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The world as we know it has change drastically. You may still be working from home, wearing a mask when going out in public and social distancing from friends and family. We must take precautions for ourselves and others to stay safe. We have heard this many times - wash your hands, sneeze in your elbow, don’t touch your face, nose, or mouth. We must follow these steps to stay healthy.

On Tuesday, family and friends helped Doyce Hammons celebrate being “10 decades old” with a celebration fit for her 100 years. Watching from her front yard, Hammons enjoyed a parade that included more than 50 friends and received numerous cards, balloons, homemade treats and plants. Afterwards, she enjoyed cake and ice cream with immediate family. Hammons has lived in the New Hope Community in Choudrant for over 80 years and remains near her children, Reggie and Betty Hammons, Ronnie and Patsy Hammons, and Sharon Hancock.

A man’s home is his castle — but sometimes the crocodile in the moat decides he wants to try out the bathtub instead.

I don’t know about you, but the next time I hear someone refer to the “new normal,” I think I might scream into my middle daughter’s unacceptable new bikini bottoms that I plan to confiscate and turn into a coronavirus face mask. If adjusting my daily activities according to COVID-19 protocol is now the norm, I’m ready to declare myself an official freakazoid, which is how most people (especially my family members) see me, anyway.