News and Education Editor, Becky Holland, speaks of football and lessons girls can learn from the game.

Summer is far from over; we have many more weeks of hot weather ahead before the crisp cool days of fall arrive.

Have you received your Economic Stimulus Payment?
According to the Internal Revenue Service, nearly 168,000 Georgians have not, and they are leaving more than $50 million on the table. Many low-income seniors, disabled veterans and others with disabilities who are not otherwise required to file a tax return are missing out on their $300 payments ($600 for married couples).

John Grogan, in his book, Help, I’ve fallen and need a good laugh!, writes the following story, “A person was in the process of checking out at a grocery store and placed one of those rubber dividers between their things and the person’s things behind them.

The parable of Jonah is one of the unique passages in the Old Testament.

Depends on who's talking. Bill Clinton was paid approximately $50 million in speaker fees in 2007 (according to Business Week).

Dwain Walden from Moultrie wrote in his column Sunday an explanation of why he writes what he writes and what he writes. Basically, he said, “Stuff happens, and I write about it.” He just writes about life, and the life he knows is his own. I can understand that. And you, readers, seem to like those kind of columns. Why? Because you can relate. You might get a laugh, learn a lesson, or even cry, but you can relate.

“Yeah, Alice. You’re gonna get a honeymoon! Bang! Zoom! Straight to Da Moon!"
Ralph Kramden, the beloved, but beleaguered bus driver and his long-suffering wife Alice of “The Honeymooners” fame were on anything but a honeymoon. In fact, honeymoons can turn out all wrong, as evidenced by the following true story. If you have never been to an all-inclusive resort or if you have never served time in “big boy” prison you might not be able to relate to the following story, but if you have ever had a root canal with no Novocain, or if you have been butted in the stomach by a Billy goat, you might be able to understand some of what we experienced.

I have this thing about cars. That sounds like a generic statement — a broad one, doesn’t it? I guess I should say me and cars just don’t seem to get a long.

My imaginary cousin Willie Wally Wishum may not be as simple as he seems.

I had been in Americus only for a few hours when the most unspeakable thing happened!
It happened, right at the stop sign at Taylor and Rees Streets.

I’ve learned a lot of lessons in the 16 months since a tornado destroyed Sumter Regional Hospital and put us all on this hard road to recovery and rebuilding.

Anyone with an open credit account or an open line of credit between Jan. 1, 1987, and May 28, 2008, may be entitled to benefits from a class action lawsuit against TransUnion.

Chapter one of John's gospel gives us a true picture of Jesus. 'The Word (Greek ("logos") is God in action, creating, revealing, redeeming. Jesus is this Word."

I received the following rather disturbing notice via email today: Due to recent budget cuts, and the rising cost of electricity, gas, and oil, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off. We apologize for any inconvenience.