Odessa Living • 5th February 2026

Our Town Odessa: Making a portrait of the city, one face at a time

While tourists remember places by their landmarks, their food, or their entertainment opportunities, a city is truly formed by its people. Local communities shape their own culture, and individuals are the ones who can make a run-down truck stop welcoming or a five star hotel unpleasant. Odessa’s newest art project, Our Town, aims to celebrate that reality.

Mineral Wells Living • 2nd October 2025

Welcome to the Table: The Community Kitchen welcoms everyone to their table on Sunday evenings

As the “Wellness Capitol of Texas,” Mineral Wells strives to be a place of health, security, and relaxation. Several residents have taken that goal to heart—not just for themselves, but for the whole community. After all, “you can't be hungry and well,” as co-founder of the Community Kitchen Amanda Chavira said.

Midland Living • 1st September 2025

Loving Science, Loving Learning: Midland seventh grader Eva Estrada wins state science fair

School science fairs are well known for their replica volcanoes, their lemon batteries, and their food coloring experiments. They are places of creativity and ingenuity, as well as last minute poster-boards and pre-presentation stress. For many Midland students, however, the science fair represents much more than that—and one middle schooler especially has taken her talents all the way to a blue ribbon in the state-wide Texas Science and Engineering Fair.

Lawton Living • 1st September 2025

Lifelong Lessons: The Comanche County Saddle & Sirloin helps local youth explore the field of agriculture

Cattle, sheep, pigs, goats—the youth of Lawton have done it all, and the Comanche County Saddle & Sirloin Club is committed to making sure they can continue to explore, appreciate, and grow in agriculture. Every year the club raises money for the youth, giving back to them through the Comanche County Spring Livestock Show and Premium Sale.

Tullahoma, TN Good News Exchange • 7th August 2025

Tim Behrendorff: Leadership on the court

SHOES SQUEAK against the polished wood of the basketball court, and the swoosh of a ball passing through the net is barely heard over the audience’s cheering. Tim Behrendorff proudly watches from the sidelines as the West Middle School boys basketball team scores another goal.

Good News Tullahoma • 7th August 2025

Bob Callison: Creating a wrestling family

THE TULLAHOMA High School Wrestling team has had a challenging and successful year, and their coach, Bob Callison, has been a pillar of support throughout it all. The 2024-25 year will be his second in Tullahoma, but Callison has over 30 years of coaching experience and a passion for wrestling and the impact it can make on students.

Good News Manchester • 7th August 2025

Kenadi Hall: A lifelong commitment

WHETHER HER uniform was purple and yellow, red and black, or just shorts and a T-shirt, Kenadi Hall has loved gymnastics and cheer. It’s been a lifelong commitment — ever since she was a 4-year-old just coming out of her shell. Even now, as a recent college graduate...

Good News Lebanon • 7th August 2025

Andy White: Spreading hope, one act at a time

“DO THINGS that can make a difference, and create hope in someone else’s life.” Those words are the driving force behind Andy White’s life, and his work in and for the community reflects that goal. White is the chief development officer for Easterseals Tennessee, an organization dedicated to supporting people with disabilities as they live, work, and play in their communities.

Good News Franklin County • 7th August 2025

The Tennessee Stealers and Dinos: Proving basketball is for all ages

“AGE IS just a number,” the old saying goes — and the ladies of the Tennessee Stealers and Tennessee Dinos prove it weekly at basketball practice and annually in Senior Olympics competitions across Tennessee and the United States.

Good News Franklin County • 7th August 2025

Garrett Patterson: Finding your love

ROLLING GREEN fields, beautiful skies, rustling trees, and the crack of club on ball are the staples of the golf course. For Franklin County High School senior Garrett Patterson, those are sights and sounds that mean hard work, focus, and hours playing the game he loves.

Good News Tullahoma • 10th July 2025

Tyler Walls: Changing lives day by day

TYLER WALLS is not just a school resource officer. At Robert E. Lee Elementary, he is a mentor when he talks to kids in the halls, a teacher when he goes to the classroom to talk about his job, a cheerleader when he encourages athletes during games, and a friend when he eats lunch with students in the cafeteria. Every day, he makes a difference in someone’s life, and Tullahoma is better for it.

Good News Lebanon • 10th July 2025

James Briggs: Leadership in action

LIGHTS FLASH across the stage, lighting up three guitarists as they bring to life the energy of ’90s rock. Behind them, at the drum set, sits James Briggs, providing the rhythm and drive that helps make The Mixtape Allstars a premium rock band. Briggs is not just a drummer — like the rest of The Mixtape Allstars, he is a dad, but he is also a retired staff sergeant and a veteran of the United States Airborne Infantry....

