About 25 years ago there was a guy that worked here at this newspaper as the DeKalb News reporter. He was pretty new to the area and didn’t know a lot of people. Luckily, and thankfully, he was able to meet some people early on that helped him do his job. There was Gail Davis and Stephanie Sparks at...

Hello everyone! It’s been a hot minute! I hope you’re well! Today I want to talk about living for the Lord. In our world and culture they tell us we need all these certain things to be satisfied: Laughter, Money, Work, Love etc. But until you look to the Lord you’ll never be satisfied!SO TRUE!!! We ...

I am drawn to true crime, who-done-it, criminal profiling stories. Just call me Detective Debby. As crimes are solved and the case goes to trial, the same line is repeated, “Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?” After umpteen gillion shows, it ...

The homeless man straddling his bike sighed deeply, shaking his head. “I can’t breathe today. I stopped living when he died.” I stepped closer, gently...

Here I was, settled in for a quiet morning with pups in the house beside me. A cloudy morning with a few showers. Yes, I was aware of the potential fo...

Why are regional economic development partnerships so important? Naturally, we all care most about what develops in our own communities. But most comm...