Despite the occasional unexpected meeting with an alligator, a snake, or wild hogs, ask Lisa Hatcher Taylor about the real estate business, and she is all smiles. She realizes critters just come with the territory ...

From school bus driver, landscaper, and cake decorator to highly sought-after beautician, Danita Reed of Madisonville has used her artistic and creative abilities to create a career which she loves. “My grandfather always told my ...