As I sat in the lobby of a hotel recently while visiting my daughter and granddaughter in Florida, I had the pleasure of seeing a family reunited. 

It is Sunshine Week across America. South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act – the Sunshine Law – gives you access to government meetings and public records. 

Once a religious holiday celebrating the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day has become an annual day for revelry and partying. 

A neighbor suggested I join a community website where people post about restaurant openings and closings, shady repairmen, and snakes.

Last week’s announcement by S.C. Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman that Florence County School District Four will be consolidated into Florence One Schools in July should have come as little surprise to people. 

This coming Saturday night – well, technically Sunday morning - our eyes and minds will be focused on big hands and little hands.

Translating the urban dictionary into a language even old geezers can understand. 

That’s where the United States’ COVID-19 death toll stands. It’s a staggering figure, and one that Pee Dee counties have contributed to, albeit thankfully on a smaller scale. 

The day was gorgeous, simply gorgeous – sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 70s. The beautiful weather was a most welcome change from the cold and rain that had cast a gloom over the first few weeks of February.

As the events of the past few months have unfolded, I have often found myself wondering what our founders would have made of it all.

Thank you, Rep. Jay Lucas. Lucas, a Republican from Hartsville who began his fourth term as Speaker of the House, offered some strong words to his legislative colleagues last week on the theatrics and grandstanding he has seen of late.

And so continues the story of a sweet little southern lady and her pet pig.

According to Gary Chapman’s popular book, The Five Love Languages, my daddy was a gift giver. He gave extravagant presents but was a man of few words when it came to expressing his emotions. 

Last week I shared with you the fact that some 25 years ago I bought my mother a pig for Valentine’s Day and she thought it was the best gift ever.

If you think this story is about Berry Gordy’s 1960’s record label that gave us “Baby Love,” “My Girl,” and “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” you’re wrong.