Michelle Heron

1 month ago | local3news.com | Michelle Heron

It's almost finals week at Cleveland State Community College, meaning students and faculty are busy making sure they're ready. Including Julie Fullbright, who is an Associate Professor of English by day and a Nursing student at night. "It's been very hard, very hard, trying to juggle my teaching job, my full-time teaching job, and doing this, but it's been worth it so far. I've really loved it," Julie said. Julie has been a professor at Cleveland State for nearly 24 years, even penning three novels.

1 month ago | local3news.com | Michelle Heron

UPDATE: Monday night was special for a Red Bank High School JROTC cadet. Cadet Logan Nissen was awarded the U.S. Army SSGT Ryan Christian Knauss JROTC Merit Scholarship. Knauss was killed in Afghanistan in 2021. His mother, Paula, started the Respect & Remember Foundation in his honor. The non-profit supports active duty military, veterans and JROTC cadets. Logan received a $1,000 scholarship and a beautiful handsewn quilt from the Red Bank Quilting Ministry.

2 months ago | local3news.com | Michelle Heron

It started out just like the thousands of other calls that come into the Hamilton County 911 dispatch center each year. Tele-communicator Melissa Brackett was the calm voice on the other end of the line, when a family called that was desperate for help after coming home to find a relative who was unresponsive. Melissa knew the person needed CPR. She walked the caller through what to do as first responders rushed to the home.

2 months ago | local3news.com | Michelle Heron

It's been 42 years since Angie Woody Smith's remains were found in Rossville. Her case is one of many unsolved homicides in Georgia, but it's not stopping her family from pushing for answers to find out what happened to Angie. Like many her age, music was a big part of Angie Woody Smith's life. From the Eagles to Bob Segar, songs instantly bring Samantha Roden-Harris back to her aunt. "She used to have 8 track tapes. And I would listen to them over and over," Samantha said.

2 months ago | local3news.com | Michelle Heron

Three years have passed since Octavia McKenzie launched her non-profit and she's helping more people than ever before. "We're trying to get into new things, new programs. We're partnering with different people this year," McKenzie said. "There's shelters here and there but there's not enough of them. I don't know what we can do as a community to help," she added. They also help those who are trying to make ends meet, ensuring no one goes without. "They go to work. They have a job.