Letters: Croft was blessing to Gulf County citizens
Learning that Tim Croft will no longer be at The Star is certainly sad news for all of us. Those like myself that enjoyed his insight and desire to present information so as to inform was such a …
Hunker Down: I never saw any wings
I didn’t grow-up with Tim Peters. This is not a life-long friend story. We didn’t go on any wild escapades. We never got arrested together. I didn’t date his sister (if he indeed …
Is it time to ask for help?
At 20 years old, Jenny felt like giving up. She’d pulled a strong B average during her first year of college, but last summer, her life started to come apart.
Thinking back, she knew …
Letter: Butler Bay Road abandonment a bad idea
Editor’s note: The following is an open letter to the Gulf County Board of County Commissioners.
I am writing to express my concern about the proposal to abandon ownership of Butler Bay …
Hunker Down: Miss Ethel was the real Valentine
Valentine’s Day came and went.
I didn’t get nothing.
Again.
The Hallmark Card folks have excommunicated me!
I think that small, chubby guy with the wings and a bow and …
Panhandle Players returns with delightful ‘Departed’
With the exception of Ben Turpin, who died suddenly at the breakfast table, first on Friday and Saturday night, and then again on Sunday afternoon, the Panhandle Players are alive.
They have …
Hunker Down: Finally, an answer for Mary Hadley!
The first song I ever remember hearing was “Take an Old Cold Tater and Wait” by Little Jimmy Dickens. Daddy would pour a bucket of water over the ground-wire to our radio antenna so we …
Hunker Down: He ‘hammered’ life into us
On Tuesday, April 13, 1954, a young Jim Greengrass, batting fifth and playing left field for the Cincinnati Reds, hit four doubles that led his team to victory.
Twenty-year-old Hank Aaron made …
Letters: Another loss to our people and environment
The Panhandle lost another great steward of our environment on Jan. 4 when Mr. Bill Davis was taken by the river that he loved.
Mr. Bill had more houseboats than anyone I knew, and he could …
A simple way to fill your life with blessings
He just wanted to help her.
It began in the spring. Bethlehem’s fields were waves of gold beneath a dazzling sun, ripe for harvest. The man’s workers were already cutting the barley …