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Chattanooga’s Reginald Yearby, a former felon, has new mission as mentor

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Reginald Yearby, of Reach One Teach One UCA, poses in the studio at the Times Free Press.
Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Reginald Yearby, of Reach One Teach One UCA, poses in the studio at the Times Free Press. Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Reginald Yearby, of Reach One Teach One UCA, poses in the studio at the Times Free Press.

By Mark Kennedy 3 min read

Name: Reginald Yearby

Age: 47

Hometown: Chattanooga

Occupation: Operates a non-emergency medial transportation service

During his 90 months in prison on a drug conviction, Reginald Yearby had plenty of time to think about how he wanted to change his life.