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Mother Nature prepares for the coming colder days

Nature seems to be on a rampage these days with the flooding in Texas, the hurricane in Florida and now the fires out west. Closer to home, Mother Nature is in a calmer mood as late September through early November usually produces some really nice weather in our area.The heat and humidity have ...

Meaning of ‘thugs’ depends on your perspective

Sometimes when you say or type a phase or a word, people will take it a number of different ways, and perhaps not the way it was intended.Unfortunately, thatĢƵ the case quite often in this day and age.When Doug Conroy, coach of the Ringgold-based Little Rams Wrestling Program, posted on ...

Mountaineers fall short against TCU

West Virginia came up short Saturday at TCU, and the Mountaineers have to be playing a game of “what if.”Will Grier threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns to continue his torrid pace for the Mountaineers, but it wasn’t enough. The team made plays, but TCU made a few more and that was ...

Hell in a Cell has the feel of a weak show

Smackdown Live presents Hell in a Cell tonight on PPV, and the show doesn’t feel important on paper.And when you consider how well built RawĢƵ No Mercy was two weeks ago, no wonder this show feels like a throwaway. Just how weak of a card does the show feel?Several fans emailed their ...

Hunting options widen; not so for grouse

Soon, the hunting seasons will open in quick succession. Archery deer season is already in progress so, for hunters, Saturday Oct. 14 will be a day of wide choices.Hunting for rabbits, squirrels and ruffed grouse opens Oct. 14, as does the South Zone duck-hunting season. Regarding duck hunting, ...

Indian summer upon us

The month of September ended up showing temperatures averaging just about one degree above normal; however, when you think back to our weather for the past month, it was anything but normal. The first two weeks temperatures averaged seven degrees below normal and plenty of cool crisp bright ...