Commentary on Current Events of Interest to Columbus, and the Surrounding Counties of NC
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce Well, the snow is all gone. Did you enjoy your “snow days”? We sure did. The best way to feel like a kid again is an amazing snow day! Let’s...
I hate February. February is a spavined, sinister, slimy, soul-sucking, slug of a month. It lacks even the decency to be a full month of 30 or 31 days; although it was supposedly created to help balan...
On that January morning in 1986, we were invincible. Although the Cold War wasn’t won yet, Russia was falling. New technology meant that we had to learn how to use computers; albeit they were big, c...
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber We hope everyone is staying warm during these cold winter days. We know that each season has its purpose and many are anxiously awaiting the arrival of th...
It was with great trepidation and much sadness that I awakened my wife with the news no one ever wants to share, especially first thing in the morning. “He’s gone,” I said. “The coffee pot is dead.” W...
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber Just like the snapping of our fingers, we are already mid-month of January 2026! Our first event of this new year will be the 80th Annual Banquet to be hel...
By Ron England Boardmember, Veterans Memorial Park of America Columbus County, nestled in southeastern North Carolina and formed in 1808 from parts of Bladen and Brunswick Counties, has a deep and end...
I am still trying to wrap my mind around the newest foolishness sweeping our nation. In September, Charlie Kirk, a man who was a firm but gentle voice for Christianity, was assassinated by a coward. T...
Jughead grinned at me, embarrassed, as he slunk back through the gate. He was waiting as I pulled down the lane, more than a little frustrated at the real world getting in the way of the last day of h...
By Angela Norris Veterans Memorial Park of America As we reflect on 2025, where have we been and where will 2026 take us? Weather unpredictable all year long…cold, hot, wet, dry – never know wh...
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce Wow! Another year has just breezed on by. It seems like we were just ringing in 2025 and now it’s time to ring in year 2026 First, we’d like ...
I had a particularly difficult time sleeping, what with one thing and another, and finally I just gave up. Well before the rooster crowed I was making coffee, and since it was Sunday I decided to take...
Paula’s Christmas Adventure for 2025 Once upon a time there was a possum named Paula. She was a very special possum, because she could fly. That skill led her to have many adventures wit...
Almost every year, folks talk about starting “new” traditions. The term always bugs me a little – a “new” tradition is like the first annual anything. By its nature, a tradition has gone on for a whi...
The big old house was cold, but the brothers were warm on that Christmas Eve when the little boy saw Santa Claus. He was always a curious child, and it sometimes amazed him so many of the very gifts ...
My mind was anywhere but on the Christmas season, although I was trying. Work, a couple of parades to cover, a project unfinished on Saturday that left me in such pain that I missed church on Sunday. ...