Tyler Matthews works with the kids in different classes at Lavonia Elementary School, helping teach English to the speakers of other languages (ESOL). For 12 of his 16 years at LES he taught kindergarten. He now spends full-time as the school’s ESOL teacher. He’s also the Student Pastor at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Martin. He has been named LES teacher of the year twice and this year he was awarded the title Teacher of the Year for all of Franklin County School System. (Photo by Charlie Eavenson)
By Charlie Eavenson
Staff Writer
LAVONIA – In college, Tyler Matthews says he didn’t know what he wanted to do for the rest of his life.
But it appears that God’s plan for the 6’5” student pastor t…
