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With spring in full swing, many residents are busy tending their yards and gardens to enhance their outdoor experience over the coming months. They will be able to pick up some expert tips next weekend when Lee County Master Gardeners of Alabama (LCMGA) hosts its “Spring Stroll” 2021 Garden Tour on May 15 and 16.  The tour will feature a variety of 10 private gardens in Auburn and Opelika, as well as a free bonus tour of the Auburn University President’s Mansion, with the goal of the tour being to educate the public and raise funds for projects.   The proceeds from the to...

While federal and state vaccination sites and pharmacies hit pause on giving Johnson & Johnson shots Tuesday morning, people continued to get Pfizer and Moderna shots at dozens of locations across Northeast Florida.

HHF trustees to discuss Presson’s views Janet Presson speaks at a Waynesville Board of Aldermen meeting on Dec. 8, 2020. Haywood County photo A nonprofit health care foundation serving Haywood County is set to discuss whether one of its trustee’s anti-vaccine, anti-mask advocacy is relevant to her position on its board. The Haywood Healthcare Foundation’s nominating committee held a special called meeting on Jan. 11 and decided the issue should come before the full board. “A trustee brought a concern and request for removal as per bylaws,” said Anthony Sutton, chairman ...

  Sen. Kevin Corbin Violence and looting by anyone, for any political cause, is wrong and illegal.  The riot yesterday as well as the riots that have taken place over the past few months have been well documented by television stations as well as dozens of cell phone recordings. These people should be easily identified and held accountable for damages and charges like breaking and entering.  The time has long passed for the microphone to be passed to those who want civility and honest conversations. In the past few months, including yesterday in Washington, there have been sincere people w...

Independent fact-checkers have debunked a number of Janet Presson’s Facebook posts, including this one from July, 2020. Facebook photo One of the loudest voices against masks and vaccines during recent public comment sessions in Haywood County also serves on a nonprofit health care board that’s charged with managing more than $12 million of taxpayer money meant to support public health.  Comments made by registered nurse Janet Presson at county commission and town board meetings have not gone unnoticed — letters and comments subsequently submitted to The Smoky Mountain News express...