by design | Mar 13, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Watching for Spring By Ralphine Major I watch for them each year. By the time March arrived this year, they were in full bloom. The flowers all but disappeared with the recent severe storm. The beautiful yellow daffodils seem to be one of the first signs that...
by design | Mar 6, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Widows’ Ministry Lifting Spirits at Wallace Memorial By Ralphine Major They arrived at the church dressed in festive pinks and reds. The pastoral staff escorted them to their seats. The occasion was a Valentine’s Day Banquet in the atrium at Wallace Memorial Baptist...
by design | Feb 26, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Jacquie Litton Brokers Sale of Midway IGA New Owners Receive Warm Welcome from Community By Ralphine Major It looked the same. It even felt the same when I walked inside even though I knew behind the scenes, something had changed. I was at the Midway IGA grocery...
by design | Feb 20, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Revival at Asbury By Ralphine Major I first heard about it from a friend. The next day I saw it on social media and the news. Amid the continuous reports of political unrest, protests, and shootings on school campuses and workplaces, it was unusual to learn of an...
by design | Feb 12, 2023 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Clayton’s Christmas Card By Ralphine Major His Christmas card was postmarked November 23, 2022. It included a picture of him wearing his traditional white cowboy hat. Little did we know that this Christmas card would be the last one from Clayton Sharp. Clayton passed...
by design | Feb 6, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Beautiful Winter Moon By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It was not a crescent moon, and it was not a full moon. It was somewhere in between the two more recognizable shapes of the moon. The month of January has produced so many spectacular scenes in the...