Opinion & Editorial

Deaf people want to communicate; others need patience

By Phil Hudgins        Several weeks ago, I was invited to a luncheon inside the University of Georgia’s impressive athletic facilities, complete with a full-size football field under a high roof.

Our Beloved Diane

By Ronda Rich        In addition to being one of the greatest states in the South, Mississippi has made many contributions to America.        William Faulkner. Elvis Presley. Archie Manning. Morgan Freeman. Eudora Welty. Zig Ziglar. Jerry Clower. The only one I ever met was Mr. Clower.

If you love them, trust their choices

By Kristi CaseyI've got a message for parents. If you're not one, this advice can also work for relationships—or in any situation where one person makes a choice for another, against their wishes. This weekend, I attended a graduation party.

Our View: Give the 'Best' their due

It's that time of year again! School is out for the summer, people are braving high gas prices to travel or are settling for staycations. And many in the community are making their voices heard by voting.

Letter to the Editor: Balancing public safety and personal privacy

If you've driven by Hulsey Road between Helen and Cleveland any time recently, your face, your car, and your license plate have been recorded and scrutinized by an artificial intelligence to be passed on to local law enforcement.

Letter to the Editor: Labels are less important than actions

In a recent letter to the editor, Mr.

That cold, frosty morning

By Ronda Rich        The year or the month have now slipped through my memory. It wasn’t many years ago; that I do remember.        It was the time of winter when dawn creeps in with dull, gray light.

Elliott Brack’s purple pen inspired journalists to excel 

By Dink NeSmithAn old feed and seed store is why you are reading this.How’s that?Go back with me to 1962. What was once Strickland Feed & Seed was then the office of the Wayne County Press, an upstart weekly, a stone’s throw from the railroad tracks that split my hometown.

Spring brings new beginnings

I've always enjoyed the late spring. The flowers in my garden – which my green-thumbed son planted for me – are blooming in glorious colors.

Honor service members' sacrifice on Memorial Day

By Ron WebbNext Monday is Memorial Day, and it's much more significant than a 3-day weekend, a picnic, or a family barbecue. It is a day we remember the words of the Bible verse John 15:13: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.