Company had long list of plans for county

Whiting Lumber Company was another firm that moved into Graham County, arriving in 1910. The company was based in Maryland and owned by William Scott Whiting.

Trump’s plan for healthcare troubling

Is health care important to your family?  We are fortunate to have two sliding scale payment health care providers here in Graham County. In 2021, the Democratic Congress capped Affordable Care Act premiums at roughly 8.5 percent of income to help with affordability issues.

Reaping time

I shall see my Lord coming one day in the air to gather his church, His Kingdom down here.   He will take us to the father who sent His son to reap His harvest, when reaping time comes.  Reaping time is coming. Sowing time is now.  Good seed must be planted upon good ground.

Nothing ‘peculiar’ about walking close to God

It has been a privilege to meet some of the descendants of the Rev. Robert Sheffey in Graham County.  Brother Sheffey – as he was affectionately known – was born July 4, 1820. He was a Methodist circuit-riding preacher in the Holston Methodist Conference.

Kanawha at forefront of local log operations

One of the early lumber companies to begin operations in Graham County was the Kanawha Lumber Company, whose management was from Staunton, Va. Clara Vee Denton was kind enough to share a history of the company, written by Robert B. Barker in 1956 for Marjorie Walker Freel of Andrews.

Irreconcilable contradiction of abortion

My wife and I had our first child in 2004.  Like many before us and since, we anticipated the day for months: taking birthing classes, going to doctor’s visits, and enjoying ultrasounds and baby showers – with growing excitement about the upcoming birth of our son.

Separation of church and state

There are some misconceptions over freedom of religion in this country. Interestingly, some feel Christians are under attack.  Our Constitution’s First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion ...

Top 10 things they should have taught at editor school

Monday is a time for celebration at 720 Tallulah, as your hometown newspaper turns 69 years young. Should we splurge for 69 individual candles to go atop our cookie cake, or make it easy with the two numeric symbols?

Summertime living not always easy

George Gershwin composed “Summertime” in 1934 for the opera Porgy and Bess. It contains the phrase “summertime when the living is easy,” which causes me to wonder if George ever used a hoe or pitchfork.

‘First They Came’ for the church

In recent weeks, a number of anniversaries have occurred. We recognized the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which was the start of the liberation of Europe during World War II.