Wow! Today has been one of those days. I started out this morning knowing I had a new hospice patient to go do an initial evaluation on. This at times can be very trying because of the uncertainty that one encounters. One thing you wonder about is the condition of the patient’s surroundings. This wo...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the May 22, 2019 issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Franklin.) For 151 years, citizens of this country have paused on the last Monday of May to remember and honor those Americans who have made the ultimate sa...

On Memorial Day, 1945, the war in Europe had ended but the fighting in the Pacific continued, Lt. Gen. Lucian Truscott voiced remarks at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery at Nettuno, Italy. Turning his back on the assembled VIP’s he faced the rows upon rows of headstones and apologized to the 20,000...

I don’t know about you good folks, but I am way past the point of waiting to see republicans unleash a red wave on the demonrats in November. I want t...

If the weather permits, Jena and LaSalle high schools will conduct their graduation ceremonies outside at their respective football stadiums this week...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the May 8, 2019 issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Frankli...