Commentary on Current Events of Interest to Columbus, and the Surrounding Counties of NC
My father called my name, softly at first, then a little louder. The shadows outside my window were long, truncated by the sun rising on the opposite side, chasing away...
Crystal Faircloth, Staff Writer My 14-year-old was graciously accepted into the early college program at Southeastern Community College this year, and when I say graciously, I do mean it on...
I was born in the South, and raised as country as fried chicken. Like any typical southern child, I had the overwhelming need to pluck fruit from trees and...
Jefferson Weaver Everywhere you turn right now, someone is offering a new virtual reality system. If you’re like I was, and don’t quite know what these things are, then you...
Crystal Faircloth Emma sat on the front porch watching her glass of sweet tea sweat in the mid-afternoon sun. She slipped one foot out of her cheap plastic flip-flops and...
I shall never know who the Evil Princess was, nor does it really matter. The spooky old house where she went to the door is gone now, replaced by something...
As you head out the door with a costume clad character of your child’s choosing, you may stop to pick up an orange bucket or bag on your way. You...
Jefferson Weaver William stopped in the center of the lane, jowls flopping, long red ears slapping against his head as he had a good scratch. The redbone loved the cooler...
Jefferson Weaver I have no idea why I couldn’t sleep the night of Oct. 16-17, 2018.I hadn’t taken a long nap that evening, or had too much coffee.The animals were...
Crystal Faircloth, Staff Writercrystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.news It’s a tumultuous time in the world right now. I don’t believe I have ever seen the country so divided, or seen folks so bent on...
For weeks, it seems the country has been devoted to the tragic story of a lovely young woman named Gabby Petito.Videos and photographs show a happy, spirited young lady trekking...
One of the greatest joys in life is becoming a parent. When you’re pregnant, everyone fusses over you and offers to help in the smallest of circumstances. When the baby...
It sits waiting for its final end, as it has for decades.One day, one of the tired old oaks or the upstart pines in the yard will crash down, taking...
Most people refer to rose colored glasses as a failure to see the bad in a relationship, or the unwillingness to compromise when a situation is dire and wrong. The...
We remembered a hard day this past weekend, and it hurt some folks’ feelings.The stories began trickling out Monday — a college professor who said “white people” were obsessed with...
There are times in your life when you stumble upon something so beautiful and unusual that you just have to share it with the world. You often wonder how something...