Line of strength: Survivors paint town pink

Published Saturday, October 14, 2017
By Richard Greene
Shortly after the horn on the Decatur fire truck sounded, Brenda Scott sat the end of the paint roller onto Main Street.
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Published Saturday, October 14, 2017
By Richard Greene
Shortly after the horn on the Decatur fire truck sounded, Brenda Scott sat the end of the paint roller onto Main Street.
Published Wednesday, October 11, 2017
By Kristen Tribe
The night before her 2015 mammogram local business owner Marianne Henderson was struggling. She wanted to cancel her appointment because her family needed her.
Published Wednesday, October 11, 2017
By Messenger Staff
Affordable group health insurance is not available to many Wise County residents, while others may have health insurance but are limited to the number of screenings they may receive.
Published Wednesday, October 11, 2017
By Messenger Staff
Paint the Town Pink is an annual event sponsored by the Wise Health Foundation and Decatur Main Street during Breast Cancer Awareness month each October.
Published Wednesday, April 26, 2017
By Racey Burden
In 2009, Orvelda Bridges was diagnosed with breast cancer. She went through all the treatments - chemotherapy, radiation - and came out the other side cancer-free.
Published Saturday, October 22, 2016
By Racey Burden
Debbie Spradlin debated for some time whether to tell her first grade class she had cancer.
Published Saturday, October 8, 2016
By Racey Burden
Despite the cold wind and a wet road, breast cancer survivors and their friends and family painted a crooked pink line down Main Street in Decatur for Paint the Town Pink Friday.
Published Wednesday, October 5, 2016
By David Talley
Looking back at a series of Facebook posts from last fall, Boyd High School Principal Barbara Stice knows she's in a better place today.
Published Wednesday, October 5, 2016
By Brian Knox
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time for public education about the disease and the efforts to find a cure.
Published Wednesday, October 28, 2015
By Racey Burden
When Andrea Ishmael was diagnosed with breast cancer in early July, her first reaction was fear. She knew what a breast cancer diagnosis meant.
Published Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By Racey Burden
Leanna Thomas remembers the exact day she was diagnosed with breast cancer - May 29, 2015, the last day of school at Paradise ISD, where she works as secretary for the junior high.
Published Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By Brian Knox
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time for public education about the disease and the efforts to find a cure.
Published Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By Brian Knox
Affordable group health insurance is not available to many Wise County residents, while others may have health insurance but are limited to the number of screenings they may receive.
Published Wednesday, September 24, 2014
By Messenger Staff
Each October, countries across the world take part in Breast Cancer Awareness Month, designed to inform the public about the disease.