"A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad" — Albert Camus
The romanticizing of small town America seems almost lost these days as Mayberry turned into reality television and Roadside America motor lodges died with the creation of a vast interstate highway network to help us get where we’re going fast.
July 3, 2013
If there was not a deadlock today, we’re pretty sure either Wes Tripp or Mark Macon would have been named interim sheriff of Halifax County.
Breaking!
We recently ran a letter to the editor from the Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce listing its accomplishments over the last three years.
Perhaps in the oppressive heat I missed the part where it is law that elected officials are supposed to do everything you want them to do.
The deafening thud of bass from a pimped out Subaru Forester shakes the foundation of Roanoke Avenue like an earthquake.
The Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce has reviewed the last three years accomplishments. This report speaks to the hard work by volunteers and staff working to make our community a better place for business. While the numbers are quick to look over, volunteers and staff spent hundreds of hours into the Program of Work for the last three years.
To be forewarned is to be forearmed.
Robert Griffin III probably said it best — In a land of freedom we are held hostage by the tyranny of political correctness.
This week there’s been a couple of stories published about commitment — the story of Kris Neal and how he has grown Weldon Steel into a vital company and the Roanoke Rapids Fire Department and how its truck committee worked hard to bring a decent ladder truck to the city.
On February 4th Brian Blanchard went into cardiac arrest and 22minutes later, God gave us more time with him.
Everything we see in the news this day and time is almost so negative — people killing people, robbing people, stealing identities, fighting, drugs and any other crime you can imagine. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you and show that kindness stills exists in our community today.
I’ve been thinking about this column since Sunday, after I saw a Facebook meme I strongly disagreed with.
In the post Seinfeld wasteland, few shows have grabbed my attention.
Tuesday night’s city council work session was a clear indication to us the current panel has done more right than wrong when dealing with the theater issue.
