A hard-workin’ man…
Published 4:36 pm Friday, April 9, 2021
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StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders
David Frye, a construction crew worker for Richardson Design and Building, maneuvers his backhoe along a trench line, as he digs footers for the new Happy Valley Church of Christ location on Okolona Road in West Carter County.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders
Hampton public address announcer Scott Morgan looks over the lineup cards prior to the start of the Bulldogs versus Huskies baseball game earlier this week.
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Justin Linebaugh (L) and Cody Nidiffer move a large glass panel they’re installing in the front entrance of the new Happy Valley Church of Christ now under construction on Okolona Road.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders
Insulation expert Gary “Red Ball” Ball, who has been installing insulation for 45 years, prepares to wrap some copper water pipes.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders
Electrician Jason Scalf, from K&K Electric, measure a wall to be sure of just where to cut outlet inserts for wiring he getting ready to run inside the new Happy Valley Church of Christ now under construction on Okolona Road.
Today’s photo center celebrates those men (and women) who go out there and earn a living by working hard every day on those blue-collar jobs.
The Country duo of Brooks and Dunn released a song called Hard Workin’ Man in 1993 with the following lyrics:
Got everything I own
By the sweat of my brow
From my four-wheel drive to my cowboy boots
I owe it all to my blue-collar roots.
Star Photographer Larry N. Souders was out and about this week and caught some of these Hard Workin’ Men.