As Dallas Conyers walked through her neighborhood near Greenville, South Carolina, she thought about the personal animal rescue she inherited from her father earlier in 2021. Some of the dog houses, ...

I grip a piece of pale lumber, lay it atop a pair of sawhorses and nod at Siu-Sing Shantur, 66, a retired commercial banker. She aligns the blade to the penciled line and powers up her circular saw.

Nicole Trahan, a senior from St. Albans City, left, and Trinity Duncan, a senior from East Highgate, make a cut at the Northwest Career and Technical Center in St. Albans on April 20. Photo by Glenn ...