Opinion & Editorial

God bless our military

Our friend, Levi Bowman, is a scion of the multi-awarded Isaacs who are famous for their blood harmony in their bluegrass gospel group. His mother is Becky Isaacs Bowman. The Isaacs are the ONLY gospel group to be members of the respected Grand Ole Opry.

Airman a better man after POW experience

By Phil Hudgins   In what condition would you come home if you’d been held captive for over five years, fed soup containing bugs, tortured for information, forced to sometimes sleep on a hard floor, deprived of hearing from your family, and ridiculed at every turn?

Thank you for serving

On Tuesday, Nov. 11, our nation will formally recognize the service and sacrifice made by our military service men and women. Here in White County, numerous Veterans Day ceremonies will be held at our local schools. Veterans groups and churches are also holding events.

Flowers on the wall

By Ronda Rich Several years ago, Tink was writing a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. These are their most prestigious movies. They have a bigger budget, bigger stars, and much attention is paid to the writer of the script.

From pig tracks to racetracks: Why Cunningham is steering clear

By Emory Jones With dog racing not being what it used to be, folks are talking once again about legalizing pig racing in Georgia. Just the other night, my wife, Judy, and I were debating the matter. My cousin, Wayne, and his girlfriend, Raylene, were over, so Wayne acted as moderator.

Our View: Feeding the hungry

Have you heard the phrase, “Hunger knows no season?” There are individuals in our community who suffer food insecurity year-round, not just during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. And now, that level of food insecurity may increase.

Ma could have known Bragg’s Alabama people

By Dink NeSmith   Only Samuel Clemens could have been Mark Twain. Hal Holbrook came close, impersonating him. Many use Twain’s words, costumes and a pound of makeup to try to trick us. But they are ordinary mortals playing the part of a Mississippi River legend who will never be duplicated.

Normalizing hate hurts everyone

Our View: Good Changes

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited for saying, “the only thing that is constant is change,” meaning that our lives and the world around us are always shifting and transforming. Nothing really stays the same. Change doesn’t have to be feared. Change can be positive.

He wanted God to teach him something