Local youth photographed carrying cross

I am so proud of the Athens paper! The Youth from our church and Comer Baptist joined together and they walked the cross up Route 72 from Colbert to Comer on Good Friday. Route 72 is a highly trafficked divided highway running the length of the county. Sheriffs escorted the team in front and in back. The idea was to bring the cross into the public world and to show what Jesus has done for us.

The Athens Banner Herald took three photos and put them on the front page of the hard copy and also put it online! They devoted almost the entire top half of the front page to show what our youth was doing! I am so thrilled. More than thrilled.

Thank you ABH!!

This week's stories

The editor put the story I wrote about the Gentleman Scribe on the Living section's front page, and I am so thrilled! It was a pleasure interviewing Mr. Moak, his passion for calligraphy and his long-term commitment teaching it to newcomers was inspiring.

Gentleman scribe: Art of calligraphy alive and in Mike Moak

And, he used the hilarious story about the escaped sheep this week too. I can't say enough good about the farmers who helped me learn the situation, especially Jeff Welborn, and also Sgt. JT.

Story: Sheepish herd goes on the lam

And used the cutie-pie photo of a kid getting a haircut on the back page so it was in color. All in all a good week of writing and I am so grateful, because it means sharing good people with more good people.

Brantley