To meet July 28



The Jenkins Independent Comprehensive Planning Committee will meet on Thursday, July 28, in the Jenkins Independent library. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

Flash flood hits Little Cowan



Preston Maggard was using a laptop computer in his grandmother’s living room when water pushed open a set of French doors and flood waters began gushing into the room. Janet Napier was in her kitchen putting away groceries around 3 p.m. on July 25 when water made its way into her house at Little Cowan. Her husband, Johnny Napier, was […]

Strange BUT TRUE



• It was 20th- century novelist, literary critic and academic C.S. Lewis, bestknown for his series “The Chronicles of Narnia,” who made the following sage observation: “We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the […]

Speak Your Piece

Tell us what’s on your mind. No need to give your name.

E-m@il address In addition to the telephone and the U.S. Mail, The Mountain Eagle accepts comments to Speak Your Piece by electronic mail. Our address is: mtneagle@bellsouth.net I can’t believe that anyone can bury their mate recently and already be on someone else’s arms. What in the world is happening? . I would like to know who gave the two […]

TWO YEARS OLD



LOST MILLSTONES



Adams, Thompson and Blair reunion set



Just a brief note this week since I don’t seem to know many happenings in the area. Don’t forget about the upcoming Adams, Thompson and Blair reunion. It will be Aug. 5 at 5:30 p.m. with the vegetable soup, then church at 6:30 p.m.. The reunion supper will be Aug. 6 at 6 p.m. at the top of Blair Branch […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS

RECAPS – 7/25-29

ALL MY CHILDREN . Jackson wondered if the story Erica has told in Oak Haven might be true. JR had an encounter with Dixie, but wrote it off as a drunken haze. Brot found Dixie in the park, unaware of who she really was, and had her admitted in Oak Haven. Greenlee wanted David to recover so that she could […]

Salome’s Stars



ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A more harmonious aspect favors all relationships. Family ties with mates and children are strengthened. Libra is Cupid’s choice to win the amorous Aries’ heart. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The bold Bull is ready to take on fresh challenges. Expect some opposition as you plow new ground — but supporters will outnumber […]

Fog is unpredictable



It seems that the fog of lately has been as unpredictable as the weather. Sometimes you can hit the road to go somewhere early or at night, and everything looks OK. But when you’re motoring along, all of a sudden the fog is so dense in places it seems as though you need to put it in fourwheel drive to […]