When the Pastor stood before the congregation he stated, “God is good!” The people responded, “All the time!” This diatribe was repeated for several times. This was the way that he began most of his messages.When asked why he did this every Sunday he referred to Psalms 118:1-14. The passage begins w...

It was a very special day last Wednesday as this newspaper celebrated its 120th anniversary. We held an open house where attendees could tour our newly renovated office building and of course we enjoyed a meal and a time of reflection about this newspaper.The first issue of The Jena Times was actual...

There was a time, dear children, when the experience of eating breakfast cereal was an adventure in itself. I refer to those carefree years of Count Chocula, Quisp the original sugar ladened Captain Crunch and the Sugar Smack bear that left a kid feeling full, carefree and on top of the world.Tony t...

Your hometown community newspaper turned 120 years old back on March 23, but we waited until National Newspaper Week (Oct. 5-11) to officially celebra...

There was a young man who opened a barber shop in a small town. After cutting the hair of one of the local teachers he was asked “what do I owe you?” ...

The 1985 CMA award winning song by George Jones entitled, “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes” was one of the thoughts I had after contemplating the death o...