On the morning of Wednesday, September 25, students of Pewitt High School gathered around the pole. Together, they took part in student-led worship and prayer.
In Hot Springs, Arkansas, I rested on a bench in the park on the Arlington Lawn as I snapped photos of the area doing research for a novel.
On Saturday, September 21, the Morris County Sheriff’s Department took part in a chase that began in Sulphur Springs– racing through Titus and Franklin County, before fleeing on foot and eventually tracked down and taken into custody near Omaha.
In the town of Lone Star, there sits a small– but not quite forgotten– chapel. Hidden behind towering pines, the light that shines through the stained glass at just the right time of day is a radiant sight to behold. A visitor’s book sits on a pedestal in one corner, scrawled with the names of the occasional visitor who comes to sit in the tranquil silence. The pews are kept clean of dust and a bible lies open at the dais.
Two council meetings took place in Lone Star on Monday, September 16, and Thursday, September 19. During these meetings, several big decisions were made– like the approval of a new property tax rate, the city burn ban lifted, a new police officer hired, and many other agenda items.