Summer’s here, a time when some folks love to camp. If you are an avid camper and avid dog person too, maybe you would also like your best friend, your dog, to join you. If that’s the case, make sure you always keep your dog leashed.
When sending a text to show empathy and concern using the word “appalled”, be sure and not accidentally choose “applauded”. It changes the entire tone of the conversation...
Men and women are vulnerable to many of the same diseases, but the prognosis for men is often worse than it is for women. According to WebMD, out of the 15 leading causes of death, men lead women in just about all of them (the lone exception is Alzheimer’s disease). Although it may not be possible to prevent every illness or condition, knowledge of the issues that affect men can encourage them to take a proactive approach to improve their health.
The Junior Auxiliary of Randolph County is hosting a Poker Float on June 22, with a registration deadline of June 15. To register, scan the QR code below or visit www.
“Come and get me, I have killed George Keeney,” was the message received over the telephone on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 1910, around 8 PM by Hunter Perrin, deputy Randolph County Sheriff. Further conversation revealed that the caller was Charles Pickett, who had been living with Keeney and Keeney’s wife, Susan, on the Mack farm near the Noland area in Randolph County.
UFOs, monsters--fun to hear about even if we don’t believe the stories. Cryptozoology is defined as searches for and studies regarding unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated by science.
This week, I have had the 1990s hit song by Boyz II Men, End of the Road, stuck in my head. Typically, when I hear it, I am immediately thrown back to seventh grade in 1995, at my first school dance, awkwardly dancing slowly with Shelli Stormes. It was that song that played. But this week, the song is making me reminisce about my time here as the editor of the Star Herald, a role I accepted in July of 2021, and from which I am stepping away as of this week.
Did you know that about 80 million homes in America have pets they consider “family members”? And about half of those households have more than one? National Pet Month is celebrated in May in the U.S. What a great way to celebrate how important our pets are!
The one word most hate more than any, yes even more than some of those horrid four-letter vulgarities, is “change.” Ugh. Change.
MIKE: Let’s go eat some lunch. ME: I haven’t bathed, if you’re in a hurry.