Five Feature Photos

Adel Valle, 10, left, and Memo Garcia, middle, both of Bowling Green, paint the fence of The Light of the World Church Sunday, Nov. 13, 2012, in preparation for the church's opening in two weeks. The church, located at the corner of West 12th Avenue and Clay Street, has been under construction for over a year.

Max Payne, 10, Justin Combs, 11, and Tanner Cosby, 11, of Bowling Green, toss baseballs to each other during practice for the Southern Kentucky Combat 12-and-under travel baseball team Sunday, Nov. 9, 2012 in Bowling Green. Because the majority of the team went hunting the practice had fewer players and was more laid back then a typical practice, said coach Greg Combs.

Regie Babb, 51, of Bowling Green, enjoys a cocktail during happy hour at Taqueria Azteca in Bowling Green. Two years ago Babb was stabbed five times, including one wound that blinded his right eye. He says the only thing he remembers of the incident was the smell of his assailant, which he described as a "chemical burn". Because of the smell Babb speculates that he it was an attempted robbery by a crack addict. Today Babb is happy it was not worse. "Can't do nothing about it now, I'm still alive," he said.

John Edwards, 62, of Bowling Green, racks a 9-ball billiards game at Cue Time Billiards in Bowling Green during the monthly 9-ball tournament Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Edwards ended up getting knocked out of the tournament after losing two games.

Senior Kenny Green, 23, of Tampa, Fl., carries an American flag alongside senior Joel Padgett, 22, of Glasgow, Ky., who carries a WKU flag as they run in the WKU Hilltopper Battalion Run Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Bowling Green. ROTC students, current military members and veterans ran the 5K in formation across campus and downtown Bowling Green.

Election Coverage

Ron Williams, of Bowling Green, campaigns for his brother, Rick Williams, to be elected as a city commissioner on the corner of 31 W and Broadway in Bowling Green, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.

Betty Crayton, of Bowling Green, watches election coverage at the Warren County Democratic Party headquarters in Bowling Green Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. 

Volunteer Tom Morris, of Bowling Green, calls Ohio voters to encourage them to vote for Obama from the Warren County Democratic Party headquarters in Bowling Green Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. 

Warren County Democratic Party Chair Shannon Morgan writes poll numbers on a sheet of paper at the Warren County Democratic Party headquarters in Bowling Green Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Obama was later declared the winner of the presidential election.

Former Bowling Green state senator Dr. Nick Kafoglis, 83, watches election coverage at the Warren County Democratic Party headquarters in Bowling Green Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. 

Voters react to Obama winning the state of Pennsylvania at the Warren County Democratic Party headquarters in Bowling Green Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Obama was declared the winner of the presidential election an hour later.

Christina Gill, of Auburn, Ky., hugs Lisa Gilmer, of Bowling Green, as they react to Obama being declared the winner of the presidential election at the Warren County Democratic Party headquarters in Bowling Green Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Gill made over 300 phone calls to Ohio voters during the day encouraging them to vote for Obama, she said.

Alabama Portrait

Billy Dawkins, 57, of Beauregard, Ala., spends most nights after work sitting outside of Alice Faye's Groceries in Opelika, Ala., as volunteer security. Dawkins started doing this when he noticed intoxicated men frequenting the store when Faye was the only one working, as well as an alarming number of burglaries in the area, he said.