Columns
Keith Wishum: Finding grace in Bedrock
If you qualify as a baby-boomer, I have a quiz for you. If you’re younger than that, don’t ...
clubs/organizations
Your take: Feb. 22, 2017
Warren Alford, pastor of Victory Worship Center, 114 Columbia Ave., Americus, preaches brotherhood and has made it a ...
Columns
Keith Wishum: Shampooing with gasoline
Oh, it’s cheaper than most shampoos, and it will certainly remove things from your hair that Head and ...
Columns
Pastor’s viewpoint: 2-11-17
If it looks like a fig tree, but has leaves like a mulberry tree; what do you call ...
Columns
Keith Wishum: Don’t blame the pig
A furrow-faced old farmer and his wife were leaning against the fence of their pig pen when the ...
Local News
Local gospel trio to perform free concert on Feb. 26
From STAFF REPORTS AMERICUS – The Dayspring Trio will be performing in a free concert at Andrew Chapel, ...
Local News
The Kingdom Encounter is Friday
Pastor Courtney Moore, founder/pastor and Kingdom of Heaven Ministries Inc., Americus invites everyone to “The Kingdom Encounter ” ...
community
Community Prayer Brunch is Saturday, Jan. 28
The second annual Community Prayer Brunch is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan 28 at the Freedom Harvest Worship ...
Columns
Keith Wishum: I saw us on the lake one morning
Ghosts of mist were rising from the shadows on Lake Trahlyta as the dawn broke. A brisk morning, ...
Columns
Pastor’s Viewpoint: 1-21-17
Born at an Oakland baseball game in 1981, “the wave” is now a part of sports history and ...
Columns
Pastor’s Viewpoint: 1-14-17
We drove to Auburn for a Whatley reunion and while we were meeting relatives we’d never met, Al ...
Columns
A word from Williams Road: For the love of God
Lucy Richardson moved to a house near the state capitol building in Frankfort, Kentucky. Lucy’s elderly neighbors got ...
Columns
Pastor’s Viewpoint: 01-07-17
Mary Ella and I have a few chickens, so I was really excited this week when I found ...
Columns
Keith Wishum: When your bowl runs over
My bowl runneth over. Not my cup. That’s true, too, but that’s another story. Right now, it’s my ...
Columns
Keith Wishum: In just a moment
My imaginary cousin, Willie Wally Wishum, is known to get a little confused at times. For example, he ...
Columns
A word from Williams Road: Creating an angel
“She’s such an angel! I hope my child will turn out like that.” I’ve heard that sentiment from ...
Editorials
A word from Williams Road: I think I understand.
No, I don’t understand why Eric Rudolph planted bombs to kill innocent people. That baffles me. And, I ...
Columns
Keith Wishum: Look around. Is it time to clean house?
If you are at home or in your office, take a slow look around. Is it crowded? Do ...
Columns
Pastor’s Viewpoint: Giving thanks in the hard times as well as the good
I remember singing it in Bible school while I was growing up; “Thy word is a lamp unto ...
Columns
Worth more than a nickel
As a novice summer construction worker in my high school days, I had a frustrated foreman tell me, ...
Columns
Jeff Wallace: A Thanksgiving to remember
That first Thanksgiving Feast of 1621 was attended by pale, white British pilgrims and dark, tan-skinned Native Americans. ...
Local News
Church Briefs: 11-12-16
AMERICUS Antioch Missionary Baptist Church A Thanksgiving Sunrise services starts at 6 a.m. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24. The ...
Local News
Chalk art
Calvary Episcopal Church hosts first ‘Americus Chalk Walk’As part of the annual art show hosted by Calvary Episcopal ...
Local News
St. John’s Anglican Church new building consecrated
AMERICUS — Members of St. John’s Anglican Church were fueled by the excitement of finally being able to ...
Columns
Pastor’s viewpoint: Sept. 3, 2016
We were in Arizona preaching a revival at Blue Gap and leading two Vacation Bible schools at Blue ...
Columns
Keith Wishum: Don’t forget your keys
Do you remember that feeling? A sense of new responsibility and a little fear, but mostly a feeling ...
Local News
Church briefs: Sept. 3, 2016
Americus Ebenezer Baptist Church A Christian Fellowship Banquet is at 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at Preston Williams Center, ...
Local News
Lee Street United Methodist to celebrate 100th anniversary
AMERICUS “In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ you should ...
