What was the best thing to happen to you in 2019?

— Kayla L. George: “Finally becoming a mom.”

— Justin Peck: “Marrying my best friend and finding out I’m going to be a dad.”

— Renee E. Wallace: “Hosting the amazing Read2Succeed program, which operates out of First Baptist Church on Highland, for their awards program. Amazing leadership, awesome kids! The youth librarians at the Clark County Public Library were thrilled to have them that evening!”

— Alexis Shuler: “My 2 yr old daughter Piper Shuler fighting for her life from HUS. E.coli in April is perfectly healthy now! “Big & Strong” as she likes to say. Leaving the children’s hospital was the BEST thing ever!! That & my sweet Posie being born in June were my two biggest blessings.”

— Teresa Johnson: “Promotion, Blessings of wonderful new friendships and being mom to my gorgeous 2 boys.”

— Jessica Shimfessel: “Welcoming our baby Girl into the world on Sept 16th, Lily Mae Shimfessel.”

— Ashley A Shaw Gatto: “Amazon upping the pay to 15 an hour was an absolute god send. I can pay all my bills and not have to worry. That just blew me away for sure. I owe my work so much for what they did! So many more things but this was the best thing to happen. My family can thrive now.”

— Rachel Alexandra Townsend: “Highlight of this year was having my son Malakai in August, but I have 2 beautiful kids that are the highlight of every year. Ana is 3!”

— Diane Ritchie C. Palmerton: “Getting to deliver my 7th grandchild, Kaylee Beth in September. What an amazing experience!”

— Kay Stamper: “My father coming home from the hospital before Thanksgiving and us having another Christmas together.”

— Sarah Humble: “I not only met the love of my life, he proposed on Saturday and I said yes!”

— Kevin Hopkins: “The good lord sparing my wife’s life. Not once, Not twice, but 3 times from August 14th thru September 21st. 2019.”

— Jennie Crawford: “Getting to spend another year surrounded by my loved ones.”

— Kathy Lykins: “Going keto!”

— Debbie Estes Rison: “Finding out that my husband and I are going to have a new granddaughter, Macey Blake, in April 2020.”

— Sara Givan Wade: “Two college graduations, two engagements, our 40th anniversary, and two babies!”

— Greg Yates: “Started my new job as the Community Education Coordinator for the Clark County Public Schools.”

— Suzanna Chaplin Girdler: “I got a job!”

— Arden Daniel: “A new job with a large pay raise.”

— Cate Hatton: “One word: Popeyes”