Many of us who live in Appalachia have lived here all our lives. So have our parents. So have our grandparents and our great-grandparents. What we learned from them became a part of who we are and ...
First impressions are lasting impressions
I just kept laughing and laughing. I know I sounded like a hen cackling over her eggs. Everything my son said was hysterically funny so I hee-d and haw-ed until my sides hurt. People at the othe...
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what’s happening to journalism
A central aspect of the art of politics in Washington is getting information to the American people. Determining what the White House, Congress and the people will focus on — and, just as importan...
Focus on the matter at hand
It seems more and more as I continue in my ministry that people focus more on trivial things than the matter at hand. I certainly will be the first one to say that the building needs to be clean a...
August is ‘Girls’ Night Out’ Month
August is a month of reining in our last summer activities, thinking of our new beginnings - whether it be the opening of school, band and athletic practices, or fundraisers as fall quickly appro...
Broadband is opening doors for southern W.Va.
Today, across the state and around the world broadband is changing the way we live our lives, allowing us to stay close with friends and family near and far and have access to limitless informatio...
Picture yourself with a serious health problem and no medical care. This is not difficult to imagine for anyone without health insurance or with substandard coverage. Fortunately, my partner De...
Sideroads While we waited for the water to go down on Saturday morning, we watched a snake wiggle its way through the muddy water. A big fish jumped out of the water. Darren said it was a carp...
This weekend many of us will take time out of our busy schedules to celebrate Father’s Day. On this day we pause to honor our fathers and grandfathers. Often they served as teachers and mentors, br...
Today is the 169th day of 2009 and the 91st day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1815, Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo. In 1948, the U.N. Human Rights Commission — chaired by Eleano...
Starters is a locally owned restaurant and sports bar in downtown Williamson, WV. Owners Kathe and Pierce Whitt along with Michael Brewster, started their adventure in 1994. Starters serves delicio...
Through prosperous and lean days in the Tug Valley, the Williamson Daily News has faithfully served its readers, bringing local, state, national and global news to area doorsteps. This daily newspa...