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Age not slowing Bessie’s roll

By Bonnie Brown Columnist It’s hard to believe but our Honda CRV turned 17 this month!  Her name is Bessie.  She still looks nice, and ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1:17 pm

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Endure and light candles as you go

By T.J. Ray Columnist   To begin with, it is doubtful that the Anti-Christ is abroad.  You know—the one medievals expected as a sign of ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1:15 pm

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Is cattle industry on the chopping block?

By Harold Brummett Star Denmark Route   Jimmy White sent me a text reminding me of the Lafayette County Cattleman Association meeting that was held ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1:13 pm

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Feeling like a modern day dinosaur

By Les Ferguson, Jr.,  Columnist   Raising kids is hard. You might look at me and think, at his age, what does he know about ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1:10 pm

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Twists, turns of a soap opera life

By Steve Stricker Columnist My column last week was about the procedure at new Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, Oxford on Thursday, January 23, 2025 to ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1:04 pm

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What would Plato think of our elections?

By T.J. Ray Columnist   When four high school seniors showed up in the Circuit Clerk’s office one bright day, everything was grand.  The Clerk ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 29, 2025 3:47 pm

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New pacemaker, minus one lead, is good

By Steve Stricker Columnist Dr. Mark Campbell, Autum, Derek, Dorothy (Oxford Stern Cardiovascular Clinic Staff), Vallery, Carlen, Katlan, Madison (In-room preparation and monitoring), Dr. Mark, ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 29, 2025 3:45 pm

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Don’t wait for gray hair to count your blessings

By Les Ferguson, Jr., Columnist   In 1967, I was 5 years old. I didn’t know much about life at that age. I do remember ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 29, 2025 3:44 pm

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In Vegas, get the good mirror

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Many years ago, my husband was attending a conference in Las Vegas.  Naturally, I tagged along.  That city is like no ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 29, 2025 3:42 pm

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We are perishing for want of wondering

By T.J. Ray Columnist At odd moments of the day I wonder about wonder.  Lest you think me round the bend for that, consider that ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 22, 2025 1:21 pm

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Citizens need help after disasters

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Mother Nature is so unpredictable.  Just watch a couple of TV weather forecasters as they struggle to predict the overnight temperatures.   ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 22, 2025 1:18 pm

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A thread connects each of our stories

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   I thought about starting this column with the definition of a story, but that would be unnecessary. We all ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 22, 2025 1:16 pm

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Change my batteries and keep me ticking

By Steve Stricker Columnist   Snow update. Exhale…the snow on Thursday night, January 9 covered everything at first light Friday morning the 10th as I ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 22, 2025 1:13 pm

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TV and snow cream on the farm

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   A couple of weeks ago the legacy news organizations were telling how a winter storm was pummeling our ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 15, 2025 1:15 pm

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New words are like old dogs

By TJ Ray Columnist   The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.  Perhaps somewhere in the ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 15, 2025 1:12 pm

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Consider a daily ‘toes up’ break

By Bonnie Brown Columnist It seems that Mother Nature has been flexing her cold weather muscle here just because the calendar turned to January, indicating ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 15, 2025 1:08 pm

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Have Becki, will live

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   I live with a fantastic woman. She is simply a phenomenal partner in life and ministry; yes, she is ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 15, 2025 1:06 pm

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Step by step, little by little

By Steve Stricker Columnist “For sound mental health, we must love and be loved unconditionally by at least one person.” Dr. William Glasser, Reality Therapy ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 15, 2025 12:58 pm

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Hoping the ship will right itself

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Welcome 2025!  We say goodbye to 2024 and do a reset for the new year.  So, how was 2024 for you?  ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 10:22 am

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The best resolution is not to make them

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   Nobody likes failure, and nobody wants to be a failure. Like most people I know, I have failed in ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 10:17 am

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Christmas not over until Jan. 6

By Steve Stricker Columnist HAPPY NEW YEAR’S DAY 2025, y’all! Such an awesome Christmas made special of course by the birth of our Lord Jesus ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 10:12 am

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Special Christmas of ‘68 full of memories

By Gene Hays USMC (Ret) Christmas can be a depressing holiday if you are a man or woman, with or without family, serving in the ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 11:58 am

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