Before you point your mouse to online shopping websites or hop in your car for a day of “big box store” browsing, consider supporting our local small businesses. You’ll find better service, competitive pricing, and a selection of goods that may » Read More
It’s never too late.” That’s simply not true. When the phone rang a few nights ago, I knew something was wrong. My friend’s trembling voice on the other end confirmed my fears. Through her sobs, she told me that a beloved » Read More
Five summers ago, we traveled to New York City to celebrate a few milestones in our family. It was yet a few months before the pandemic would shut down Broadway and its peripheral economy, turning the Big Apple into a ghost » Read More
Mentone and its surrounding communities are blessed with people who want to make a difference. The fact that you’re reading this newspaper means you are interested and invested in sustaining the quality of life here. There are always opportunities to give » Read More
Change can be wonderful. Change can be painful. It can be embraced or ignored, defended or fought. Regardless, change is inevitable. And how a community responds to change can have a tremendous impact on its future. The decision to close Moon » Read More
The first time I hiked to the CCC quarry at DeSoto State Park, I was moved by the visible presence of history. There I stood among rocks where, a few decades before, young men had quarried the stones used to build » Read More