Craig Franklin:I have thought and prayed much in the past two weeks about whether or not to address publicly the political advertisement from Sheriff Scott Franklin that appeared in our Nov. 15, 2023 issue. When it first appeared, there was much controversy about the ad and allegations of me or this...

I finally bought myself one of those handy little robotic vacuum cleaners that promised clean floors without the guidance of the human hand. I called it ‘Boo Ray’ and took it home, plugged it into its charging station and waited for it to reach full charge. I couldn’t wait to try it out and see if i...

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether to accept Jan. 6 case appeals—the most significant case being the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) questionable use of an evidence-tampering law to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants for felony obstruction of Congress. If accepted it will be the first time a Jan...

Pancakes with Santa Amp’d Youth presents Pancakes with Santa. Also featuring Mrs. Claus and the Grinch Saturday, December 2, 2023. Fourty-five minute ...

Serves 6 Ingredients: 1⁄2 cup dried currants 1 cup hot water 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from 17.3-ounce package), room temperature 1 tablespoon butte...

Craig Franklin:I was five months old when I experienced my first Thanksgiving. To be honest, I don’t remember anything about it. But there have been o...