Big Sandy High School senior Severin Heimbigner was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout on Saturday, February 22nd in a ceremony held at the Big Sandy Museum. Eagle Scout is the highest rank achievable in the Boy Scouts of America. The ceremony was attended by the local scout troop (Troop 1450), area representatives of the Boy Scouts, friends, and family.
Bill Lanier, a fellow Eagle Scout and the District Advancement Chair for the Boy Scouts, has known Severin throughout his scouting career and spoke glowingly of the young man. "He's one of those kids who, right from the very beginning, everything...