So many times we older citizens think that manners have gone by the waysid4ut anytime I'm out in public, I find this belief is untrue. Younger folks still hold doors open. For older folks and men both young and older either hold doors open or step back for a woman to enter. I certainly appreciate ... More...

Archer Fullingim called his frontpage column in the Kountz News "The Printer Fires Both Barrels," and in most issues this backwoods printer/publisher/writer/environmental activist/philosopher/etc., did just that. Fullingim was born May 31, 1902, near Decatur, Texas, into a farm family. More...

Jubilee Church All of us have experienced some dark days in our life. In John 8:12 Jesus says he is the light of the world. I think it is important that he said this right after His ministry to the woman who had been caught in adultery. I think this was probably the darkest day of her life. More...

Tim D. Anderson, 72, of Lufkin, was born September 22, 1935, in Lufkin, Texas, the son of the late Viola (Davis) and E.M. Anderson. He passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2008, in a Lufkin hospital. Mr. Anderson was employed by Lufkin Industries, and had resided in Lufkin all his life. He served... More...

When I became old enough to join the BOY SCOUTS I had already learned most of the outdoor activities that scouting teaches the youth of our land. I had a good buddy that loved the outdoors as much as I did and we had been camping out, fishing and hiking for years. More...