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A Texas megachurch has voted overwhelmingly to leave The United Methodist Church, believing that the mainline Protestant denomination is a “broken institution.”

A Texas megachurch has voted overwhelmingly to leave The United Methodist Church, believing that the mainline Protestant denomination is a “broken institution.”

Fort Bragg has started the process of renaming streets that are associated with Confederate soldiers.

Fort Bragg’s Longstreet Road, which runs through the center of the North Carolina Army post, has been renamed as part of an effort to rid the military of names associated with the Confederacy, post officials announced this week.

These are some of the service members whose names are found on the nation’s largest military installation: Pope Field is named after 1st Lt. Harley H. Pope on April 1, 1919. Pope and his crewman, Sgt. Walter W. Fleming, were killed Jan. 7, 1919, after their plane crashed into the Cape Fear River.  Pike Field is named for Lt. Col. Emory J. Pike, a Medal of Honor recipient who served during World War I.  Butner Road and Butner Primary are named after Maj. Gen. Henry W. Butner, a North Carolin...

North Texas churches finding ways to safely have Christmas services amid COVID-19 pandemic North Texas churches finding ways to safely have Christmas services amid the COVID-19 pandemic Church services have looked a lot different this year as places of worship have adapted to the pandemic, and holiday services are no exception. DALLAS - Church services have looked a lot different this year as places of worship have adapted to the pandemic, and holiday services are no exception. A Christmas Eve ...

The first mention of coronavirus published in the Tri-County Times was Sunday, Feb. 2. The story went live on myfenton.com Jan. 30 following an announcement on Twitter by the World Health Organization (WHO). At that time, the WHO had declared the 2019nCoV virus, referred to as the coronavirus, was then a public health emergency of international concern because of the global outbreak. January  On Jan. 30, WHO reported that there were 7,834 confirmed cases, including 7,736 in China. WHO also...