Jeremiah chapter 2 seems to be one long diatribe of the Lord against His chosen people. He chose them not because they had any characteristic at all that made them more desirable than any other nation. In fact, He chose them before they were even a nation. Just as God created Adam from nothing, He created the nation from basically nothing. He did not choose one of the nations formed ... (click for more)

Compartments. Lots of things have them – toolboxes, purses, refrigerators, desks, cars, luggage. All designed to keep stuff in predictable places for easy access when needed. Many people like to divide areas of their lives into compartments as well, for much the same reason. Most of us work, have families, and maintain active personal lives. Often those don’t intersect, and ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department reported one more coronavirus death on Friday and 109 new positive cases, no change from Thursday. The total number of cases in the county now stands at 63,193. The death total is at 638. It is reported the death was a woman, age 81 or older. The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is 142 in Hamilton County - down from 148 on Thursday. ... (click for more)

The Walker County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on Thursday night to approve the rezoning for a 156-unit affordable housing development across from Ridgeland High School. Chairman Shannon Whitfield broke a 2-2 tie, voting in favor of the rezone. This was the first time Chairman Whitfield has voted on a decision under the new form of government. Commissioner Mark Askew ... (click for more)

Hamilton County COVID cases 62,525 Hamilton County COVID deaths 638 By my math 62525/638 = 0.012 percent 0.012 percent of people that got COVID died from it 99.988 percent survived including myself I just wanted to point out how ridiculous vaccine mandates really are and how COVID hysteria, driven by the media and federal government, is unwarranted. Vaccines reduce ... (click for more)

Hooray for The Saturday Funnies! Before we begin with some wonderful one-liners from some of history’s greatest people, let me remind you we don’t write the Funnies. Instead they are gleaned from the emails we gather from those that are sent to us each week. If you have a great funny, please send it to royexum@aol.com and we’ll share it. * * * GREAT ONE-LINERS FROM THE WORLD’S ... (click for more)