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Columns

Purchase of Alaska shrewd move by U.S.

By Gene Hays MSgt, USMC (Ret) President Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Alaska to the Union as the ... Read more

Opinion

Hearts of lions leaders needed in disasters

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route The rain has come and is about gone. It was a good ... Read more

Lifestyle

The hierarchy of the T-shirt closet

By Steve Stricker Columnist Ah, Fall and my wardrobe choices have more than doubled! Reviving my column from ... Read more

Opinion

Our View: ‘Progress is a pain’

Driving down University Avenue, you may have noticed new “Road Work” signs popping up. The project underway is ... Read more

Lifestyle

Memories of Katrina rekindled by Helene

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist It was Sunday, August 28, 2005, in Gulfport. Like most every Sunday, I ... Read more

Lifestyle

Working fall chores and avoiding cat cooties

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   With September well on its way to being over there were ... Read more

Opinion

Our View: Rise in trash bill needed; More notice also needed

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted Monday morning to raise the monthly rate for trash collection for ... Read more

Lifestyle

There will never be another Mary Lou and Snooky

By Steve Stricker Columnist   Oh my Lord and great God, Jesus, friend Holy Spirit, give me the ... Read more

Lifestyle

Corvette dreaming as the years pass by

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist The first manual-shift car I drove was a 1960s-model Chevrolet Corvette. I was ... Read more

Lifestyle

Blowing blooms with a British accent

By Bonnie Brown Columnist You all may recall that we have a lovely Crepe Myrtle near our front ... Read more

Lifestyle

Bestselling author Ken Abraham finds a home for his new novel in collaborative project

By Tom Mayer tmayer@cullmantimes.com Ken Abraham has written more than 100 books — exactly 108, by his own ... Read more

Lifestyle

Paradigm shift is working so far

By Steve Stricker Columnist Leaving my driveway on any given day and entering that conduit to St. John’s ... Read more

Lifestyle

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist Like many others, I grew up with nursery rhymes. “Jack and Jill went ... Read more

Opinion

Don’t worry; Elites love us

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route The Second Gentleman came to Lafayette County last week, but who knew? ... Read more

Lifestyle

Good neighbors make great neighborhoods

By Bonnie Brown Columnist I often notice that although we are all “neighbors” we are often not very ... Read more

Opinion

State leaders eyeing additional tax cuts

By Sid Salter Columnist In 1922, Gov. Tate Reeves signed the largest tax increase in Mississippi history – ... Read more

Lifestyle

Judging a book by its cover is a life mistake

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist In 1860, the English author Mary Ann Evans, using the pen name Georg ... Read more

Columns

Remembering the horror of 23 years ago

By Steve Stricker Columnist On this day 23 years ago…where were you? How were you? Tuesday, September 11, ... Read more

Lifestyle

Autumn is a time of reflection

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Fall seems to be the unofficial season of re-set. You know, like when you ... Read more

Lifestyle

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield Larry Brown was one in a million. He struggled to graduate from Lafayette High due ... Read more

History

Civil rights pioneer McLemore shares Freedom Summer truth

By Sid Salter Columnist Think about a powerful public speaker with the clarity and power of a Barack ... Read more

News

Falling leaves, football, and family lore

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Is it just me, or did it seem that summer this year was a ... Read more