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A touching invention that changed transportation

By Gene Hays MSgt, USMC (Ret) When Sam was born, people wrote letters, and it was a letter that gave Sam the sad news. It ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 10:00 am

Columnists

Churchill was right about the game of golf

By Bonnie Brown Columnist My husband Tom loves golf.  He has played since he was a youngster.  When he retired several years ago, I figured ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 9:55 am

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Kind words are like honey – sweet and healthy

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   Writing is challenging and enjoyable for me. It’s challenging to write something that invokes pleasure, introspection, or even drawing ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 9:52 am

Opinion

Our View

Lafayette County Animal Shelter should be open soon, according to county officials.  Last month, board president Brent Larson said they were in talks with a ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 9:47 am

Columnists

Open letter of gratitude for all things

By Steve Stricker Columnist Dear God:  I am a mess.  Thank you for a somewhat peaceful, restful night amongst a gaggle of life stuff pummeling ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 9:44 am

Columns

Heart full with love for sons, grandsons

By Steve Stricker Columnist Like the seasons, each day, working on my cars, stuff changes, progresses, like life, birthdays, this is a total update. Yesterday, ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 10:55 am

Opinion

Our View: Preventing ‘brain drain’

Brain drain, where educated individuals leave their home region for better opportunities elsewhere, is a growing concern for many smaller cities and rural areas in ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 10:52 am

Columnists

Life is hard but beautiful still

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I am not a fan of October 10th. For most folks, it is just another day almost midway through the ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 10:49 am

Columns

Economic development is a threefold challenge

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   The Economic Development Foundation recently hired an economic development director who after getting the lay of the land ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 10:39 am

Columnists

Enjoy the night sounds while they last

By Bonnie Brown Columnist As cooler weather presents itself to us in the form of cooler temperatures and colorful foliage, it’s also interesting to think ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 10:37 am

Columnists

Cofield’s Corner: Favorite townies remembered

My brother, Glenn Cofield, stated many times that what makes Oxford the special place it is can be traced to the fact that the town ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 10:31 am

History

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield In the early 1960’s, the international pilgrimage to Oxford and Rowan Oak began. And with a progressive plan to give Oxford’s guests ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:00 am

Columns

Purchase of Alaska shrewd move by U.S.

By Gene Hays MSgt, USMC (Ret) President Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Alaska to the Union as the 49th state on January 3, 1959. Indigenous ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 3:17 pm

Columns

Hearts of lions leaders needed in disasters

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route The rain has come and is about gone. It was a good rain that fell slowly on the parched ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 3:14 pm

Columnists

The hierarchy of the T-shirt closet

By Steve Stricker Columnist Ah, Fall and my wardrobe choices have more than doubled! Reviving my column from years ago, after wearing a coat and ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 3:09 pm

Opinion

Our View: ‘Progress is a pain’

Driving down University Avenue, you may have noticed new “Road Work” signs popping up. The project underway is the creation of a new intersection, likely ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 3:05 pm

Columnists

Memories of Katrina rekindled by Helene

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist It was Sunday, August 28, 2005, in Gulfport. Like most every Sunday, I went to church, shook hands, hugged necks, ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 3:03 pm

Columnists

Working fall chores and avoiding cat cooties

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   With September well on its way to being over there were a few chores left to be done. ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 1:50 pm

Opinion

Our View: Rise in trash bill needed; More notice also needed

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted Monday morning to raise the monthly rate for trash collection for county residents from $12 to $20. During ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 1:23 pm

Columnists

There will never be another Mary Lou and Snooky

By Steve Stricker Columnist   Oh my Lord and great God, Jesus, friend Holy Spirit, give me the strength to write this on Thursday, September ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 1:15 pm

Columnists

Corvette dreaming as the years pass by

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist The first manual-shift car I drove was a 1960s-model Chevrolet Corvette. I was thirteen years old and at the farm ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 1:11 pm

Columnists

Blowing blooms with a British accent

By Bonnie Brown Columnist You all may recall that we have a lovely Crepe Myrtle near our front porch.  It’s a beautiful, healthy tree that ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 1:07 pm

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