There has been, to put it mildly, “much more heat than light” when it comes to discussion of COVID and the church over the past year. Any discussion at all of the subject seems to invite inflamed emotions and put people radically at odds. It is my intention in this column, therefore, to care…
Nothing I write to you is nearly as interesting as what people write back.
ATLANTA - Owners of convenience stores and restaurants featuring coin-operated amusement machines (COAMs) would be able to sell gift cards to players under legislation the Georgia House of Representatives passed Monday, March 8.
See Rock City Inc. (SRC) has presented a check in the amount of $12,899 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga for the 2020 season of the Enchanted Garden of Lights.
Churches and other places of worship would have to remain open in Georgia during public emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic under a measure that passed the state Senate on Friday, March 5.
The Clayton Bell Scholarship Program of the Marsh House Museum (308 N. Main St., LaFayette) offers rising seniors (those who have completed the junior year) at any of the three Walker County high schools the opportunity to complete an internship of 50 hours in historic preservation at the Ma…
On The Journey, Judy Bowman
Encryption is an important part of the usage of computers and the internet to assure only people that should see your message see it.
One year ago this week, I was living a normal life, and you probably were too.
Celebrate the arrival of spring with the annual City of LaFayette Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 27, at the Ross Abney Complex located at 101 First St., LaFayette.
Knox Carbine turned 6 years old on March 6. He is the son of Leslie and Tony Carbine and brother to Khloe Carbine. His grandparents are Lisa and Keith Wilder of LaFayette, Lamar Carbine of Fort Oglethorpe, and Cora and Ric Summers of Chattanooga. Rose Dukes is his great-grandmother.
In the midst of the cacophony over election reform, vaccination policy, sports betting, Trump’s grumps harrumphs and another unconscionable private school voucher scheme, a piece of much-needed legislation is quietly wending its way through the legislative maze this session and maybe will fi…
The Knights of Columbus No. 7416 of St. Gerard Catholic Church continued their support of the 6th Cavalry Museum with their annual gift of a new American flag that flies over the museum’s memorial brick garden at the former Army Post at Fort Oglethorpe (1902-47) on Barnhardt Circle. The Knig…
There’s a meme currently circulating on social media among equestrians. It’s got a photo of a guy who just oozes “horse guru” — clean cut, crisp polo shirt and hat, freshly groomed horse in the background. He’s facing the camera with tented hands, and the quote says something like, “One does…
You can't watch the news without seeing video of people getting the COVID-19 injection.
The 6th Cavalry Museum received an $860 donation from the Chattanooga Track Club. The Fort Oglethorpe 5K was held on Nov. 14, 2020, with 172 runners. 2020 marks the fifth year the museum has received a $5 donation per 5K runner from CTC for a five-year total donation of $7,040. The Fort Ogle…
I feel blessed, really, that at fifty years of age I am not on any medication of any kind, not even for blood pressure. I have put a lot of work into that; I have lifted weights for more than nine years now, I run and walk, I only drink water or unsweetened tea, and for the most part, I eat …
On The Journey, Judy Bowman
If you have seen the Oscar-winning 1989 film “Glory” then you are familiar with the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first all-African-American regiment in the United States.
Penny Mahon, new executive director for “Communities in Schools” for Catoosa County was the guest speaker at the Feb. 12 Kiwanis Club meeting.
The Kiwanis Club of Fort Oglethorpe welcomed new club members Kristy Lawson, Cindy Garland and Penny Mahon at its Feb. 19 meeting. The three new members were sponsored by Amy Jackson and Darlene Cutler. Kiwanis is a global organization whose mission is to “improve the world one child and one…
I have written frequently about the TV and radio heroes of my life, especially the late Luther Masingill, and the amazing Marcia Kling, who still spreads sunshine everywhere she goes.
February 18, 2021
Rock City in Lookout Mountain, Ga., is expecting lots o’ luck in March as it opens the 13th annual Irish festival Shamrock City. All things green return, even the waterfall, Saturdays and Sundays March 13, 14, 20 and 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
With the COVID-19 pandemic still impacting the way Georgians work and play and the demand for close-to-home outdoor adventures soaring, Georgia River Network (GRN), Georgia’s leading river advocacy organization, has opened registration for a series of six “COVID-safe” cycling and paddling events.
