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If you’ve ever been in a road race, you probably know this feeling: There you are, jogging along. You look down at your watch and confirm that you’re keeping a good pace, maybe even a personal best. Then – seemingly out of nowhere – another racer just blows right past you and builds an ever-widening…

There are many people who harbor a desire to participate in sports they thoroughly enjoy but, simply don’t have the ability to perform at an advanced level. Such individuals can often be found at the local park enjoying a friendly game with friends, playing with a church or local civic league, or maybe even volunteering…

I have a favorite Major League Baseball player that is currently playing the game…Byron Buxton. Byron is an Appling County native and was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 2012. He has remained with the team his entire baseball career. Most know that Byron was a standout in high school and scouts began to notice…

Don’t feed the bears. They will become dependent and won’t be able to care for themselves. You see this wrote on signs in parks and forests all over the country where there are wild bear populations. It is time for me to practice what I preach. At my home that I always call Double Wide…

You know, I think the Good Lord puts in the right place at the right time to experience His greatness. Case in point, I travel back and forth to Folkston one to two times per week to work at the Charlton Herald. To be honest, it is a refreshing break from how busy our other…

The Emperor’s New Clothes is a literary folktale about a vain emperor who is so obsessed with vanity and clothes that he is neglecting affairs of the state and spends all his time and money on them. Two con artist weavers convince him they can weave a fabric only visible to those who are fit…

According to the scripture I study, after He had finished the process of creating man, the heavens, earth, and celestial bodies, the Lord looked upon man and realized he was in need of a helpmate. Understanding that “…it is not good for man to be alone,” He put Adam to sleep and performed an operation…

Georgia is used to sitting at the top of the regional heap: the Empire State of the South, home to the unofficial capital of the South, even the “best state to do business” for umpteen years running. But when you occupy that perch, others try to dethrone you. Some of their efforts ought to jolt…