“Believe it or not, I was a suit and tie, 9-5 guy for a very long time. I was paid a salary and had benefits. I brewed my own beer in our garage in my spare…
Sophie Mobley
“All of my friends think I’m weird because I enjoy watching political shows. I think they are weird because they don’t. My favorite stories my daddy tells me are of the days when he was involved…
Sam Winters
“I could not wait to enlist. I saw the posters everywhere. You know the ones, ‘I want you’, with Uncle Sam pointing right at you. I lied about my age so I could go do my…
Hemlata Gupta
“I always talked about being an astronaut when I was a child. I wanted to be the first woman to walk on the moon. I would make space shuttles out of card board boxes and spend…
Marvin Westbrook
“When have I felt the happiest in my life? Right now. I am an incredibly happy husband. I am a very proud father of two and grandfather of five. I sold my pool construction company a…
Lisa Porter
Lisa Porter may not live in our community, but we can all find comfort because she works here to protect our community and our way of life. Lisa commutes to work here five days a week…
Suzanne Bagwell
Suzanne Bagwell is the owner of Petals Inc. Suzanne has lived here her entire life and has been always loved music and flowers. We asked Suzanne about her life here and some questions about herself. …
Lilly Mae Webster
Question: How many years have you been in this community? Answer: “My whole life.” (97 years old) Q: Favorite place to eat out locally? A: Longstreet Cafe Q: Who’s the most interesting person you’ve…
Dave Roland
Toast Chef Dave Roland says he tries to “chase passion.” Which has worked out quite nicely for his restaurant, Toast, downtown. Roland said the minute he walked into the building that is now his restaurant, he…
Christopher McDonald
Meet Christopher McDonald! Christopher is a longtime resident of our community and co-owner of his own coffee shop on Market Street. He has lived here since 1987 and said he became highly interested in coffee because…