Vernon Jones called me the other day. To refresh your memory, Jones, a former Democrat and one-time chief executive officer of DeKalb County, …
Since 1862 Christians all across the world this time of year have been singing some version of the song, “Angels We Have Heard On High.” We ha…
I have been fascinated by flight since my Scoutmaster took me for a ride to the Georgia coast to dig turtle eggs.
A Walker County inmate made a daring escape from the county jail 111 years ago this week despite the sheriff cooking yellow-legged chicken for him.
On The Journey, Judy Bowman
When my sons were teenagers, my wife worked an early morning shift for a period of time, so I was responsible for getting them ready for schoo…
Ringgold’s 2021 Down Home Christmas Parade will be Friday, Dec. 3, beginning at 6 p.m. It will travel along Nashville Street, which will be cl…
If you have gotten the message on your personal computer of “Some settings are managed by your organization,” then you have probably logged in…
The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) is warning the public of a phone scam that asks drivers to provide their driving license detai…
The Arts at Erlanger Committee is now accepting submissions for the upcoming “Food Glorious Food” gallery show. Visual artists may submit piec…
The painstaking process of converting a complex language to writing, extensive travels to try to unite a displaced people, a mysterious end in…
CHI Memorial is partnering with the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) on a new open call exhibit, How Are We Doing? A Pandemic Retrospective.
I was not going to write a Thanksgiving column this week for a couple of reasons. First, that is the predictable thing to do when you have to …
The city of Fort Oglethorpe recognized the Refresh Fort Oglethorpe committee that was trained and developed the Lafayette Road Corridor projec…
Anne Stephenson presents blankets to veterans at LaFayette Health Care. The Chickamauga chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy don…
I slid the three-inch bolt through the bottom hole of the ten-inch terra cotta pot, then put five large washers down onto the bolt. Then I put…
There is a very old saying that “the third time is the charm,” meaning that after two failures the third attempt will be successful.
On The Journey, Judy Bowman
The Marsh House Museum in LaFayette will offer candlelight tours on the weekends of Dec. 11-12 and 18-19 from 6-8 p.m. by reservation only. Th…
One of my frequent topics is customer service. I am old enough to remember when that term was mandatory, not optional.
Are you fed up with politics? According to a recent Gallup poll, you aren’t alone.
On Oct. 30, family and friends gathered at the historic Marsh House of LaFayette to pay tribute to life and legacy of Lynabel Price Crowe.
Scott Herpst (left), a graduate of Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School and sports editor for the weekly Catoosa and Walker County newspapers,…
GivingTuesday, the global generosity movement, will take place during the annual GivingTuesday celebration on Nov. 30. People around the world…
The city of Ringgold has been awarded a Vibrant Communities grant by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), a division of the Georgia Departm…
It was the first year of our marriage, and Dana and I had gone to Trinidad to visit her parents, who were then missionaries to that island. Wh…
The Catoosa Citizens’ and Veterans’ Memorial presented recently its annual “Tribute to America” awards for Catoosa County and Walker County Ve…
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