Butch Dale

   One of my regular patrons, a lady who I have known most of my life, passed away last week. She was in her 90’s and had been having health…

   Recent research has brought to light a trend that has grown rapidly in the past few years . . . people are sick of politics and just tuning it…

    There are certain things that fathers tell their kids over and over again, not only for good advice, but also to keep them on the straight and narrow. As…

   Like many small towns in days past, Darlington had several wooden benches located on the sidewalks in front of the businesses on Main Street. Just about any time of…

   A few years ago, I mentioned that several people in my hometown had nicknames. In fact, when I was growing up, I knew very few by their given name.…

  During most of the years that I was a police officer, I worked the night shift. Even after I was elected Sheriff, I worked that shift, as that is…

   Since one of our granddaughters has a horse and competes as a barrel racer, we decided to watch the movie “National Velvet” again a few weeks ago.  This 1944…

   Do you trust the news? If you’re like me, it may depend on the news source. In a recent study, Americans were asked which news media they trust the…

   Everyone knows the names of the school mascots here in Montgomery County . . . the Crawfordsville Athenians, Southmont Mounties and North Montgomery Chargers. But how many of you…

   A couple of weeks ago, a retired fellow who I have known for many years asked me if the library might consider remodeling part of the library building for…