Sneezing is a curious thing of which I never paid it much mind until my significant other asked me to research the why’s and how’s of it. So, I will do this one—for him. A sneeze is merely a mechanism of clearing the nose of foreign bodies such as pollen, dirt/dust or smoke and any manner of foreign objects. This can irritate the nostrils as well as the entire breathing apparatus so the sneezing tries to nip it in the bud and retard further irritation or damage. As well, we

This past Sunday night, as the Branson Regional Arts Council closed its eight-performance run of Grease at the Historic Owen Theatre, I felt as if I had been transported back to the 1950s and into the Grease I knew growing up.

While a teenager, she took on a weekly newspaper column in the Taney County Republican as the Kirbyville correspondent.

Summer was also once the space of afternoons that soared on forever, a place of dreams and strange, childlike spaces dangerous only in that such spaces allowed us to get to know ourselves too well.

A company comes along and makes a deal with the restaurant owners for the name of the place. They pretend they’re reopening the closed business, but they only hire back the maître d’, one waiter and Bill, the prep cook. So, basically, they started a new business using an old name, brought back a few token employees, and pretend it’s not something new.

Continuing my study of the minor prophets, I find those guys exceptionally relatable in light of current events. A few days ago, though, a verse jumped out at me as not only meaningful in context of biblical prophecy, but in personal context as well. That verse was Habakkuk 2:2, “Write down this vision, and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it” (BSB). If you’re not familiar with Habakkuk, his prophetic writings were in the context of waiting. T

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 1 Peter 4:12-13 As August slowly sets in, I hopefully anticipate the end of the dog days of summer. That sticky, nauseating heat that makes you want to stay in the air conditioning all the time and creates

It’s almost fall, hot weather notwithstanding, and time to mark your calendar for one of the area’s fastest-growing fall festivals: Harvest Moon in Forsyth is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, at Shoals Bend Park in Forsyth and will offer a great selection of vendors, games, activities and food. A highlight this year will be “Harvest Moon Bingo,” a fun way to turn your festival visit into the opportunity to win prizes! The game will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. See the Fors

A major role of the Table Rock Lake Community Foundation is to establish endowed funds for the purpose of funding this community grant-making program

Joe Shearrer, CPFA® is Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Fervent Wealth Management. As second-quarter earnings season comes to a close, the financial media continues to focus almost exclusively on artificial intelligence and the handful of mega-cap technology companies driving the market higher. While those businesses remain impressive, they are no longer the most interesting story. What has caught my attention is the growing number of companies outside the technology se

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It was a great day for SW Missouri on Thursday, August 5, for area communities to receive welcomed supplies.

Headline entertainer Stevie Lee Woods, theater manager Kay Jeffrey, and the whole gang thank Janet Minor and the Branson Chamber of Commerce for organizing this event!

Branson’s live entertainment scene has changed dramatically in the last ten years. The era of the out-of-town celebrity, which fueled Branson’s 1990s “boom,” has largely exited stage right. The marquee names that once defined the town—Andy Williams, Roy Clark, Mel Tillis, Ray Stevens, Mickey Gilley, the Osmonds, Glen Campbell and Box Car Willie—are gone, leaving a vacuum for other shows to fill. Branson’s roots lie in the “Hillbilly Jubilees” of the Baldknobbers and Presle

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The scholarship application period is from September 16 to April 1 each year and is open to every school, public and private, in Taney and Stone County.

Whether you’re a seasoned shooter or just want to spend a day with friends helping a great cause, this shootout has something for everyone.

To get an inside look at what this major event means for the Branson community, the Branson Globe sat down with Jesse James Dupree, a spokesperson for the event and the “frontman” and lead singer and guitarist of the Southern rock band Jackyl...