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 …
Hunker Down: Honoring Mrs. Odell Bateman
Vicki Fields could outrun me in elementary school. Ye gads, I got beat by a girl! And here is the really awful part, there was no subterfuge. I didn’t trip or give her a head start. She was …
TOP ONLINE: Comfort food, concealed weapons hit the spot for online readers
1: What Southern Folks Eat: Comfort food for uncomfortable times
2: Former Dalkeith fire chief presumed drowned
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Top Online stories for December
1: Roads to be renamed for combat heroes
2: Teamwork triumphs over trouble
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Hunker Down: We could see clearly back then
Robert Holmes “Yogi” Brewer sat on the porch steps and looked out across Stonewall Street at the late December sun lowering behind the distant trees….. “You reckon next year …
Letters: Nuclear site inspections must have no waiting period
Dear Editor:
If President Biden concludes a deal with Iran or North Korea, he must insist we be allowed to inspect suspected sites without a waiting period. f there is a waiting period, they can …