Commentary on Current Events of Interest to Columbus, and the Surrounding Counties of NC
I wonder sometimes if that group of sweating, tired, frustrated men truly realized what they were creating. They had spent days locked together in a room where even the windows were kept shut, to keep...
As a coach, you want to win. More than your players, in most instances. But as an adult, we have to think about more important things. We need to nurture, support, love, and help kids as they are goin...
I’ve never been a fan of soccer, but I have recently become a fan of soccer fans. You should, too. The World Cup has been going on in the United States for a couple weeks now, and people from all over...
Let’s be honest, spending actual money, dollar bills, to build something on a video game was not on my “things I would do as a parent” bingo card. If you are like me, it is hard to keep up with the am...
On June 23, 1918, Macy Nelson Taylor was born in Norlina, N.C. He was the first of three children to Doma and Samuel Taylor. He went joined the Navy before World War II, in part because he met a cute ...
As an older adult, we tend to talk about how it was, the way “we” used to do things. Parents and neighbors would step in and correct a child and give them a “whoopin”. Our generation downs the new gen...
I went into something akin to a full-bore panic the other day when I discovered my primary pocketknife was missing. Miss Rhonda found my beloved Sodbuster in the laundry, none the worse for wear after...
Why would I be worried about companies using my personal information to catch criminals when I am not a criminal, right? So what if the Flock cameras watch and surveil my tag number, my travel paths, ...
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...