Soldier Carried Home: A mother and her young children stand along Main Street to pay their respects to fallen soldier Spc. Robert P. Hartwick, 20, of Rockbridge, who was escorted home to Hocking County. He was killed in action on June 6 in Baghdad.

Nine Lives: Crystal Riches cradles her cat, Baby Girl, as the feline receives oxygen after being rescued from an apartment fire Thursday afternoon.