We all have that one cousin.

In just a few weeks, Graham County Schools will be starting back.

It’s been said that you’ll be the same person in five years you are today, except for the people you meet and books you read. Consequently, we ought not to only read books we agree with.

“Hello pastor.” This is a simple greeting and one I appreciate yet behind these words are a story.

A practice once used to celebrate holidays especially the July 4 holiday, and other celebrations and events was one that many people have never heard of.

Independence Day festivities are a great opportunity to celebrate freedom and be reminded of the “way of life our fightin’ men have fought and died to keep.”

I often tell anyone that asks (OK, admittedly I volunteer it on occasion) that this feels like home to me. It is home. I hope to never leave.

Are things back to the way they were before COVID in the churches of Graham County?

One good sign is the return of Vacation Bible School.

Hello, this is your friendly neighborhood editor, back for what has evolved into a quarterly check-in on the opinions page.