Good News Lebanon • 10th July 2025

ZaBrina Seay: On both sides of the desk

ON ONE side of the desk, there could be a veteran, their spouse, their widow, or their children. ZaBrina Seay cares for them all. As director of the Wilson County Veterans Service Office, Seay works every day to ensure veterans and their families receive the support they need.

Amarillo Living • 1st July 2025

A Passion for the Game: The Amarillo Sod Poodles welcomes Javier Colina as manager for the 2025 seaso

Music comes in many forms, and to many it is the rattling of chain link fences, the cheering of crowds, and the crack of bat on ball as the Amarillo Sod Poodles begin their baseball season. This year the Sod Poodles have welcomed a returning face as their manager: Javier Colina, baseball and coaching vet of 28 years.

Bowling Green, KY Good News Exchange • 18th June 2025

The Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society: Providing a better life for our animal neighbors

DOGS BARK happily, cats nonchalantly clean their fur, and rabbits and guinea pigs wiggle their noses in greeting. All these are common occurrences at the Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society (BGWCHS), where staff and volunteers tend to the animals in their care. This has been the case for over 60 years, as the humane society works to better the lives of thousands of animals in Bowling Green, Warren County, and beyond.

Good News Tullahoma • 12th June 2025

The Rice Family: Loving people, always

“IN WHATEVER we’re doing, whether it’s at church, at home, our neighbors, ball, or whatever it may be, we just try to love on people,” Renea Rice said. And that goal captures the essence of the Rice family. Rice serves teens and young adults with Tullahoma City school buses and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). Her husband, Matthew, serves daily in his work as a Murfreesboro police officer.

Good News Manchester • 12th June 2025

The Levengoods: Doing life as a family

THE LEVENGOOD dinner table is a lively place, with two parents, six kids, and — frequently — guests. They have an open table, Billy Levengood said, and they almost always have food to share.

Good News Lynchburg • 15th May 2025

Dave Frett: Daring to Dad

ACCORDING TO the National Fatherhood Initiative, children raised with an absent father have the odds stacked against them: they are more likely to face addiction, teen pregnancy, and obesity, and they are more likely to end up incarcerated. In the United States, over 17.6 million children fall into that category, including 42% of Lynchburg’s own children — but local fathers are fighting to change those numbers.

Good News Lebanon • 8th May 2025

J.D. and Lindsie Henry: Serving with Both Hands

GOLF TOURNAMENTS, 5Ks, and auctions are all excellent ways to fundraise for a good cause, but J.D. and Lindsie Henry found another way to raise money by serving with Both Hands. Both Hands is an organization committed to serving: one hand for orphans and the other for widows.

San Angelo Lifestyle • 1st May 2025

Creativity from the Heart: Nicholas Navarro shares joy and love through Lego art

For many, Legos are a symbol of childhood. They are toys to play with, structures to piece together, or possibly just hazards for the unsuspecting parent to step on. For Nicholas Navarro, however, Legos are more than that: they are a tool, a medium through which he spreads love and kindness throughout San Angelo.

Good News Lynchburg • 17th April 2025

One Community One Voice: Bringing the community together

WHEN A neighborhood, city, or county works together, aligning themselves with one purpose, amazing things happen. Lynchburg’s One Community One Voice (OCOV) is a perfect example of this as the city comes together with one goal: making Lynchburg a better place to live, work, and play.

Good News Bowling Green • 17th April 2025

Weston Robinson: More than just a sport

THE CRACK of bats hitting balls is music to the ears of baseball fans everywhere, and D-BAT Bowling Green is a symphony in the making with its 13 batting cages and professional instructors who live and breathe the sport. The newest in that lineup is Weston Robinson, and just a few months into his career, he has been making an impact on Bowling Green’s baseball players.

Good News Manchester • 17th April 2025

Saharra Jewell: Serving women for decades

FOR OVER two decades, Advanced Nurse Practitioner Saharra Jewell has served the Coffee County community in women’s health. For many, her office at Amani Women’s Health Center is much more than an occasional obligation. It is a place to see a friend, to pray with a fellow believer, and to navigate life alongside a trusted confidant.

Good News Manchester • 17th April 2025

A.J. Fox: Combining entertainment, community, and family

SHOES SQUEAK on the basketball court, water splashes over the side of the swimming pool, a fishing reel whirs as a line is cast — these activities happen all across Manchester on the daily, and Manchester Parks and Recreation Department Director A.J. Fox is right in the middle of it all. He took the job as a way to impact kids’ lives outside of school, and after 15 years...