Lydia’s Son

Lydia Polite was a Gullah-Geechee enslaved person in South Carolina. There is really no way for us to know what her given name was, as Gullah slaves were assigned names by traders and never known by the language of their West African mothers.

Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B, I’m 15 and I don’t belong anywhere. I just don’t know where to turn. I just want to belong. I DON’T. I’m not sure where to turn. Can you help me? I am so alone Dear I am so alone, I wish I could wrap my arms around you and tell you everything will be ok.

Laymen’s Corner

The holy Bible is so written so that a “saved person” can learn how to live a GODLY life studying it, but the “lost” cannot understand it because it is foolishness to them. As natural humans we rely on what we can see with our human eyes and touch with our other senses.

Senate Begins Redistricting Hearings as Federal Count Delays Increase

In the middle of the first week of public regional hearings on new political maps, lawmakers found out they are going to have to wait even longer to get official numbers showing how Texas’ population has changed over the last ten years.

“Kisses Sweeter than Wine” and “Honeycomb”

The year was 1957, and I was in first grade, but two of the main neighborhood playmates of mine were two girls who were five years older (Barbara and Sherry) and just beginning to “discover boys.”

Remembering Mr. Chester Davis, Jr.

It’s February, and therefore Black History Month, and so I thought I’d share a bit of Forney’s own Black history, that was told to me by one of our longtime Forney citizens and class of 1968, Mr. Chester Davis, Jr. When Forney ISD integrated its schools in the 60’s, the Black scholars of the Booker...

Mesquite Metro Airport Continues to Soar to New Heights

The Mesquite Metro Airport has a plane land or take-off about every six minutes. The nearly 86,000 operations in 2020 places the airport 164 out of 520 airports throughout the United States with an air traffic control tower.

News from area colleges. . . Iowa State University Fall Dean’s List

More than 11,000 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the fall semester 2020 Dean’s List.

Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney Issues Statement on Charles Brownlow Case

United States Supreme Court ruling changes sentence of Charles Brownlow in 2013 murders from the death penalty to life in prison without parole.

Why Did Jesus Say He And His Father Are One?

“I think Jesus, who is the Son of God, and God the Father are in a business together,” says Miquel, 11. Yes, they’re in business together, but it’s much deeper than a business partnership. “Jesus and God are mighty,” says Kathy, 11. “They are one together.