294 articles
September 15, 2026
One of the greatest things to happen at Huntingdon High School over the last several years is the growing number of sports student-athletes can compete in. With the growing number of sports also comes issues that are unavoidable.
September 15, 2026
Here is a story that tickles me, and saddens me a bit at the same time. If you are a mature reader, you may relate to it more than you care to admit… It started with a bad hip. Mine, of course. I spent the summer recuperating from replacement surgery. Thankfully, it all went well. I am doing great and walking around pain free. My three-month checkup was this past week.
September 8, 2026
For some, it might be the long-gone City Café. Or the Polar Bar. Or Freemen’s Menswear. Or maybe you remember buying some chocolate-covered peanuts at the Ben Franklin 5 & 10 Cent Store. Or a spiral notebook for going back to school from the Golden Rule. Or shopping for a Christmas toy in the basement of J. A. Abernathy’s Hardware…
September 1, 2026
Before the world was breathed into existence, Holy Spirit, Christ, and Father contemplated the plan for mankind. At the forefront of their discussion was the means of redemption.
September 1, 2026
But she would say it each week with the most genuine smile I have ever witnessed. I couldn’t think of anything to say. She was a rising country music star. I was just hanging around backstage because Mr. Bud Wendell, the manager of the world-famous Grand Ole Opry, had taken a liking to me.
August 25, 2026
People look at me like I’m kinda weird when they learn that I don’t own a cell phone. Most just roll their eyes in disbelief. Some think I am kidding. A few try to explain the absolute necessity of having a cell phone. Some want to know how I order food. One asked, “Who do you talk to?”
August 25, 2026
I could probably write a book solely devoted to my camping adventures and the crazy, wonderful, amazing, unexpected things that happened. I’d grown up camping with my family, but it was something brand-new for my wife. However, she became a devotee even when our two daughters were babies. Tents. Tents that leaked. That’s how we started out. Sleeping bags on the ground. Camping with no electricity, a bathhouse lit by a skylight, and cold showers.
August 18, 2026
His check has been signed by the Lewis County School District in Tennessee for forty years, but he works for the kids.
August 18, 2026
I had to write a report in Miss Belle Alexander’s history class in the third grade. I asked Dad for some direction. He deadpanned, “Son, don’t tell them everything you know in the first paragraph.”
August 11, 2026
I remember August 14, 1965, very well. The problem was, I hadn’t prepared a lick for it. I clearly didn’t understand the significance of the entire situation until I got out of the car…and watched Mom drive away.
August 11, 2026
I had a conversation with a church leader who was telling me about the new preacher their church had hired. His comments about it revealed much regarding his expectations of a preacher’s wife.
August 4, 2026
Editor’s Note: The following is a detailed account of a traffic accident that occurred on Monday, July 27, 2026. If you think reading specific details about the accident will trigger you, please use caution before reading.
August 4, 2026
People ask me how did we have the energy to do all the things I write about in those black and white bygone years of the 1950’s. The answer here is simple.
August 4, 2026
“Over the river and through the woods” — it’s a phrase that makes me sing the song, a song that reminds me of the coming holidays.
July 28, 2026
You know how it is at the end of a workday and supper's over and the dishes are done? You're ready to settle down, put on your pajamas, and have a little quiet time before going to bed. Yeah, that's the way I like it, too.
July 28, 2026
Travel across any Tennessee highway today, and you are likely to spot a curious sight: the iconic three-star logo of the novelty front license plates.
July 28, 2026
Chick King was the best baseball coach I ever played for. He spent 11 years in professional baseball, at times with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals.
July 21, 2026
With the world at our fingertips via the click of a mouse or the touch of a mobile phone screen, are libraries and newspapers necessary anymore, especially in small towns?
July 21, 2026
This morning on my way to work I met an older man driving slowly. I got a glimpse of his face and it was familiar, but I couldn’t place where I’d seen him. Like he was someone I used to see often, maybe a former business owner?
July 21, 2026
If you are looking for a witty, intriguing, plot-thickening story of the Old South, with a jaw-dropping ending…stop right here! And do yourself a favor. Move on to the column below. I don’t have a story in mind today.
