I grew up in LaGrange, Georgia, and attended Troup County High School. I joined the fledgling newspaper staff there and was immediately hooked. After graduating in 1982, I took some computer classes and started work at LaGrange Daily News in 1984 as a typesetter.

In 1994 I turned 30 and decided to finally do the college thing. I squeezed a four-year degree into six years and after spending most of my nights and weekends with Shakespeare et al. I graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor’s degree in English. I continued working at the LaGrange Daily News and learned all kinds of new technology as we underwent a drastic change from manual paste-up to computerized pagination.

My husband took a job in Peachtree City in 2001 so we decided to move to Fayette County. After trying the work at a print shop for a few weeks I realized it was not for me. You just can’t get the news ink out of your blood once it’s there. I then came to work for the Citizen. The folks here are extremely nice and professional and they really care about what they do. I’m happy to be a part of such an enthusiastic and hard-working bunch!

I currently live just outside of Fayetteville with my wonderful husband and four children, two girls, 15 and 10, and two boys, 2 and 11 months. I enjoy walking in the early mornings and going to plays and museums and just hanging out with my family. As far as hobbies, I really don’t have many other than reading and surfing the Net, but I hope to learn to sew soon as I have become addicted to the Renaissance Festival and I can’t really afford the ready-made garb that is so much fun to wear!