http://www.dailyindependent.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:17:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115122011.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115122011.html Martha Rucker firmly believes she is in the place she’s supposed to be. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:16:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115122254.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115122254.html Carol Polley is just one of the many people trying to make a difference in the lives of children in this area. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:08:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115122649.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115122649.html Upon moving to Ashland from Okalona, Miss., in July of 2006, Jennifer Johnson said the doors of opportunity that led to her being named associate pastor for children’s and family ministries at First Presbyterian Church began opening in such a way that “I knew it had to be a God-thing. This is something that God intended for me to do.” Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:07:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115124107.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115124107.html When 22-year-old Leigh Ann Lambert entered the Miss Ashland Area Scholarship Pageant in 1996, it was her first experience with pageants. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:05:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115122502.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115122502.html From his very first day of work in Ashland, Travis Sanders was comfortable with a place he now calls home. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:04:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115123920.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115123920.html Ever since she was a young girl, a local business associate knew she would end up filling her mother’s shoes. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:04:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115123119.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115123119.html It is nearly impossible to put a label on 33-year-old Ashland Water Plant Lab Supervisor Bill Stambaugh. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:58:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115123735.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/progress2008/local_story_115123735.html “She’s part of our baby collection,” said Stephanie Gilmore Clark, tip-toeing her bare feet across a wooden floor while she adjusts lighting equipment in her photography studio.