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Night Sky Report

Night Sky Report

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Night Sky Report

Nick Lazzaro
Thursday, May 2, 2024
TAO and Odyssey Astronomy Club provided telescopes and the people to operate them at the Eclipse Observing Event held by the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum, in Seminole, for the school kids on April 7th and then at the Lunar/ Jupiter Viewing Event held at the OBU Soccer Fields in Shawnee and...
Pomp and Circumstance

Pomp and Circumstance

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Pomp and Circumstance

Julie Talton
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Pomp and Circumstance In D Major, Op.39, No.1, better known as the “Graduation Song,” was composed by Sir Edward Elgar in 1901. He didn’t originally write this to be played at graduations; it was to be performed at King Edward VII’s inauguration.
Former New Hope School student Beverly (Reaves) Kieffer said Mr. Lee Nevilles was one of her favorite teachers. He taught from 1962-1968. Shown, front row from left, are J.W. Miner, Ricky Timperley, Eddie Sherwood, Terry Dodson, middle row, Dorthy Annanders, Cindy Wiggins, Nevilles, Viola DeWitt, unknown, back row, Rocky Blanchard, Charles Annanders, Cathy Carpenter, Debbie Chastain, Ethel Dodson, Harold Yates and Willie Carpenter. Photo from the Collection of Glenn Dale and Kathryn Carter.

Former New Hope School student Beverly (Reaves) Kieffer said Mr. Lee Nevilles was one of her favorite teachers. He taught from 1962-1968. Shown, front row from left, are J.W. Miner, Ricky Timperley, Eddie Sherwood, Terry Dodson, middle row, Dorthy Annanders, Cindy Wiggins, Nevilles, Viola DeWitt, unknown, back row, Rocky Blanchard, Charles Annanders, Cathy Carpenter, Debbie Chastain, Ethel Dodson, Harold Yates and Willie Carpenter. Photo from the Collection of Glenn Dale and Kathryn Carter.

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Letter to the Editor: A Tribute to New Hope School

News Staff
Thursday, May 2, 2024
We welcome your letters. All letters must be signed and must include a phone number for verification (it will not be printed). Mail letters to P.O. Box 38, Tecumseh; e-mail to editor@countywidenews.com, or bring them by our office at 108 E. Washington.
It’s Time For State Enforcement On Illegal Immigration

It’s Time For State Enforcement On Illegal Immigration

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It’s Time For State Enforcement On Illegal Immigration

Attorney General Gentner Drummond
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Every state in the Union is confronting the threat to public safety created by the Biden Administration’s utter failure to secure the border. Even so-called “sanctuary cities” have been overrun and overwhelmed, their elected leaders calling for action and reform.

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Here Comes The Snakes

Glenn Peck
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Disclaimer: The best all time snake story and the best there will ever be was told by Wendy Bagwell, “Here comes the rattlesnakes” (You Tube).What follows are some personal accounts and my reporting of snake stories told to me.

Our Allies are Under Attack

U.S. Representative Stephanie Bice
Thursday, April 18, 2024
This past weekend, Iran launched its first-ever direct strike on Israel. Iran and its proxies, who are the primary backers of Hamas, launched an unprecedented aerial strike, utilizing one-way attack drones, surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, and land attack cruise missiles at our ally, Israel.

Shoo Fleas!

Patti Poteete
Thursday, April 18, 2024
With so much bad news coming at us at the speed of a channel click, what I am about to say may seem mundane, but bear with me. My topic is important to those of us affected by the problem. It happens to people everywhere yet is kept hushed and hidden due to the stigma of its subject—fleas.

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Hay, Hay, And More Hay

Glenn Peck
Thursday, April 11, 2024
My first knowledge of mechanized hay baling happened at age five on our little sharecropper farm in Lincoln County, Kentucky. The baler remained stationary; several teams of horses with hay wagons attached brought stacks of loose hay to this very loud monster.
State Senator Grant Green

State Senator Grant Green

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Senate Notes

News Staff
Thursday, April 4, 2024
By STATE SENATOR GRANT GREENThe Senate has passed the halfway point in this legislative session.