Popcorn was highlight of stock sales



Well, if you weren’t at the Little Colley Baptist Church this past Saturday for their breakfast, you surely missed a good one. Ronnie Maggard, Charlene, Mom, myself, and my youngest grandchild, Story Eliza Hampton, enjoyed it immensely. Mom even had two biscuits and she rarely does that. I can’t tell you how many pieces of that delicious bacon were eaten […]

Community calendar



May 5 — Neon American Legion Post #104 will host a Kentucky Derby party featuring Jesse and the Hogg Brothers, the first family of Texas Cowpunk. Doors open at noon and the show starts at 6:45 p.m. There will be a best hat contest for women, and a cookout with paid admission. The cost is $6 per person, and $10 […]

Services set for Nettie Lou Nelson



Funeral services for Nettie Lou Madison Nelson, 71, of Morehead, will be held at 1 p.m. today, May 2, at Fleming Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine. Born in Kona to the late Curtis and Grace Adams Madison, she died April 28 at Ridgeway Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville. She was the widow of […]

ECCO will continue its work in this area



Over 30 years ago in Eolia, a ministry called Eolia Christian Community Outreach (ECCO) was begun. The ministry was started by Tony and Brenda Gross who saw need in the community and wanted to help those in need as well as spread God’s word. The ministry started in the back of a small grocery store and today has grown to […]

Strange But True



• It was influential American science-fiction author Philip K. Dick who made the following sage observation: “Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane.” • The skin of the African elephant, the largest living land animal in the world, weighs 2,000 pounds by itself, and there are more than 60,000 muscles in its trunk alone. • You’ve almost […]

Nows Here’s a Tip



• “Small jewelry for travel is best held in a weekly pill organizer. I have one with nice large boxes, too, so it holds some of my larger rings. It’s very handy, and chains especially are protected from tangling.” — T.V. in Kentucky * “To remove scratches from CDs and DVDs, use plain white toothpaste (Pepsodent works great). Buff out […]

Moments in Time



• On April 30, 1933, Willie Nelson is born into a family of Texas musicians. He penned his first song at age 7. Years later he wrote “Funny How Time Slips Away,” “Night Life” and the Patsy Cline classic “Crazy” all in one week. • On May 5, 1944, Bertha Benz, the wife of inventor Karl Benz and the first […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS



GENERAL HOSPITAL — Anna was all worked up. Jason looked for an ally in Lulu. Curtis stumbled upon an interesting piece of information. Nina was not convinced. Peter was unphased. Lucy offered a welcome interruption. Griffin confronted Ava. Bobbie was concerned. Curtis looked to TJ for support. Alexia and Finn had a heart to heart. Chase respected Finn’s wishes. Sonny […]

Trivia test



1. FOOD & DRINK: What is a manzanilla? 2. SCIENCE: At what temperature are the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales equal? 3. U. S. CURRENCY: Which non-president’s image is on the $100 bill? 4. LANGUAGE: What word represents the letter Q in the international phonetic alphabet? 5. MUSIC: How many strings does a pedal harp have? 6. LITERATURE: In which novel […]

Time to gather wild greens



Hello everyone! I hope your weather has been as nice as we’ve had in the Ohio Valley area for the past few days. Friday was a perfect day, and Saturday was on the chilly side. At least it isn’t snowing. Friday as I took my son Keith to work, the redbud trees alongside the road reminded me of the mountains […]