Letter From the Editor: Dreams Come True

Letter From the Editor: Dreams Come True

WHEN I was 8, I wanted to be a teacher. I remember my third grade teacher clicking the chalk on the green board on the wall. And when I was 9, I wanted to be a director. My parents bought me a camera for Christmas, and my cousins and I would recreate our favorite...
Cruisin’ for a Cure

Cruisin’ for a Cure

DOZENS OF cars — from old classics to Corvettes fresh off the car lot — line The Rock Family Worship Center parking lot. The smell of food trucks permeates the air as people inspect the many craft vendors around the lot. Everyone is there for one purpose — to support...
Chris Hendrickson: A New Citizen in Lincoln County

Chris Hendrickson: A New Citizen in Lincoln County

THE STATUE of Liberty has remained a symbol of hope in New York Harbor since France gave it to our country to commemorate our allegiance to one another during the American Revolution. The statue on Liberty Island is just a short ferry ride from the famous immigration...
Lincoln Barbecue: A Taste of History

Lincoln Barbecue: A Taste of History

JULY FOURTH is a day for community, fireworks, parades, and food from the annual Lincoln Barbecue. Every year, members of the Lincoln community line up for the delicious barbecue and homemade lemonade prepared by the Lincoln Cemetery Committee.  It is a tradition that...
Sgt. Jonathan Allen: Highway Hero

Sgt. Jonathan Allen: Highway Hero

THUNDER RATTLED every window in Kathy’s car. Lightning streaked across the blackening clouds above the back roads of Lincoln County. She gripped her steering wheel and leaned closer to the windshield, squinting. The wipers whacked back and forth. Where were the lines...