Let me introduce you a friend of ours, Wayne Wilson. The Wilsons came into our lives when Dan decided to start a community Scout troop and Wayne’s father, Charlie, raised …
Wayne Waggoner is back at Rural Metro
The fire business set its hook in Wayne Waggoner 46 years ago. He embraced it. Swallowed that hook. He’s still hooked. And it is safe to say that he has …
Parades: Powell, Gibbs, Halls
December 3: Powell Christmas Parade, hosted by the Powell Lions Club, is Saturday, Dec. 3, at 5 p.m., stepping off from Powell Middle School and marching on Emory Road to …
The Table: Thanksgiving with relatives
How many people were at your house yesterday?
Physically, there were eight friends and relatives here; but there were many more. The table was covered with my mother’s tablecloth, the dishes …
Volunteers at Collier Preserve
Last Saturday (11/19/22), we had over 50 volunteers clean up litter and tend to the native plantings at Collier Preserve. These volunteers helped us sow new seeds and protect the …
Powell: Holiday giving
Heiskell United Methodist Church sponsored 28 Copper Ridge Elementary School families for Thanksgiving. School counselor Heather Hughes and social worker Greer Harvey organized the donations and even made deliveries to …
Grumpy and Crabby
The title of this column is not two of Snow White’s dwarfs. It’s a description of how we all sometimes feel. We’re having a bad day, everyone and everything is …
Powell salutes fallen soldiers
Powell High School honored 13 graduates who were killed in military combat in a ceremony Nov. 10. The monument stands under three flags at the original entrance and contains the …