Equality VFD looking for volunteers; pick up ribs, butts this weekend
I am waiting for true fall weather to arrive; it’s just too hot and too dry. Battling what seems to be a life of broken things from house, to barn, to lawnmower, to truck. Everything needs fixing, and I am taxed to the bone, budget is thin, and time just not available for it…
Read MoreCommunity lost friend
Mr. Aairon Riggins Union Square is mourning and missing a wonderful friend and neighbor, Mr. Aairon Riggins. Home-going service for him was held at the New Home Baptist Church in Rockford on August 20, with his former pastor, Christopher Todd, doing the eulogy. The love was shown in Pastor Todd’s message, the love…
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Goff “Buck” Miller Goff “Buck” Miller, age 76, of Rockford, passed away at home with his caregivers; his wife, Heather; and special friend, April Hyde; on Monday, August 26, 2024. Buck is survived by his wife of 10 years, Heather Shelton Miller; her children, Katylyn Kirk and C. J. Kirk; he was known as…
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August 30-31 The Equality Volunteer Fire Department is holding its Labor Day fundraiser with a Boston butt and rib sale. Boston butts are $35 each, and ribs are $30. Delivery dates for pickup will be from 5 to 7 p.m. August 30 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. August 31. Text orders to 256-786-1169 or…
Read MoreVerse of the Week
“And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with…
Read MoreAG Marshall announces ethics convictions of former Houston County assistant district attorney
Special to the News Attorney General Steve Marshall announced last Friday that former Houston County Assistant District Attorney Mark Johnson was found guilty on ethics charges after a Houston County jury returned six guilty verdicts Thursday afternoon. As a result of his six felony convictions, Johnson has been taken into custody. Throughout the four-day trial, the…
Read MoreShifts in political environment
We should all be concerned about losing our “Democracy.” But first we need to really understand exactly what that is. It is defined as “a government by the people,” “a system of government by the whole population or all eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.” It is confusing because while the…
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Read MoreThe original Telephone of the Wind
What is a Wind Phone? The Phone of the Wind was created in Japan by its creator, Itaru Sasaki, while grieving his cousin who died of cancer. He purchased an old-fashioned phone booth and set it up in his garden. He installed an obsolete rotary phone not connected to wires or any “earthly system.”…
Read MoreAbout Jamie Dietrich
Yesterday, I was digging through boxes in the garage. The boxes were covered in dust. I found important things I didn’t even know I owned. A fondue pot, for instance. I found our wedding photos, too. I had to sit down to look at them. In one photo, I’m wearing a tux. I’m…
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