Gallery: Faces of the Tri-State 2012

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Bil Neal in the ARTS Renaissance Center theater on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Huntington.

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Capt. Bob Mullins is retired from the Salvation Army.

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Virginia Dickens is a volunteer at the Cabell-Huntington Health Department and does a variety of tasks for the department's Medical Reserve Corps.

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Gary Kesling has been in the band The Return for 45 years and in the past few years has had a label 9 Lives Records/2 Cats Studios, in Ashland.

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These volunteers help maintain a Facebook page to encourage adoption of animals from the Cabell-Wayne Animal Shelter. Pictured left to right top row, Ashley Quentrill, Jennifer Petronko, Heather El-Bash, Heather Pauley and Kerith Groom. Bottom row; Heather Carver and Brittany Brownfield.

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Jennifer Anderson of Huntington has painted murals depicting the different stages of the life of Jesus in the nursery at First Baptist Church of Kenova.

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Menis Ketchum, Huntington, is the Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.

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Bil Neal in the ARTS Renaissance Center theater on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Huntington.

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Maria Hill, the new director of the A.D. Lewis Center, poses for a photo on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Huntington.

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John Wolfe, a longtime Ironton lawyer and a member of the Ironton school board, was recognized earlier this month for his more than 40 years of service to the Tiger Clan.

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Dr. Cynthia Pinson operates a medical business that provides house calls to patients in the Tri-State.

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Billy Beans, owner of Tat-Nice, works on a tattoo for a client on Thursday, March 8, 2012, in Huntington.

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Johnnie, Dale, and Stephanie Scragg of ScragglePop Kettle Corn on Sunday, March 11, 2012, at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington.

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Officer Josh Coffey stands in front of the Huntington Police Dept. on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, in Huntington. Coffey is the recipient of the Huntington Police Department's Police Officer of the Year Award for 2011.

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Scott Revely is the founder of Big Daddie Organics, which produces and sells Ultimate Plant Food, a 100 percent organic plant fertilizer.

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West Virginia State Police officer Sgt. Greg Losh is pictured at the West Virginia State Police Detachment on U.S. 60 East near Huntington, where he serves as commander. Losh lives in Hurricane with his family.

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Lewis College of Business Dean Dr. Chong Kim speaks with guests after receiving the Honorary West Virginian Award on Friday, March, 2, 2012, at the Marshall University Foundation Hall in Huntington. Kim is retiring this summer from Marshall University

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Dr. Rida Mazagr on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, in the Marshall University Medical Center at Cabell Huntington Hospital.

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Tim Slone is the Ironton district ranger for the Wayne National Forest.

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Anthony Stradwick poses for a photo at the Shepherd's House on Friday, May 11, 2012, in Huntington.

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Jaye Ike of Huntington is the special projects coordinator for the College of Fine Arts at Marshall University.

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Conrad Lucas is the new chairman of West Virginia's Republican Party.

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Marshall Professor, Maribea Barnes is one of the key organizers of the CAFE, the Children's Art Festival Extravaganza. This year the CAFE is June 9 at Heritage Station in downtown Huntington.

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Erin Hickok, an exercise science graduate, prepares to teach a 5k running class on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at the Marshall University Recreation Center.

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Scott D. Evans spend more than 27 years in the National Guard before practicing law full time.

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Chris Wallace of Huntington recently opened Brand Yourself, a design-your-own T-shirt shop located at Heritage Station in downtown Huntington.

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Charles Holley, director of development and planning for the city of Huntington, spends some of his spare time restoring vintage bicycles.

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Dale Enochs at the Federal Courthouse on Friday, July 20, 2012, in Huntington.

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Brian Davis, owner of the All Smiles Aboard Trackless Train, poses for a photo as he prepares to drive the train on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at the Huntington Mall.

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Ray Harrell is Marshall University's first student body president to win a second straight term.

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Paul Lageman, director of emergency and trauma service at St. Mary's Medical Center, spends his time between the Huntington hospital and the new Ironton Medical Campus that has been open about a month.

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Drew Hetzer of Backyard Pizza and Raw Bar on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, in Huntington.

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Joe Waugh is the owner of Banshee's located at 240 16th St. in Ashland.

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John Preston Smith poses for a photo with his two black Labrador retrievers, Writer and Sky, on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at Ritter Park in Huntington. Smith has trained more than 14,000 dogs and has written a book about it called "14,000 Dogs Later."

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Running an Ironman Triathlon had always been a lifelong goal for Todd Smith. He achieved that goal Aug. 26 in the Louisville Ironman and also lost 70 pounds while training for the triathlon.

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Paul Hockenberry on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, in Barboursville.

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Dr. Joseph Shapiro, the new dean of the Marshall University School of Medicine, not only works hard as an administrator but also makes time to enjoy pizza with the medical students and for his family.

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Father Dean Borgmeyer on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Huntington. Father Dean Borgmeyer is the new piest for St. Joseph Catholic Church.

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Deborah Marinski has written a book about President William McKinley.

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Mark Smith of Huntington is the pianist Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.

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Mark Smith of Huntington is the pianist Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.

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John Buckland of Huntington portrays Batman during Trick-or-Treat on Thursday, Oct. 25, at Pullman Square.

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John Buckland, aka Batman, sits in his home office -- better known as his "Batcave" -- on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, at his home in Huntington. Buckland is the owner of Heroes for Hire and travels to local events spreading a positive message of inspiration.

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Lynn Clagg of Proctorville decorates tables before serving Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the Huntington City Mission.

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Lynn Clagg is the volunteer services coordinator at the Huntington City Mission and is in charge of putting together the annual Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Clagg will be retiring in May.

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Paula Holley is the new magistrate court clerk at the Cabell County Courthouse.

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Captain Stephan Epperly, a graduate of Huntington High School and an Iraq War veteran, on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in Huntington. Epperly is now back in his hometown to work for the MU ROTC program.

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Heather McComas, a Huntington woman who is blind, completed the Susan G. Komen 3-Day, a 60-mile walk that took place Nov. 9-11 in Phoenix. She did it with the help of walking companion Lisa Roach of Huntington.

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Heather McComas, a Huntington woman who is blind, completed the Susan G. Komen 3-Day, a 60-mile walk that took place Nov. 9-11, 2012, in Phoenix.

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Dave Hughes of Kenova is the new owner of the Ona Speedway.

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Seven-year-old Lexie Qualls on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, in Ashland. With the help of her family Lexie distributes a variety of items to those in need out of her charity called "Lexie's Box of Love.

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Seven-year-old Lexie Qualls and her grandmother Debbie Qualls on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, in Ashland. With the help of her family Lexie distributes a variety of items to those in need out of her charity called "Lexie's Box of Love.