Sports & Recreation

No Ordinary Tee Time

When Parker’s Pasture Disc Golf Course opened in 2019, it provided Covington’s 160-acre Central Park with one of its showpieces and gave Newton County residents and their families another healthy,

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On the Cover

When Summertime Heats Up the South

“It’s not the heat; it’s the humidity.” By now, you have either heard these words from your pseudo-meteorologist friends or let them drip from your own parched lips. Your strength

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Did You Know

How To Save Money by Saving Water

As temperatures rise in summer, so does outdoor water use. Here are four easy ways to reduce your water use and your water bill. by Meredith Tredeau Tip #1Inspect irrigation

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Features

Living History

Avis Williams has a long family heritage in the Oxford community, where her ancestors established roots centuries ago. She now works to help establish The Twin Memorials, two permanent structures

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Living

Standing the Tests of Time

Reborn out of the rubble left by an April 3, 2017 tornado that struck Mansfield, the generational, family-owned Hays Tractor & Equipment company carries on the legacy of its founder

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Grace & Truth

Spiritual Growth

When we consider the purpose of the fruit we bear as believers, we better understand the scope of God’s greatness. It exists to nourish others and ultimately to lead them

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Business Highlight

Axe On, Axe Off

No longer exclusive to lumberjack competitions and mountain fairs, the axe throwing craze touched down in Covington with the opening of Axe Town—a unique venue that offers patrons another welcomed

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Sports & Recreation

Mansfield’s Famous Southpaw

Sherrod Smith was immortalized as a central figure in one of Major League Baseball’s all-time dramas, as he went pitch for pitch with Babe Ruth in Game 2 of the

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