I heard the story the other day about an Native American out Nevada way who was sending smoke signals when, far in the distance, the military tested an atomic bomb, sending a huge mushroom cloud high into the sky.

Spring is finally here! Hallelujah! With that being said, it’s not all sunshine and tulips. If you’re like most of us, you know there are a series of mini “winters” or cold weather fronts that must past before it’s safe to start in your flower beds or most gardens as they usually contribute …

I know I am constantly growing as a hunter and fisherman. All I have to do is look back at last year and I know there’s room to get better. One young man was being interviewed for a new position. The interviewer asked, “What do you wish to gain by your employment here?” To which the applican…

Mary Cottenham Folk shares another poignant memory from a long time ago. Mary writes; sometimes it seems like my mind is forever going back to the day of my childhood, remembering my family and how we spent time before there was television. We lived in Ages, Kentucky, located in Harlan Count…

I couldn’t help but smile as I read the story of the rural Kentucky teacher who took very seriously her job of teaching proper grammar to her pupils.

Growing up in my house, there were two things that mattered most, first there was fishing, and secondly, there was Kentucky basketball. It was common to hear about the one that got away or what UK could do to win it all. March was and always will be filled with madness, and in the event of a…

Knox County holds many firsts especially in the area of accomplishments of numerous local women.  This third  article in our series for 2016 will focus on the life of one of the hardest working and most feared public servants ever to live in Knox County, Mrs. Mary Eleanor Collins Browning, K…

“There are things we don’t want to happen but have to accept things we don’t want to  know but have to learn. And people we can’t live without, but have to let go.” Unknown 

I know I am constantly growing as a hunter and fisherman. All I have to do is look back at last year and I know there’s room to get better. One young man was being interviewed for a new position. The interviewer asked, “What do you wish to gain by your employment here?” To which the applican…

You may have heard about the woman who went with her husband to his medical appointment.