Commentary on Current Events of Interest to Columbus, and the Surrounding Counties of NC
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce The past few weeks have been filled with various graduation ceremonies at many area schools and colleges. Just this past Friday and Saturday ou...
The day was so hot, the corn begged for mercy. I know that the corn was actually thriving on that still, humid June day, but to me it seemed the day was so hot the fields around the little church were...
Columbus County and the Residents Who Fought on D-Day By Ron England Veterans Memorial Park Board of Directors On June 6, 1944 – forever remembered as D-Day – American forces joined Allied troops in t...
The first thing I do after starting the car in the morning is pray for the day ahead, and on the particular day in question, I had a lot to pray for. It was a Monday for starters, and that’s never a g...
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce Hopefully you all had a great Memorial Day weekend! I trust that you took a little time to reflect upon the reason for our National Memorial Da...
They stand frozen in time, two men far younger than I am now, Gary Cooper-esque smiles under dark eyes. The taller of the two is my grandfather, W. Thomas Weaver. My dad was 2, leaning to 3, when Gran...
We were watching television the other night – well, the TV was on, Rhonda was nodding off, and I was waiting for the news to come on while doing some work – when suddenly my bride sat up straight. She...
A lot of people are upset about the number of teams in the high school playoffs this year. The concerns range from complaints that too many teams made the playoffs to the rising cost of the travel. Bu...
I clicked on what should have been an amusing online video of things kids say the other day and was utterly shocked. While several of the clips were just young’uns being almost annoyingly cute, a coup...
The legislature and Governor Josh Stein have an opportunity to avoid making the same mistake twice. The newest industry feeding off of tax dollars is the boom in data centers. As technology embraces m...
Editor’s note — I wrote this column several years back, but in honor of today’s release of files at war.gov/ufo, I thought it was a good time to share it again. I was relishing a rar...
I have been accused of living under a rock on more than one occasion; it’s due more to my personality and preferences than my lack of staying informed. The more news I see of late, the more I want a r...
In an unpredictable world, your primary weapon of self-defense is not a gun. If you are concerned about the increase in violence and are considering purchasing a firearm for protection, consider the f...
Note to my readers: Last week’s column was a promise I made to my father as he lay dying. This week’s column is a promise I made to myself that same day. I was talking with a friend the other day when...
By J.A. Bolton Special to CCN Unless you have been in another part of the country this spring you know that North Carolina and the Southeast are in what seems to be a long-term drought. In North Caro...
On a miserably hot day last summer, Brother Mike and I went to Dunn to visit my sister Becky. She was visiting for her high school reunion. We drove through the growing town – a city, really – noting ...