Sgt. 1st Class Sucrontay Stanley had plenty of work experience, though none of it was in construction. During 22 years in the military, her jobs ranged from human resources to medical lab tech to assisting soldiers and their families after injury, illness or death....
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee has announced the appointment of six new members to its board of directors as well as one new trustee. ...
Jennifer Hicks is a 31-year-old nurse practitioner who specializes in helping people with drug addiction. She is married to Jordan Hicks, and they have two children — Lucy, 2, and Joaquin, 4 months. Originally from Ontario, Ore., Jennifer moved to Nashville in 2013, earning her...
When he retired from a 23-year career with the U.S. Army, former ammunition tech Roy Loudermilk thought office work sounded appealing. But after a few months, Roy’s interest in his job with an electronics company began to fizzle. ...
A grant from home improvement retailer Lowe’s is helping Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee to equip people more effectively with the skills needed for rewarding careers in the construction industry. ...
It was a Friday, and for 13-year-old Joshua West, that meant shopping with his dad at the Shelbyville Goodwill and talking with Ms. Vivian. ...
More than 1,000 pieces of high-end jewelry, shoes, purses and clothing by names like Dooney & Bourke, Coach, kate spade, Nike and Adidas will be available at bargain prices during Goodwill’s one-time, pop-up Brand-Name Blowout Sale. All items will be staged at Goodwill’s Rivergate store...
To those who first saw it on social media, the pink-hued, high-backed sectional on sale for $50 at a Nashville Goodwill store looked like a bargain ripe for the picking. But to “lifelong Goodwiller” Stephanie Bowman, it looked like the end to a years-long quest. ...
In a way, Precious Davis and her mother began life at the same time. Prior to her fifth child’s arrival, Shirley Davis’ life had been mostly about addiction. At 40, she had never worked a job. She had never really been a parent — her...
Nashville artist Thomas H. Sturgill never earned a black belt in karate. In fact, his entire karate career consisted of a few lessons he took while in the fourth grade. Nonetheless, Thomas, now 40, owns many belts — white, yellow, green and other colors — signifying...
After an accident robbed him of his ability to walk, Danny Stephens was adrift — searching for something or someone to show him the way. ...
As Goodwill donations attendant Shelley Pope started the engine, honked the horn and tested the radio of her “new” car, her daughter looked on, teary-eyed....
Michael McDade’s life had already been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but when he awoke on the morning of March 22, his world actually looked different. ...
For more than 15 years, Manika Ringo devoted her life to supporting her family. But she kept one dream for herself alive: Someday, she would graduate from high school....
UPDATED April 16, 2020: Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee has closed all of its stores, outlets and Career Solutions centers across middle and west Tennessee for a period of at least 14 days — through April 5, 2020. ...
