A silent snow fell outside the campus of Southern State Community College in Hillsboro Saturday, as family, friends, colleagues and students assembled to honor "an old hog farmer" whose legacy of learning, integrity and commitment to community lives on through the thousands of lives he touched.
From humble roots on a farm in the Sugar Tree Ridge area, Bill Horne, who died Dec. 1, became a man who inspired those around him, through his actions and his lectures, calling education "the great equalizer." He worked to constantly remind people that "one person can make a difference."
