Columns and Opinion

Down Memory Lane

72 Years Ago September 14, 1950 A total of 99 students were enrolled in the Cherokee schools last week, according to Bertram Geeslin, superintendent. Geeslin said that 33 students were enrolled in high school and 66 in grade school. There are seven students in the senior class. Mrs.

Simple Truths

What is the will of God for mankind? To find that out, we should first find what His will is not. Second Peter 3:9 tells us unequivocally that it is not God’s will for any to perish. That means that God does not want anyone to go to hell.

Receive God’s Discipline

Pastor Shannon Bond, Cherokee Baptist Church Proverbs 3:11-12 says, “My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Romanos 8:27-39 Mas el que escudriña los corazones sabe cuál es la intención del Espíritu, porque conforme a la voluntad de Dios intercede por los santos. Y sabemos que a los que aman a Dios, todas las cosas les ayudan a bien, esto es, a los que conforme a su propósito son llamados.

There Is No Other Way

Michael Payton, Worship Pastor, First Baptist Church Hamlin Man is dead in sin and subject to God’s wrath. Our God is good and just, and His justice demands that the payment for sin must be made.

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

State Capital TxDOT announces $85 billion transportation plan The Texas Department of Transportation has adopted a 10-year statewide roadway construction plan with a record $85 billion price tag, officials announced last week.

Constitutional Minute

Bob Hilliard - Buffalo, Texas wethepeoplehandbook@gmail.com Constitutional Minute #8 Enumerated Powers of the Judiciary “Judicial Power” refers to a court’s power to hear and decide cases. Art. III, Sec. 2, U.S. Constitution, lists the cases which federal courts are permitted to hear.

The Richland Springs Report

Home again, home again, jiggety jog; Russ and I are back in our comfort zone. Costa Rica is a lush and majestic laid-back country. The people are friendly and the culture easy-going. I have developed a dislike for monkeys, especially the little spider monkeys that tend to invade my son’s house.

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

State Capital Flooding prompts disaster declaration Heavy rains through Texas last week caused flooding, particularly in the Dallas area, prompting Governor Greg Abbott to issue a disaster declaration for 23 affected counties.