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Commission recognizes employee of the quarter

by | Oct 15, 2015 | Politics

By Fred Woods Editor When a peace officer goes to work they never know what they will encounter. One day last June, Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy Ray Smith encountered a woman with a loaded gun to her head threatening to take her own life. According to Sheriff Jay...

A cat named Rover

by | Oct 9, 2015 | Column

I have never been a “cat person.” Cat people, of whom there are many, take delight in what they consider to be the positive traits exhibited by the domestic feline.  They speak of intelligence, companionship, independence, and a whole host of wonderful characteristics...

I like being in charge

by | Oct 9, 2015 | Column

What’s more exciting than waking up at five in the morning for a 15-hour non-stop flight to Korea? Running in place, collecting hair, and watching a McMillan & Wife marathon come to mind, but spending half of the previous day sick and ending up at urgent care that...

Going to the fair

by | Oct 9, 2015 | Column

I guess the reason I like the movie, “State Fair,” so much was I liked fairs so much. And this is the time of year when you have fairs. Lee County just had one last week. But they don’t seem to be as much fun anymore. The big fair in Frontier Country was about 30...