by Guest Writer | Jul 1, 2022 | Feature
At the beginning of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to “carry out a special military operation.” (1) In January, news channels all around the world flashed the same satellite images across screens. The images showed at least 100,000 Russian troops...
by Guest Writer | Jun 1, 2022 | Feature
Most people tend to slow down as they climb upward in age. That is simply not the case for 90-year-old John Hartin. He is just as active, if not more engaged in our community than all of the baby-faced in town. Throughout his lifetime, Hartin has filled his time with...
by Tina Neeley | Jun 1, 2022 | Feature
It’s payday, and you’ve written down your wages and itemized what has to come out. Water and electricity, rent or mortgage payment, car payment, gas, prescriptions, and groceries crowd out other needs. Already, more money is going out than coming in. Something...
by Tina Neeley | Jun 1, 2022 | Feature
South Jackson Civic Center is a hub of creative activity steeped in performing arts which Webster defines as “types of art (such as music, dance, or drama) performed for an audience.” The center is a community resource for entertainment and education. It has served...
by Guest Writer | Jun 1, 2022 | Feature
An older gentleman living across the street shows himself peculiar in this world, addicted to speed and noise. Our world rushes and zips by, yet he stands unmoved and never in a hurry. The way he lives his life feels foreign as if he belongs to a different world than...
by Guest Writer | May 1, 2022 | Feature
A young man is curled up in the corner of a room built entirely of cinderblock. His body is draped in a monochromatic jumpsuit. And though it is the middle of the day and the sun is shining brightly over his building, the atmosphere around him is dark, cold, and...
