Larry Smith

It’s been a tough few months for Lisa DeStella. She’s undergoing treatment for stage one cancer, and in late December, a drunk driver hit and totaled her car in a parking lot in Nicholasville.

At first glance, Grant Holland is your average 12-year-old boy who has an above-average ability to play baseball.

The story of Jarrett’s Joy Cart is well-known by many Kentucky families. Jarrett Mynear was a 9-year-old boy who had battled cancer for most of his life but wanted to help others.

The famed writer and former poet laureate touched generations of aspiring artists and writers through his works and decades as an instructor at the University of Kentucky.

For more than a decade, Jason Roop was just another face you may have tried to ignore. A drug addiction sent him to the streets and, one time, even got him kicked out of a homeless shelter.

They say a child will lead us, and in the cozy community of Burgin, that's true. A young lady was inspired by her mother to give.

Stories of his parents’ experiences and the knowledge gained on his own helped shape Devine’s thinking growing up and propelled him to take a leadership position of his own.

I spent some time with four leaders at Henry Clay High School early this month: three seniors and a junior from four very different backgrounds, all playing important roles in their community.

After La'Keisha's daughter, 18-year-old Kimaria Spalding, was killed in a traffic accident, La'Keisha is now focusing on helping others through social media, poetry, and public speaking.

Once they got her permission, they joined others in the neighborhood to begin clearing her yard, but they found a bigger project than they had ever imagined.