Joyce Laverne Youngblood, 78, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2014. She was born December 4, 1935, in Refugio to the late William J. and Maggie Mae Ricks Brown. She loved to play canasta and bowl. She went to the National Finals Bowling Tournament in Las Vegas. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the light of her […]

“The Way I See It” is an attempt by the guest columnist to enlighten readers on a subject, as he views it, and does not necessarily reflect the views of this publication. Local Vote Fraud Our Calhoun Democrat Party Chairperson was discovered to have voted twice in the last election, and reportedly admitted it at […]

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This time a review of three books by two writers, both totally different in style and content, but both worth reading at any time. The first is THE HURRICANE SISTERS as written by Dorothea Benton Frank, a fascinating author for me, perhaps because I’ve spent time in the Charleston-Sullivans Island area. The characters are three […]

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