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Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 4:50 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Connie Carter had no idea why so many cars were pulling up in front of her home on an overcast day in October of 2015.
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Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 10:41 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Rick Carter has worked as a funeral director for nearly forty years.
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Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 11:46 AM CDT
|By Diana Davis
July’s Gr8 Acts of Kindness winner has spent a lifetime working to bring a sweet melody to many people’s lives.
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Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 at 11:01 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
This month's Gr8 Acts of Kindness winner is a hero in every sense of the word, as Andy Caruthers leaped into action when a life was on the line.
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Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 11:05 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Ed Baker has not only taught the game of basketball to hundreds of children in Region 8. He’s instilled faith and life lessons along the way.
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Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 7:12 AM CDT
|By Diana Davis
“We learned from the best!” Gene Vance, Greg’s father said. “Dad was always giving and volunteering.”
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Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 10:52 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Kelley Blackwell has a gift for finding and bringing out the best in everyone.
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Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 10:50 PM CST
|By Diana Davis and Region 8 Newsdesk
Most people look to avoid trouble on the interstate; Tucker searches for it.
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Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 8:34 AM CST
|By Diana Davis
Even on a cloudy, rainy day, there’s sunshine when January’s Gr8 Acts of Kindness winner is around.
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Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 10:45 PM CST
|By Diana Davis
This month’s Gr8 Acts of Kindness winner cares deeply for those who find themselves without a home to go to.
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Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 5:09 PM CST
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
She was honored in September 2022 for helping those in their time of need.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 1:47 PM CST
|By Diana Davis
There’s a magical tale we all know so well. You know... Santa! Surely his name rings a bell!
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 11:17 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Laurie Sherrill has a heart for children.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 10:07 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Her pies are legendary! The depths of her caring spirit are even bigger than that.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 11:01 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
A FedEx driver works to raise money and relieve stress for a man losing his battle with cancer.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 10:52 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
A local couple on a mission.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 10:40 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
“I tell you what...every time we need something, he’s here”.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
“God weaves things together. When the trial is over, and you look back and you see the beauty that God laid out, it’s amazing,” Capri said with a wide smile.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 10:55 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis and Region 8 Newsdesk
“I told them I’m going to start a breakfast next Saturday,” Wilson said. “Anyone that wants to help can come and if the church doesn’t want to pay for it, I’ll pay for it.”
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 11:31 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Macario Chism spends his days loading large waste into the back of a truck in Caruthersville.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 7:06 AM CST
|By Diana Davis
This month’s Gr8 Acts of Kindness winner finds there’s a melody in life from which he will never depart.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 11:33 PM CST
|By Diana Davis
Stepping up in a time of crisis is what Angie is known for.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 11:11 PM CST
|By Diana Davis
In fact, the VFW gets help from a couple who works to feed hundreds of people around town through their meal prep business.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 11:00 PM CST
|By Diana Davis and Region 8 Newsdesk
“It’s not any child’s fault that they’re in foster care,” Lindsay said. “I just want them to have the same love that my own kids have.”
Updated: Oct. 27, 2021 at 10:58 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis and Region 8 Newsdesk
She was tasked with a job where frustration could make or break many a child’s learning abilities during the early days of the pandemic.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 11:17 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
For some people, giving is just in their DNA. It’s as easy as breathing. They don’t question. They just “do.” They take charge and get things done.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 9:12 AM CDT
|By Diana Davis
He knows a thing or two about cotton and, how to grow a bumper crop of kindness... helping critically ill children realize their one true wish is where Carter finds his greatest blessing.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 11:00 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Melvin Sonney loved Special Olympics. He wasn’t an athlete or the parent of an athlete. But, he was one of their biggest fans.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2021 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
This month’s Gr8 Acts of Kindness reveals a hero who worked daily to ensure lines of communication between a father and daughter stayed open.
Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 11:02 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Elizabeth, or “Liz” Ivener, loves a challenge. The challenge was providing food to people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2021 at 11:18 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
It’s not Christmas, but this month’s Gr8 Acts of Kindness gifts us a story of heart and soul.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2021 at 7:30 AM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Luke Allen Junkersfeld will forever be frozen in time at 3-years-old.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 at 11:24 PM CST
|By Diana Davis
Without the vision of Bethany Davis, the facility almost didn’t happen.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2021 at 5:53 PM CST
|By Diana Davis
The power of sharing positivity is an amazing thing--especially when students are the ones benefiting. Linda Campbell makes sure students at Riverside High School are on the “receiving end” of lots of opportunities.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2020 at 2:08 PM CST
|By Diana Davis
There’s a flurry of activity in the food pantry at Westridge Church of Christ in Pocahontas. That’s because it’s one of two days in the month where food boxes are about to be handed out in the community.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 5:56 AM CDT
|By Diana Davis
When tragedy strikes, have you ever noticed “the helpers” who swing into action?
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 10:23 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
At first glance, Jesse George looks like any other UPS driver.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2020 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
This month’s Gr8 Acts of Kindness winner has found her niche doing what some would never do.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 10:53 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
She had her driver’s side window rolled down, enjoying the fresh air driving to Abilities Unlimited to drop off donations loaded into her car.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 11:08 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
"Gotta get busy!" Linden Massey, owner of Harold's BBQ, said as he walks out into the middle of the highway in front of his restaurant in Corning.
Updated: May. 28, 2020 at 6:34 AM CDT
|By Diana Davis
He is James Bickham, a photographer and videographer who had just lost a huge chunk of his business due to the cancellation of weddings and special events because of coronavirus.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2020 at 11:08 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
You have to get up pretty early in the morning to surprise Jennifer Reed.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2020 at 11:29 PM CST
|By Diana Davis
Kindness sure can go a long way!
Updated: Jan. 30, 2020 at 11:31 PM CST
|By Diana Davis
This month’s Gr8 Acts of Kindness story illustrates one of the most selfless acts we’ve ever featured on these segments.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2019 at 7:41 AM CST
|By Diana Davis
Today, many people in Region 8 opened gifts they would not have received --if it weren't for one woman's passion for helping others.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2019 at 9:18 AM CST
|By Diana Davis
It’s the time of year where we count our blessings.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2019 at 10:15 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Anyone else might find it difficult to come to the place where there are so many memories. But, not Sue.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2019 at 5:00 AM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Life has many ups and downs. Disappointments and triumphs.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2019 at 10:32 PM CDT
|By Diana Davis
There’s joy in nearly every moment when the next winner in the Gr8 Acts of Kindness is around. You might even say he’s “The King” when it comes to finding ways to help seniors enjoy their Golden Years.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2019 at 5:49 AM CDT
|By Diana Davis
Vermalene Smith goes just about everywhere in search of answers for veterans in Craighead County.