On Tuesday, January 10, we met at Cotton Boll Florals, 3285 North First Street, downtown Jena (formerly the old Bank of Jena building). Present were Judy Baker, Cynthia Bradford, Glenda Cooper, Denise Grissom, Lisa McCann, Barbara Murphy, Donna Justiss, Nelda Tarver, and Beth Zoller. The Cotton Boll...

Is there a woman alive on this earth that doesn’t want a beautiful necklace of pearls? I don’t know of any. Do you know that only one out of 10,000 oysters has a pearl. WOW!! That’s amazing! Most jewelry is fashioned out of precious metals and jewels that are found buried in the earth. Pearls are fo...

Our subconscious mind is the most amazing thing. It can overcome to some degree... a mental disability when worked with so that a measure of healing takes place. Recently we had a stroke victim stay with us for six weeks. How anyone deals with this on a continuing basis is beyond my understanding. I...

aAsk Rusty – Dear Rusty: I am now 80 and my wife is 76, and we both took early Social Security benefits at age 62. When my wife took her Social Securi...

Here’s a little history lesson to start off January; maybe some of you aspiring brides will find a tip or two concerning your own upcoming nuptials in...

For the spring series, the Strand Village Project # thrive is offering two art after-school programs for youth in 5th to 12th grades in Jena and Urani...