Sacred land returned to North Carolina Cherokee Indians after 200 years - The tribe’s ancestors built the Noquisiyi Mound roughly 1,000 years ago. Jordan Oocumma grew up hearing stories of the mound. His grandparents imbued his childhood with tales about the strip of land at the center of a Cherokee town built by their ancestors more than 1,000 years ago. But for about two centuries, the Eastern […]
Look! Up in the Sky … It’s a Bird, a Plane … an AI Data Center! - In my childhood years, I got to experience something I’ve cherished ever since: starry nights. I was lucky to spend time during the summers on my Aunt Eula’s and Uncle Ernest’s tenant farm in Northeast Texas. With no TV or electronics, we made our own entertainment in the evenings, including “turning on” nature’s Big Show. […]
News From Around the South, 1/5 to 1/12 - SOUTH CAROLINA: New S.C. license plate honors Revolutionary War history COLUMBIA – Beginning Jan. 1, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will issue a newly designed standard license plate that commemorates the state’s pivotal role in the American Revolution. The plate will replace the state’s blue “While I Breathe, I Hope” design as part of […]
A Lawless Presidency - The United States invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro, the domestically recognized Venezuelan president, violated the U.S. Constitution and international law. The Constitution makes clear that only Congress can authorize a foreign invasion. In the pre-World War II era, Congress declared war on countries that attacked the U.S. or were allied with those […]
Meet the Mount Pleasant artist who works with historians to recreate Revolutionary War battles - MOUNT PLEASANT — Dale Watson spent several years as an Army paratrooper before pursuing his passion for art as a career. Now, his military background, love of history and skills with a pencil and paintbrush converge to bring scenes and heroes from the Revolutionary War to life. Watson said he has been an avid artist […]
