There was never a time that any of us Franklin kids can remember where The Jena Times newspaper was not an integral part of our lives. The two oldest of the six children, Penny and Glen, were already born and young toddlers when Daddy moved the family to Jena back in 1967 to become the editor of the...

The mainstream media suffered yet another shock to its system this week when a story that legacy outlets spent more than five years denying found its way to the White House briefing room. The story arose from a filing made last week by John Durham in his ongoing investigation of the Russian collusio...

“This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: ‘Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you, my message.’” Jeremiah 18:1-2. Jeremiah is considered one of God’s prophets. It is important for us to know that a prophet is not someone who sees visions or dreams dreams. A prophet is ...

If you grew up before 1990, the internet and social media was virtually non-existent. But by 1990, the official World Wide Web was online and began to...

(NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the March 25, 2020 issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Franklin.) Ju...

Not long ago I was stopped by a police officer who motioned to me to pull to the side of the street. When I looked up to see what was going on I saw t...