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October 16, 2024

Community Events

Hardtner Medical Center in Olla is excited to offer once again its Health Fair, set for Friday, October 18, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be health screenings, a photo booth, music, games with prizes, dance competition, pet show and free hot dogs with drinks. There will also be food trucks.

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CCC’s Annual Rocket Camp

Staff Report

July 2, 2025

The Centennial Cultural Center’s (CCC) annual Rocket Camp was held last week with 12 youth gaining valuable experience in engineering and had a fun ti...

Columns/Opinions

Craig Franklin:

Print Newspapers May Soon Be Gone

July 2, 2025

For many Americans, there is nothing like getting a copy of a physical newspaper to sit down and casually peruse through with a cup of coffee, sitting...

Columns/Opinions

I’m Getting Older…Too!

July 2, 2025

The older I get the more nostalgic and sentimental I am becoming. I can hear an old song or see a picture from yesterday, and I get somewhat taken wit...

Columns/Opinions

The NYC Avowed Socialist-Anti-Jew Democrat

By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer

July 2, 2025

There are many significant events going on nationally and internationally right now that deserve our attention. However, I couldn’t miss the opportuni...

News

Paul Harvey’s Letter To His Grandchildren

July 2, 2025

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following piece by the late Paul Harvey was published many years ago in former Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Franklin’s editorial spac...

News

Swimming Lessons

July 2, 2025

I am a certified Baby Boomer, so when I grew up in the 1960s there were nearly three zillion kids in my neighborhood.Nearby was a public pool that off...