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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Tatiana and Trump
On Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library announced the death of the late President's 35-year-old granddaughter. "Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts." Just weeks before, she had published an...
News From Around the South, 12/29 to 1/5
TEXAS: Restoring fading, damaged Texas historical markers becomes man’s mission What started as childhood resentment for his dad’s mandatory roadside history stops on family vacations has evolved into a full-blown passion for Chris Woolsey. Woolsey is now on a...
Office Pool 2026
1. On Jan. 1, 2027, Joe Biden will be a. A criminal defendant in a case brought by the Trump DOJ. b. Generally regarded as smarter than he appears to be today. c. Gone from this vail of tears. d. In hospice. 2. On Jan. 1, 2027, Donald Trump will still be a. Blaming JD...
LaSalle Corbell Pickett: “Child-Bride of the Confederacy” to Civil War Fabricator
LaSalle Corbell Pickett is arguably one of the great storytellers and mythmakers in American history. This reputation can be attributed to the inconsistencies and fabrications of evidence that appear in her biographies of her husband.[1] George Pickett’s reputation is...
Respect or Fear?
In the course of his losing race with the teleprompter during his Oval Office address on Dec. 17, President Donald Trump returned to a theme that obsesses him — respect. Even before his entry into politics, Trump was convinced that "weak" leaders including Reagan,...
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