Rolling Forward
When the sound in his truck’s front end grew too loud to ignore, Isaac Traylor knew his business was at risk of stalling. The 2020 Dodge Ram wasn’t just transportation — it was the workhorse that pulled the trailer carrying…
Through the Lens
When the warnings flashed across her computer screen — update required, system no longer supported — Deitra Jackson knew her photography career was running on borrowed time. Her trusted laptop and camera had carried her for…
Roof Relief
For six years, one side of Tony and Delores Clark’s roof sat under tarps, exposed to rain, wind, and heat. A 2019 tornado outbreak in Alto, Texas — one of four twisters to hit Cherokee County that day — damaged their home,…
Taps Turning
In the rural expanse of Jim Wells County in South Texas, just beyond the city limits of Alice, lies English Acres — a colonia where unpaved roads crisscross modest homes and basic infrastructure has always been a struggle.…
From Rails to Trails
In the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Johnson County leaders and the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Team at Communities Unlimited (CU) are charting a new path — literally. Their goal: transform a…
Fueled by Passion
May McNeil has carried an entrepreneurial spark since childhood. “I was the 10-year-old with a lemonade stand, an at-home restaurant, a family newspaper – you name it, I made it a business endeavor,” May admitted. As she…
Broadband Progress Picks Up
When festivalgoers arrived in downtown Bentonia, Mississippi, for the annual Blues Festival in June, they found more than music and barbecue — they found free public Wi-Fi. The service, launched just in time for the event,…
Creating a Lasting Legacy
When Laking Harris left the Marine Corps after eight years and returned home to Texarkana, Texas, he felt a sense of emptiness. Having once signed a contract to fight and, if necessary, give his life for his country, he…
Driven Forward
For years, Ben Reynolds dreamed of owning his own business. This summer, that dream became a reality when he launched Klaus Transports & Logistics, a Lufkin-based hot shot trucking company specializing in quick-haul…
Fueling Start Up
At just 21, Amanuel Abraham is steering his future forward with Abraham Trucking LLC in Nolensville, Tennessee. After purchasing his first truck and trailer in May 2025, he has been busy hauling dirt, gravel, sand, and…
A Year Later
A year after LeFlore Rural Water District #17 (RWD #17) shared its story of resilience and turnaround, the small southeast Oklahoma community is seeing its efforts come to fruition. Backed by nearly $3.3 million in funding,…
Bringing Hope
The Broadband Team at Communities Unlimited (CU), alongside the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), spent July 8-10 in Bolivar and Coahoma counties in Mississippi and Phillips County, Arkansas, meeting with local leaders…
Score Builder
When one of her students jumped nine points on the ACT after just six weeks of tutoring, Lasonya Anderson realized she had been given a gift. That early breakthrough planted the seeds of ProACT, the tutoring business she…
Rolling Forward
When the sound in his truck’s front end grew too loud to ignore, Isaac Traylor knew his business was at risk of stalling. The 2020 Dodge Ram wasn’t just transportation — it was the workhorse that pulled the trailer carrying…
Through the Lens
When the warnings flashed across her computer screen — update required, system no longer supported — Deitra Jackson knew her photography career was running on borrowed time. Her trusted laptop and camera had carried her for…
Roof Relief
For six years, one side of Tony and Delores Clark’s roof sat under tarps, exposed to rain, wind, and heat. A 2019 tornado outbreak in Alto, Texas — one of four twisters to hit Cherokee County that day — damaged their home,…
Taps Turning
In the rural expanse of Jim Wells County in South Texas, just beyond the city limits of Alice, lies English Acres — a colonia where unpaved roads crisscross modest homes and basic infrastructure has always been a struggle.…
From Rails to Trails
In the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Johnson County leaders and the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Team at Communities Unlimited (CU) are charting a new path — literally. Their goal: transform a…
Fueled by Passion
May McNeil has carried an entrepreneurial spark since childhood. “I was the 10-year-old with a lemonade stand, an at-home restaurant, a family newspaper – you name it, I made it a business endeavor,” May admitted. As she…
Broadband Progress Picks Up
When festivalgoers arrived in downtown Bentonia, Mississippi, for the annual Blues Festival in June, they found more than music and barbecue — they found free public Wi-Fi. The service, launched just in time for the event,…
Creating a Lasting Legacy
When Laking Harris left the Marine Corps after eight years and returned home to Texarkana, Texas, he felt a sense of emptiness. Having once signed a contract to fight and, if necessary, give his life for his country, he…
Driven Forward
For years, Ben Reynolds dreamed of owning his own business. This summer, that dream became a reality when he launched Klaus Transports & Logistics, a Lufkin-based hot shot trucking company specializing in quick-haul…
Fueling Start Up
At just 21, Amanuel Abraham is steering his future forward with Abraham Trucking LLC in Nolensville, Tennessee. After purchasing his first truck and trailer in May 2025, he has been busy hauling dirt, gravel, sand, and…
A Year Later
A year after LeFlore Rural Water District #17 (RWD #17) shared its story of resilience and turnaround, the small southeast Oklahoma community is seeing its efforts come to fruition. Backed by nearly $3.3 million in funding,…
