(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the January 25, 2006 issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Franklin.) For most of us, we have never lived anywhere but in a small town… or in the countryside. And I for one, would not trade living in the rural a...

Having been a Hospice Chaplain for now nearly 20 plus years, with all the patients that I have ministered to through these years I have rarely been called upon when that patient dies to lead or help with their funeral or graveside service. This past week was an unusual week in which I was asked by t...

21 There have been more than 3.8 million illegal border crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico since Jan. 2021 when President Joe Biden was sworn into office, far and away a modern record for presidents, according to the latest data by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The last two years of form...

It sometimes seems that Americans are hopelessly divided by politics, but I believe it will take politics to make our country work. More specifically,...

Recently I attended a forum for local pastors where we discussed different topics of the local Church. As usual the question was raised, “How do you d...

“On the first day of each month I carefully walk through every room in my home to make certain that there is nothing that would embarrass Jesus if He ...