When it comes to family togetherness, Tamlyn and Toby Hayman are experts. It’s a benefit of living with their six children — four girls and two boys — in a home that measures only 32 feet long by 12 feet wide....
It was two years ago at a private function. Like 40-plus similar occasions during the busy holiday season, George Jones was decked out in red and white. As usual, he was the star of the show. Kids are excited to sit...
While his older brother and cousins were outside playing football, Zach Zellars sat in the house drawing and watching cartoons on TV. Later, he would learn to love the sport that helped him earn a college scholarship. But art is what...
“I went to Texas State University for three years. But I wasn’t really decisive on what I was going to do, what major to stick with. I was in business, changed to psychology, and then I was going back to business...
“He’s a good kid, but he can be pretty hardheaded. He just likes to do what he wants to do sometimes. “He will come to our bed in the middle of the night. I used to let him, but I’ve become...
Any time an 81-year-old takes a nasty fall, visions of broken hips dance in your head. While Ken Pridgeon managed to dodge that bullet during a recent tumble, his right hand didn’t fare so well. And that is a scary thing...
Several times a month I walk the campus of Lee College in search of students to interview. That’s the fun part. The not-so-fun part is finding a place to park. On this particular morning I opted for the auxiliary lot down the...
“I want to be a high school track coach. I’m really inspired by my high school coach. I had her four years, since I was a freshman. “She was great. She was like a mom to all of us. She would...
“I was born and raised in Baytown. When I look back on my teenage years, I think about Texas Avenue. The movies I saw. Hanging out with my buddies. Checking out the pretty girls driving by. It was like ‘American Graffiti’...
“I don’t think you can be a counselor and not draw on your own life experiences. At least, I couldn’t. “I grew up in a dysfunctional home in a military family. I’ve had a daughter who was very ill. I’ve had...
