Suicide, Heaven and Hell On December the fourth of last year Maison Hullibarger took his own life. He was 18. At his funeral the priest said suicide is a sin from which…
Category: Editorials
The real loser in the Midterms: Individuality
After the election, sappy statements on social media exhort us to bow down in praise that the first minority this or the first woman that was elected and how this means we…
Christian Concepts
What is on your 2019 reading list? Early last Friday morning I completed my fifty-third reading of the Scriptures. Monday, December 17, 2018, I will begin reading through them again. Some may…
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Merry Christmas The countdown is finally coming to an end. Christmas is less than a week away and a brand-new year is less than two weeks away. Shopping, cooking, parties, Santa Claus,…
My View
Something fishy is going on The Jefferson County School Board will meet on January 14, 2019. At that meeting they will most likely vote to lease the Jefferson Elementary School to Sandra…
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“Baby It’s Cold Outside” Here we go again … someone got offended and thinks the whole world should change in order to make them feel better! I am so tired of pieces…
Deb’s Notes
Drop a note to: debbiesnapp@embarqmail.com Merry Christmas to Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce members. There will be no December business meeting because its the holiday season and the annual Chamber Christmas…
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Small Business Saturday Support your hometown businesses This Thursday we will gather around our tables, with our family and friends, and celebrate Thanksgiving. This is the time of year it is brought…
Debs Notes
Happy Belated Birthday to Jerome Akins! His special day was on Halloween Day, October 31! Wacissa United Methodist Church, 14492 Waukeenah Highway, will host its annual first Friday in November Rib Eye…
Debs Notes
On Saturday, October 27, Jefferson Somerset Academy will host the 2018 Lego League Tournament. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Various teams from across North Florida will…
I’m a Glamma
This past Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 4:53 a.m., I entered into the elite, wonderful category of grandmothers. Kennedy Elizabeth Holbrook entered into this world weighing eight pounds 14 ounces and was 21½…
Deb’s Notes
Waukeenah United Methodist Church is seeking to hire a music director. Duties would include serving as church pianist, directing the choir at rehearsals one evening a week and coordinating the selection of…
Emeralds Gem Box
We all survived (once again) September 2016 saw Hurricane Hermine make landfall in Florida’s panhandle, cross right over us and on to the Carolina’s and up to Massachusetts. In our area, we…
Deb’s Notes
Waukeenah United Methodist Church Missions & Outreach Committee announces the closing of the WUMC Thrift Store on October 20. Until then, sales will be held with all items sold for $1 per…
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Jefferson County Farm Bureau Banquet Have You Thanked A Farmer Lately? I attended the annual Jefferson County Farm Bureau banquet last week, and what a delight it was. For those who…
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Women Over 40 Below is a column that was published by Frank Kaiser. Through the years it has been misrepresented as an Andy Rooney commentary, however, it was not. For all the…
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A Good Attitude Is Something That Can Be Managed And Learned So many times in life, we take such small incidents and we blow them up into what we believe to be…
Debs Notes
Bethel AME Church and its pastor Jeffrey T. Graham along with New Bethel AME Church and its pastor Jimmie F. Dickey will host a Candidates Forum at 410 York Street at 6…
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Integrity Integrity, according to Dictionary.com means, “adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.” What is integrity? It is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles….
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Do Politics bring out the worst in people or do politics bring out the “real” in people? Political Season……. Most of us can’t wait to see it get over! Even those that…
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