Local News

Senior’s Red & White Ball

     What a time last night! I can say everyone even volunteers enjoyed. This Senior Red & White Ball happens every year. The event fell on February 17th, 2023, and  was held at the L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell Community Center, which was formerly opened May 20th, 2022. […]

Health

Factcheck False : Wearing Masks Causes People to get Sick.

  At the beginning of COVID-19, mask-wearing was introduced with some confusion, due in part to the evolving information, and then because of the lack of availability of high-quality masks. The importance of wearing masks as the pandemic has continued is difficult to deny, but some continue to do so. The consequences of ignoring the life-saving role of mask-wearing can endanger not only you, but those around you.  […]

Opinions

Mass Murderer Syndrome

    Unfortunately, mass murder in America has  reached a level such that it’s classified as both an epidemic and a National crisis. No longer can we only  label Middle Eastern countries as uncivilized because of their use of radicalized suicide bombers as weapons. Our own escalating murders could lead one to conclude that we’re also uncivilized and  facing a “Mass Murder Syndrome.” […]

Opinions

Florida Is Just the Latest Battlefield in Right’s War on Education 

     It’s been a few weeks since a mess started boiling over in Florida with the rollout of the new AP African American Studies course, and no one involved is looking good: not the state Department of Education, not the College Board, and definitely not Gov. Ron DeSantis, who blasted the course publicly and pressured the College Board to water it down. Now DeSantis, pumped up by what he thinks is his victory over educators, is making noise about going after all AP courses in the state.   […]

Obituaries

LARSON Funeral services for the Joann Larson – 80. OLTON-Not Pictured Funeral services for the Nigel Olton – 66. MOORE Funeral services for the late Edward Lee Moore, Sr. – 76 were held 18th at […]