Commentary on Current Events of Interest to Columbus, and the Surrounding Counties of NC
Courtesy of the Sheepdog Foundation Editor’s note: This is the first in a new series on personal safety by Michael and Alicia Myrie of the Sheepdog Foundation. Personal safety and preparedness h...
Gentlemen, fix your sons. I had stopped at a gas station to feed my ancient Tahoe, Valkyria. One pump down was one of those ridiculous, repulsive, supposedly illegal squatted trucks. It was impressive...
Spring is upon us and it’s time for important things outside, like sports. It’s baseball, softball, track, tennis, golf, and soccer time. My problem is, I don’t have enough time get to all of this. I ...
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce In our last column we spoke of our 80th Annual Banquet. We are pleased to say that it was one of the best we’ve had. Thank you to all who were...
Some folks did not realize before last week that we have been at war with Iran for 47 years. It wasn’t always a shooting war; sometimes we were attacked by Iranian proxies, such as Hamas and Hezbollah...
The mud squelched between my bare toes; it was cold, but not uncomfortably so. The pollen was rising, and I sneezed into the morning, startling one of the resident cardinals as he ravaged some of the ...
There are pure-tee idiots in every faith, denomination and following. But at the risk of bringing a fatwah down on my own head, I have to say the proverbial cake has been taken by a Palestinian “activ...
I had to wave and smile as I saw a fellow commuter the other morning. It was a dreary, gray, cold day – a braw and bitter marnin’, as the Scots would say, about as February as it could get. I was snug...
Just to hopefully reduce some confusion out there, I purchased Columbuscountynews.com from Jeff Allen Jones in December. Mr. Jones said he wanted to get out of the news business due to health reasons,...
She wasn’t always just a sweet little old lady. Don’t get me wrong; most of the time my mother, Lois C. Weaver, was a happy, loving woman. She was a nurturing mama, a doting grandmother, a proud great...
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...