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Transportation
The November trends come and the November trends go. There was one year when No-shave November got the best of me, and having my smooth face b…
There is so much to do and little time to do it in the trying days in which we live. Every church should be shocked out of its complacency. Ou…
The bus route I drive underwent its most significant reorganization this year since I began driving it in 2007. Instead of driving mostly uppe…
Friends, just my spin on these crazy times we live in!
Currently in Amory
Major League Baseball was founded in 1869. America’s game has gone through wars, depressions, scandals, strikes and recently a pandemic. There…
I’ve never really understood why the corn mazes and pumpkin patches are limited to just October. Most years, the fall foliage doesn’t peak unt…
Ray Van Dusen
Managing Editor
To the Editor:
Sometimes “religion” becomes a burden rather than a blessing. Jesus offered an alternative to that when He spoke to the burdened crowd:
The other weekend, we had a most welcome visitor return to my home garden and landscape after an absence of several months. Our first hummingb…
A couple of weeks ago, we talked to our local school district superintendents, who recapped the excitement and growth opportunities following …
Ray Van Dusen
Managing Editor
Add a burst of fresh color to the fall landscape with mums. This traditional fall flower is still a favorite of many. These fall beauties come…
Ray Van Dusen
Managing Editor
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Watchdog & Storytelling
It seems that if I open a particular post, email or website on my computer that I will immediately be tagged to receive more content from that…
John Ward
Reporter
The diagnosis of breast cancer often leads patients into a state of fear of the unknown.
Alpine climbers use a definite system for protection as they go for the peak. They tether themselves together, usually about 30 feet apart. Th…
Ray Van Dusen
Managing Editor
When Hurricane Ian made landfall as a category 4 storm in Florida Sept. 28, it marked the largest hurricane this year. Even though the ongoing…
I was perusing book titles at the library one day while waiting on my wife to finish up some tasks in her office there so we could go to lunch…
The Lord Jesus often did spontaneous acts of kindness. In fact, it was His way much of the time. When 5,000 people were hungry, He fed them on…
In all honesty, I was about 450 words into a column about Florida’s governor recently arranging travel for 50 Venezuelan migrants from Texas t…
Ray Van Dusen
Managing Editor
While I browse the social media feed from time to time, I seldom feel compelled to jump into the fray by posting a response. You might just ca…
John Ward
Reporter
Aberdeen Elementary School
The Atlantic Hurricane Season starts on June 1 each year and goes through Nov. 30. The peak of the season is right around the corner, and trop…
As many times as I’ve seen an empty Chick-Fil-A waffle fry container or a Captain D’s cup littering the side of a Monroe County road, I ask, ‘Why?’
Ray Van Dusen
Managing Editor
If born before Jan. 1, 1954, there is a claiming strategy you can possibly utilize to improve your benefits income stream. This strategy is ca…
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