By Leslie Weirich, Nationally renowned suicide prevention speaker and author . I learned that lesson shortly after my doorbell rang at 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 10, 2016. My 20-year-old son, Austin, had died by suicide. After decades reciprocating his infectious smile and admiring his achievements on the football field and in the classroom, I had to digest in an instant that I would never see him again. Every single day, I wish…
Dr. Billy Holland The Almighty is always faithful, He never fails, and if we take a closer look throughout our past, we notice that He has been working in our lives even when it did not seem like it. It’s been said that God’s care for His children is like the sun: it’s constant. Even though the clouds often obscure it, this does not mean it’s not there. We might not have…
Photo/Submitted The Salem School Board recognized and congratulated 2024 State Champion senior high football players at the January 21 board meeting. Superintendent Wayne Guiltner also presented the team a resolution recognizing their accomplishments . Pictured above is the team with coaches and school board members. The boys will honored on Feb. 5 on the floor of the State Capitol. State Representative Trey Steimel will read a proclaimation and present it to the team…
Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Just over a year after the Jan. 8, 2024, stabbing death of Derek Hamilton of Cherokee Village, the victim’s mother and her live-in boyfriend were sentenced by Judge Tim Weaver on Jan. 22 in the Fulton County case. Anna Hamilton, 48, entered a negotiated guilty plea to Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution, a Class D Felony. She and her boyfriend were held in jail, first on a $500,000 bond…
Long tops off child rape sentences with total of 620 years By Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor The last of convicted Sharp and Fulton County child rapist Terry “Woodstock” Long’s cases were adjudicated on Jan. 13 in Fulton County. He had already been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. But, additional time was added after he accepted a negotiated guilty plea to six…
