tough lady. Survivor. Sexually assaulted by a babysitter’s father at age 5. Grew up poor in Newport. Daughter of druggie parents. Little brother is an addict. Rejects victimhood. …
Curtis Scott: A KFD life-changer
Three lives were changed 15 years ago on Thanksgiving night in 2007. A second-story apartment in a now-razed building on Fifth Avenue was burning. The apartment was filled with blinding …
Golf at Egwani to benefit families
State Trooper Lodge #36 will hold its annual golf tournament, Wednesday, October 5, at Egwani Golf Course, 3920 S. Singleton Road, Rockford, Tennessee. Tee time is at 8 a.m. and …
Robert Keeler: 31 years and loving it
Ya gotta love it to work 31 years for the same company, to learn how to flip a switch, to work 80 to 100 hours a week, week after week, …
Phyllis Tonkin: Protecting kids online
A conversation with Phyllis Tonkin is not one you will soon forget.
She sees and hears things that break her heart, things you and the rest of us never want to …
THP’s Grant Gouldie: Big man for a big job
When he pulls out of his driveway heading to work, this big man will be in a Ford SUV or astride a Harley Davidson Electra Glide.
Both sport the same colors …
Capt. Debbie Cox: A star in the background
Capt. Debbie Lee Doss Cox works about as far behind the scenes as you can get. Behind fences, glass, walls and bars, too. Been doing it for almost 20 years. …
Nate Patterson: Follows dad into EMS work
Today, let’s meet Nathan “Nate” Patterson, a big man – 6-1, 300 pounds and affectionately called “Chunky” by his buddies. He comes by it honestly. More about that later on. …