To the Editor:
The biggest Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase in 40 years will be added to Social Security beneficiaries checks in 2022. The increase …
Starting a year with a lull is perfectly okay because we truly need a break.
During my college days in one of our Southern Baptist schools, my Biblical studies professor was asked about Matthew 5:27-28.
To the Editor:
Peace. It’s that one thing guaranteed to bring us true joy and ease every single day of the year.
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Living in the 1940s just a stone’s throw from Uncle Ike Gafford was an exciting time in a young boy’s life.
Ray Van Dusen
Managing Editor
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Ray Van Dusen
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One of my job responsibilities is coordinating obituaries and with the form we receive, there’s a spot marked for if the deceased is a veteran…
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Ray Van Dusen
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I’m a proud fan of old country music. This modern stuff parading around as “country music” just isn’t for me. Not long ago, I heard Merle Hagg…
Ray Van Dusen
Managing Editor
I started an ambulance company in Oxford about five years ago to help fill a need in the community. At CareMed, we love taking care of people …
Ray Van Dusen
Managing Editor
A few weeks ago, somebody from West Point stopped by the office to ask me what I knew about ghosts at the Gulf Ordnance Plant. What I still kn…
Ray Van Dusen
Managing Editor
Mr. Webster tells us the word tired has several meanings. Some of the adjectives are fatigued, weary, hackneyed and others. As we work and lab…
Ray Van Dusen
Managing Editor
During the last five years, incidences of lung cancer have decreased by seven percent in the state of Mississippi, according to data from the …
Ray Van Dusen
Managing Editor
Unfortunately, there have been two different instances when I’ve wondered what a visitor would ask and say about signs on display throughout p…
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Mr. Webster tells us a secret is something hidden or a mystery – something kept from knowledge of others or shared confidentially with a few.
Ray Van Dusen
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