by Jeriah Brumfield | Mar 11, 2023 | Franklin County, Stories
HUNTLAND HIGH School’s head football coach, Kermit Reed, has demonstrated a remarkable ability to create togetherness for the Huntland Hornets through longevity, improving, and rebuilding Huntland’s football program time and again. The Huntland High School...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Mar 11, 2023 | Franklin County, Stories
IF YOU ask a parent how important their child’s academic, physical, mental, and emotional development is, they would probably reply, “extremely important.” You would then direct them to a program like 4-H. The main priority of 4-H is to provide youth with the...
by Tina Neeley | Mar 11, 2023 | Franklin County, Stories
WE FEEL the most comfortable when we know where we’re going. Knowing our destination, all the familiar landmarks along the way, and where we’ll settle in once we’ve arrived gives us a sense of control. We’re in the driver’s seat, right? But how do we wrestle...
by Kali Bradford | Mar 11, 2023 | Franklin County, Stories
IN THE story “The Star Thrower” by Loren Eiseley, a man approaches a boy throwing starfish back into the ocean. The boy is in a hurry but is taking care of putting them back into the ocean. The man approaches the boy and asks him what he is doing with the starfish....
by Kali Bradford | Mar 11, 2023 | Franklin County, Stories
KIDS ARE barreling through the door after school, complaining that they are starving! It’s the age-old gripe of children, no matter how old. We all know that kiddos often get hungry between meals. Unfortunately, many packaged snacks for kids are very unhealthy....
by Tina Neeley | Mar 11, 2023 | Franklin County, Stories
MEMORIES OF books, card catalogs, and hushing librarians come to mind when we recall the libraries of our childhood. We can almost smell that perfect mixture of paper, dust, and nostalgia. Those places full of books were safe havens for young readers, who felt a sense...