Students in Mrs. Crowe’s fifth grade class at Lakeview Elementary School pose for their class photo in November 1954.
A gate on a network is the interface (connection on a router normally) that is the exit from your network to connected networks and usually to the internet.
LIFT Youth Center Inc. in Ringgold was recently selected to become a designated State of Hope site and to receive funding to aid with project implementation.
It’s been almost a full year since I began writing “Collective Ink,” and I find myself reflecting on the unique aspects of this experience. Having been involved with newspapers since my early 20s, my byline has appeared above quite a few news stories and features.
ATLANTA - Legislation legalizing online sports betting in Georgia cleared a committee in the state House of Representatives for a second time Monday, Feb. 22.
Seeking to accelerate land conservation along the Appalachian Mountains to counter climate change and its impacts, the Open Space Institute (OSI) Feb. 22 announced the launch of its $18 million Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund (ALPF), which will focus, in part, on protecting key sectio…
The Walker County Historical Society will be meet Sunday, Feb. 28, at 3 p.m. on Zoom. In recognition of African-American History Month, the program will be a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of integration by alumni of Hill High School and other segregated schools. The discussi…
She's still full of questions.
LaFayette officials, citing public safety concerns and COVID-19’s impact on area businesses, has canceled the 2021 Honeybee Festival.
I called Junior E. Lee, general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located in Greater Garfield, Georgia, to see if he could help me make sense of the strange political world in which we find ourselves these days.
As a rule, I tend to avoid using columns or sermons to deal with political matters unless those matters are pressing, egregious, and have crossed very clear lines of truth. I much prefer to be encouraging, self-deprecating, and instructive rather than combative. But when in the words of Isai…
On The Journey, Judy Bowman A holy Lent
Quitting smoking has immediate and long-term health benefits — from lowering your heart rate and blood pressure within minutes to adding years to your life expectancy. As a way to help people quit smoking and improve their health, CHI Memorial is offering a free eight-week Freedom From Smoki…
This just in: America needs a good laugh. We’re two months into 2021, and we now know 2020 never really left.
On Friday, March 12, noon to 1 p.m., the Georgia Archives’ Lunch and Learn live event will be available to the public through Microsoft Teams. Fox Theatre Institute Programs & Georgia Historic Theatres will be presented by Fox Theatre Institute Director Leigh Burns.
On Saturday, April 17, at 8 a.m., the Walker County Republican Party will convene precinct (or other political subdivision) caucuses (formerly mass meetings) to elect delegates and alternates to the Walker County Republican Party Convention.
The recent winter break from school snuck up on me, and the result was some unchoreographed free time. We’ve been experiencing the kind of Georgia winter that makes it hard to spend time outside with small children — relentless misting rain, which occasionally gives way to actual storms.
ATLANTA — The Georgia House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation Tuesday, Feb. 16, that would make it easier to enroll low-income children in Medicaid.
Khloe Carbine from Chickamauga will turn 11 on Feb. 19. She is the daughter of Leslie and Tony Carbine. Her grandparents are Lamar Carbine of Fort Oglethorpe, Lisa and Keith Wilder of LaFayette, and Cora and Ric Summers of Chattanooga. Rose Dukes is her great-grandmother.
Lanny is trying to decide about redoing the bathroom at his house and his wife left it up to him.
I blush as I write this (well, not really) but things are going well at the University of Georgia, the nation’s oldest state-chartered university, located in Athens, the Classic City of the South. UGA President Jere Morehead’s State of the University address notes among other positives that …
“Cold doesn’t care how you got there; it’s just as cold whether you got there because of laziness or because of circumstances beyond your control.”
On The Journey, Judy Bowman
Following strict pandemic safety protocols, the Obedience Club of Chattanooga's next session of Obedience, Rally, Agility, Scent Work, (a new class), and Canine Good Citizen classes for puppies and dogs will begin on Monday, March 1. Sign up online or come to open house at 1:30 p.m. to regis…
Recently I was honored to deliver the eulogy for my uncle, Owen Norris of Ider, Alabama. He was a child of the Great Depression. He learned how to build and fix things out of necessity, he served our country in a MASH unit in Korea, and he started his own business. He raised a great family, …
My column suggesting to Republicans that, like it or not, the presidential elections are over and for those crying ‘foul’ they might want to take out their anger on the Democrats and not each other brought some interesting and some predictable responses.
