Dec 23, 2013
Charity is contagious
Throughout this holiday season, many organizations within the local area are working diligently to help those in need. While receiving information and promoting those groups in the paper, my perspec…
Dec 23, 2013
Speak Out December 11
Thursday 12:46 p.m.
This is Raymond and thank you for the opportunity to speak what's on my mind. I was wondering what it is that makes grown people still try to tell their children there is…
Dec 23, 2013
Speak Out December 18
Saturday 9:24 p.m.
Jeff here. Going through Saturday's paper for the third time and I see nothing about the fence on Hickory Hammock. It's on public property so a news agency should have no prob…
Dec 18, 2013
Statement by the President over the budget, issued 12/18/13 at 5:55 p.m.
I’m pleased that with tonight’s vote in the Senate, for the first time in years, both parties in both houses of Congress have come together to pass a budget. It’s a budget that unwinds some of the d…
Dec 17, 2013
Holtville Christmas Village
My mother-in-law has a Christmas village. It's a time consuming job, setting it up and decorating the six, six foot tables on which it resides. Our family has added to this village for over ten yea…
Dec 17, 2013
Sanborn sisters publish book about southern football rivalry
College football rivalry can divide a home, cause an argument but also be excellent copy for a new book. Two of Santa Rosa County's daughters decided to step out and take a personal look at the reve…
Dec 10, 2013
Does Washington Know Best?
According to some estimates, there are more than 100 million traffic signals in the U.S., but whatever the number, how many of us would like Washington, in the name of public health and safety, to be…
Dec 10, 2013
Dec 10, 2013
Jay High graduate, graduates from bootcamp
Brian and Tamie Lowe, parents of Pvt Tyler Lowe would like to announce his graduation from Marine Corps Recruit Training Parris Island, South Carolina on November 22, 2013. Pvt Lowe will be on leave…