Finding Harmony: How JCPS Choir Director Talor Byrd Builds Community Through Music and Love

  By Chris James At Fern Creek High School, the sound of voices lifting in unison is more than music—it’s healing. It’s hope. At the center of it all stands Talor Byrd, Director of Choral Activities, whose purpose is as clear as the notes her students sing. “The music’s great, but the kids are the priority. I just want them to have as many high-quality experiences as possible,” she said.   The Starting Point Byrd’s journey into education began not with a single moment, but with a series of transformative ones. Growing up in Louisville, [...]

We See You, Sis: Tahjená Muldrow– Where Purpose Meets Performance

Photo Courtesy: Kevin Jay Photography     By Zoe Meyer Tahjená Muldrow has never fit into one box. Singer, dancer, actor, choreographer, writer, and teacher—her artistry defies labels, though she ties them all together with a single thread: purpose. She describes herself as a “purpose-driven, multifaceted creative,” equipped with gifts that allow her to explore artistry in many forms. Singing, dancing, writing, teaching—each, she said, springs from creativity itself. “As humans, we are divinely designed to create.” Destined for the Spotlight Born in Bowling Green and raised in Louisville, Muldrow seemed destined for [...]

Stephanie Terry: Breaking Barriers, Building Community

By: Tabnie Dozier Evansville, Indiana Mayor Stephanie Terry. Stephanie Terry still remembers the night she knew she was ready to run for mayor. Sitting in church during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in January 2023, she heard a sermon that pressed the congregation with a simple but powerful question: “If not now, when?” She couldn’t shake the gut-feeling that God was calling her to step into the moment. “That night, I went home and told my husband, ‘Let’s go,’” Terry said. “I couldn’t let it go.” Months later, Evansville voters elected [...]

From Grief to Grace: How Ashlee Johnson is Rebuilding Lives Through the Street Widows Foundation

  By Chris James When Ashlee Johnson speaks, her words pulse with lived truth—raw, resolute, and profoundly human. As the founder of the Street Widows Foundation, Johnson is leading a movement born not from charity, but from necessity. A necessity that emerged from a devastating personal loss, shaped by public crisis, and powered by a deep-seated commitment to healing a wounded community. “I became a widow at 29,” Johnson says, plainly. “I lost my husband Tiwuan to gun violence. After that, I looked around and realized—there just weren’t spaces for people like me. People grieving [...]

From Show Choir to Startup: Heather Bouvier’s Journey to the Spotlight

 Heather Bouvier was just seven years old when she stepped on to the stage at New Albany High School for a summer production of Oliver!—a moment that unknowingly set the course for a life steeped in the arts. Auditioning with My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music, she landed a role in the orphan ensemble, singing about glorious food and picking pockets. What she found wasn’t just a love for performing—it was a sense of belonging. “It turns out theatre is indeed one of my favorite things,” she recalls. It wasn’t surprising, given her [...]

Home for the Holidays | Wednesday’s Child Connecting Children With Their Forever Home

The holiday season brings with it a heightened urgency for children and teens in the foster care and child welfare systems who are seeking a forever home. Wednesday’s Child works year-round to support these kids, foster parents, and adoptive families, aiming to connect all children in Louisville and across the Commonwealth to a loving home. The genesis of Wednesday’s Child is rooted in WLKY’s weekly news segments beginning in 1980, with iconic former news anchor and current Wednesday’s Child Chairperson Emeritus Liz Everman presenting profiles of older children still awaiting adoption. The outpouring of compassion [...]

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