The following is an excerpt from the poem: "My daddy is a hero. He died getting the bad guys, that's what he was good at. He is a Marine. He is a Police Officer. He is kind and patient.

Fletcher Hesseltine, an 8th grader, and Joshua Carey, a 6th grader, read the poem that the students wrote. Among the heroes ...

The Mary C. Jenkins Community and Cultural Center Board is hosting its fifth annual poetry contest in partnership with the Transylvania County 250th Anniversary Committee.