Water is simply soothing…no two ways about it. It is soothing, relaxing and a vitamin for our soul. A pool is the best alternative to not living close to a clean river, lake or ocean.

Real estate news from around the Tri-Lakes with REALTOR® Heather Tankersley.

A few days ago, our wi-fi decided to take a morning break, or maybe all the neighbors and area tourists decided to check their email or binge Netflix while it was raining. Whatever the cause, my computer wasn’t loading anything I needed to use, read, or work on before I left for an event starting mid-morning. Switching to my phone hotspot didn’t help. When I eventually got my email open, the first message I saw was an Encouragement for Today devotional entitled “Waiting in

The wagon route crossing this place was well defined thanks to the ferry. One route went to Kirbyville. Another went west to Cedar Valley along Long Creek.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1-2 From the battlefields of our country’s past to the political debates throughout the years – men and women have been fighting for the freedoms of our country. These freedoms are celebrated every Fourth of July, and this year we celebrate 250

It all started with a major shift on July 2, 1962. Sam Walton was opening the doors to the first Walmart Discount City in Rogers, Arkansas.

When problems stack up and life is so hard, we may feel like we are living in a harsh, barren desert--and barely surviving.

My thought is that every day is a gift. It is a gift whether you are 9 or 90.

Eve without question would become the most popular member of the family! You saw her on such popular TV shows as “The Virginian,” “Big Valley,” “Lassie,” or from her most remembered series, the “Brady Bunch,” where at eleven years of age in 1969 she was cast as the middle sister Jan Brady.

Kimberling Area Library and the Table Rock Area Chamber of Commerce invite you to join them on Wednesday, July 8, for a Learning on Wednesday session featuring Jeremy Goggans, Economic Development Director for the Chamber. Jeremy will share what is happening across Stone County to support the area’s future, including economic development efforts, community growth and attracting new business. The conversation will also include a look at local planning in Stone County commun

People also wonder if humans are at risk. Human cases are uncommon, but they can occur.

Today’s First5 devotional was from the 12th chapter of Mark’s Gospel, with Jesus sharing a parable of tenant farmers killing messengers sent by the landowner and, eventually, killing the landowner’s son. Recognizing themselves in the story, religious leaders hoped to trap Jesus by asking him a craftily-worded question: “Teacher, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” They were right; Jesus is i

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Back then, summer ponds weren’t all filled with the scum and algae you see today. The water there in the shade of a big oak tree was dark and deep, full of bluegill and bass and a few small catfish.

The lightning bugs played around the edges of forest and the barbed wire edge of my world that strange June night some 30 years ago. Out in the distance, I could hear kids talking, laughing, playing and I wanted to be a part. The fescue and the wild carrot grew in abandon after all the rain that cold springtime and the wild strawberries were slow to ripen. Wild strawberries are tiny compared to their domesticated cousins, tiny and easily squashed and commercially useless and

So, while you travel about in the warmth of the summer season, remember that there is One who looks down from the window of heaven with the impatience of the gardener to see what growth, what change will His planting bring forth.

I couldn’t cast it a long way with that old Shakespeare reel and braided line but just that once it went back a little farther than intended, and the line draped over the end of that bush.

When faced with an unexpected emergency, treatment decisions are often made quickly.

A recent blog post, from a church network I often follow, referenced the biblical command to “live by the Spirit” (Gal. 5:16, NET). Some versions say “walk by” or “be guided by,” but all capitalize “Spirit,” implying that the reference is to God’s Holy Spirit. The blog writer then asked an interesting, and important, question: What other “spirit” could we otherwise live by? That question has stuck with me since reading the post, and I’ve found myself asking it about my dai

The Stone County Library recently held a ribbon cutting with the Table Rock Lake Area Chamber of Commerce for the library’s new Reeds Spring branch, opened in April through a partnership with New Testament Christian Church. It’s been a while since this column reminded readers of the many services offered by Stone County Library, so this is a good time for an update! In addition to the new Reeds Spring branch, SCL has branch locations in Blue Eye and Crane, plus the main li