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Truth, Integrity, Transparency, and Community
Truth, Integrity, Transparency, and Community That’s Our Vow to You We live in an age when the news industry is often one of instant updates and social media driven content. In many ways, those ideas run counter to the principles of journalism that we seek at Scott County News: truth, integrity, transparency, and community based…
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Let’s talk…Is Gossip Good for Your Health? Gossip: that juicy, oh-so-shareable commentary about someone not in the room. It slips easily into casual conversation, often dressed in concern, humor, or “just between us.” But is it harmless fun—or an emotional boomerang? According to Psychology Today, gossip taps into our human desire for connection and control.…
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It was announced this week that Paula Deen and her sons, Jamie and Bobby, were closing their flagship store, The Lady & Sons, in Ellis Square in Savannah, Georgia. It was the restaurant that made her famous outside the city and became a genuine staple for the Gilreath family every time we were in the…
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As I do every weekend, I watched the HBO series, “The Gilded Age,” which hinges on the clash between the old families of New York and the new money associated with the period the French called “La Belle Epoch.” Much like the French, America likes to see itself as a classless country, where people rise…
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Let’s talk… Face It — Skincare Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated Face it — you can have beautiful skin regardless if your sixteen or sixty plus. But only if you work on it a little each day. Building a solid skincare routine isn’t about chasing every new trend. It’s about finding what works for your…
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Momma’s Chop Suey Years ago when I was a kid, my Momma cooked mostly country food, but occasionally she would also make homemade spaghetti sauce and homemade chop suey. She never made chicken and dumplings because she said Mamaw Mac had so many mouths to feed, eleven to be exact, that they had dumplings on…
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95 Piccadilly When decades after her marriage Deborah Mitford – by then the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire – wrote her memoirs, she titled it, “Wait for me!,” taken from her perpetual call as she, the smallest of them, chased after her brood of famous siblings. By the dawn of WWII, the Mitford Sisters – who…
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Let’s talk…No More Fans with Preferences: Church Unity & Discipleship Churches in America are in decline (Pew Research Center), and one key reason is an unwillingness to change. The Hartford Institute reports many congregations refuse to adapt, especially when it comes to reaching non-religious people. Yet Gen Z—the fastest-growing group of new converts (Baptist Press)—longs…
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A celebrated quote from Rudyard Kipling hangs over the tunnel entering Centre Court at the All England Club in Wimbledon, England: if you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same. It seems the perfect reminder, as generation after generation of the game’s greats move to and fro, graciously…
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Let’s talk…more news on Toxic Leachate: The Invisible Threat Beneath Dump Sites A new and second dump site –will be a ‘toxic dump’ currently under construction near natural springs, underground wells, lakes, and rivers which has alarmed residents and environmental advocates alike. Beneath the surface of these disposal grounds lies one of the most dangerous…
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