Posted: 05/03/2013 - Bethel Wall has already retired once. It only lasted three weeks.

Posted: 04/12/2013 - Everyone who knows Cookie Barton can't say enough about how much she helps everyone in her life, from coworkers to family members to friends.

Posted: 02/25/2013 - Four firefighters from the Sissonville Fire Department are recognized for saving a woman's life during the gas line explosion of Dec. 11, 2012.

Posted: 02/25/2013 - Mike Wilson, Emergency Manager of Magoffin County Kentucky, and "Doc" Harden, Judge Executive warn residents and save lives during the Salyersville Tornado. They also lead the way in getting a new county warning system.

Posted: 01/25/2013 - Karlee Bolen, president of the Riverside Chapter, said it’s as much about spreading hope as it is spreading the word.

Posted: 11/30/2012 - Several local men honored as hometown heroes

Updated: 11/30/2012 - It all started with a little girl who saw a man on a bench one winter day and decided she needed to help him.

Posted: 11/23/2012 - From a simple holiday visit to even a final farewell, Frank Jarrell is continually making rounds of goodwill.

Posted: 10/15/2012 - Hero uses his life experience to help others.

Updated: 10/09/2012 - This week's hometown heroes came to the quick rescue of a man who says they're the reason he's alive.

Posted: 10/06/2012 - Hometown in Putnam County was being taken over by crime, until one man stepped up and took action.

Posted: 08/24/2012 - This week's Hometown Hero is Lee Ann Gollihue, founder of "For Jamie's Sake," an organization dedicated to serving foster children and connecting them to "forever families."

Posted: 08/20/2012 - A Putnam County mom provides lifesaving technology for all schools in the county.

Updated: 08/03/2012 - Sharon Sammons of Lincoln County, W. Va., has always been there for anyone in a time of need.

Posted: 07/27/2012 - The men left Huntington June 23 and raised more than $27,000 in pledged and sponsored donations for the Huntington Homeless Veterans Resource Center.

Posted: 07/20/2012 - Now that Angie Fletcher is bouncing back from a horrific crash, more people are calling her a Hometown Hero.

Updated: 07/06/2012 - This week's Hometown Hero is Deloris Shockley.

Updated: 06/15/2012 - Vic Grigoraci came up with the idea for FestivALL about eight years ago and took it to Mayor Danny Jones. The rest, as they say, was history.

Posted: 06/06/2012 - Because of the committee’s dedication to the parade, it has earned the distinction as WSAZ.com’s latest Hometown Hero.

Updated: 05/07/2012 - At Russell Middle School, there's a girl who typically flies under the radar, but her patient spirit and natural commitment to help people has made an eye-opening difference.

Posted: 04/27/2012 - One young woman's courage in her fight against cancer inspired communities across the region.

Updated: 04/27/2012 - This week's Hometown Hero stepped in -- proving you're never too young to make a difference.

Updated: 03/30/2012 - Suzanne Jenkins helps hundreds of homeless veterans find housing in Charleston.

Updated: 02/26/2012 - Two boys were named WSAZ Hometown Heroes after finding a trapped, lost dog and helping it to rescue.

Posted: 02/17/2012 - Stephanie Ward, a teacher at Spring Valley High School, teaches students life lessons by example.