By The Reverend Bob Holland “Hold my mule” is a figurative expression from the American South that means when a person is leading a mule and they need to go somewhere, or do some-thing very important they will ask someone to hold their mule. Sometimes it meant they were going to enter into a confrontation be it a verbal or physical one, but in church settings where the members were not embarrassed…
By Mack Thompson, Editor I first want to thank my Pastor, Brother Larry for inspiring me with his sermon to write this column. By now most of you have taken down the last of your Christmas decorations and given up on those New Years resolutions. If you are a faithful reader of this paper, you have read about all of the good deeds done by so many for others in the last…
By Trey Steimel, State Representative The 94th General Assembly will convene at noon on Monday, January 9.The House will have 26 new members taking the oath of office and 74 returning members. The longest-serving members will be serving their 7th term in the House. This body will range in age from 27 to 81. There will be 26 women serving in the House. Occupations of members vary widely. There will be 9…
Mack Thompson, Editor I spent most of my working life alone. Whether it was as a radio operator for the State Police working the twelve hour midnight shift or as a Highway Patrol Trooper in a car by myself, I had a lot of time to let my mind roam and …roam it did.Usually it roamed to stuff that didn’t make much sense to me. Such as why do we put round…
By Tammy Curtis, Publisher It is the most wonderful time of the year… for news media at least. The time of year where journalists and editors across the nation are forced to cast attention away from the black and white ink of the daily grind and put on their proverbial black and white referee uniforms. It is the time we are forced to don them, hoping we don’t have to come out…
