Bristol, Tenn. natives Rhonda and Bill Holland say the Bristol YWCA have been a godsend for not only them, but their twenty-one month old granddaughter, Lexie as well. The Holland’s known to Lexie Paw-Paw and Mee-Mee to Lexie, have had custody of her since she was 5...
The United Way of Bristol has raised 61 percent of its $1.4 million fundraising goal — well ahead of last year’s pace for donations, campaign Chairman Jim Maxwell said Friday. “This is great news,” Maxwell, publisher of the Bristol Herald Courier and a number of...
It was Steve McMillian’s desire to be a strong male role model for today’s youth that got him involved in Big Brothers, Big Sisters of East Tennessee. And since the Twin City native met his little brother, Ethan Ball, they’ve been inseparable. “I first learned of the...
Kathi Roark has two passions: service and children. And her job as executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol/Washington County, allows her to combine the two. “I started as a volunteer member for the board of directors in 1998, and here I am...
Imagine looking in the mirror and not feeling pretty because of your smile. How about suffering from agonizing tooth pain? That’s exactly how Twin City native Christie Sherfey felt when she looked in the mirror. “Your smile really makes you more confident and makes...