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Review: If there were McBooks, this would be one

Review: If there were McBooks, this would be one

A review by Bob Tedder • Sometimes I consider books as foods to be consumed and define my dining in terms of the institution which prepared the meal. This being the case, then Brad Meltzer’s “The Fifth Assassin” is to be found on the BOGO drive-thru menu at your local...
Review: Cormac McCarthy describes the indescribable

Review: Cormac McCarthy describes the indescribable

A review by Bob Tedder • To truly appreciate Cormac McCarthy one should eschew the much-ballyhooed cinematic adaptations of his “No Country for Old Men” and “The Road” and turn to the written word. Consider the sheer craftsmanship of the following sentence: “Wasps...
Test your knowledge of Mt. Gilead

Test your knowledge of Mt. Gilead

By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • How much do you know about the Mt. Gilead area? Let’s find out. (The answers are at the bottom.) What building in Mt. Gilead was originally built by L.P. Byrd as Moore’s Livery? What...
Do Something for the First Time

Do Something for the First Time

By Marla Coulthard • I owe Chase, my 19-year-old grandson, a debt of gratitude for reintroducing me to Darius Rucker. I knew the singer during his Hootie and the Blowfish days. Hootie, by the way, is having a reunion tour this summer. And another BTW: Hootie filmed a...