Sarah Bankhead has always felt the lure of medicine as a profession. With her paternal grandfather, an anesthesiologist, she knew early on that there were different ways to help people through medicine. Being smart, she wanted to be sure she found the field that fit her best. In high school, she studied for and received her certified nursing assistant license to explore if healthcare might be a good fit for her future.

Recently the Bill Tom Shine Street signs here have been nagging me. The street runs east to west between North Madison and North May (Highway 75) and passes just north of the Madisonville Post Office. Because of it, I chose as my next subject Bill Tom and his parents, Billye and Tommy Shine. The following information comes from essays written by Bill Tom, including one for the 1984 book on local history and two for the 1997 volume. I have NOT copied word-for-word and have trimmed them down some, or I’d have wounded up with more than the Meteor would want.

Jessie is a german shepherd that lives in Madison County, and her boy is a regular reporter who reports on the simple things of life for the Madisonville Meteor: his name is Russell, and he is ten years old .

Jessie is a german shepherd that lives in Madison County, and her boy is a regular reporter who reports on the simple things of life for the Madisonville Meteor: his name is Russell, and he is ten years old .