Commentary

About the Commentary Section

Articles in the Commentary section are opinions, not news. We feature columns by staff members and guests, letters to the editor, and editorials from Columbuscountynews.com. Dissenting opinions are always welcome and encouraged. Length should be [Read More]

Kandi Thompson
Commentary

Grandma’s house

            Tabor City life wasn’t easy during the 1930s, but hard times helped create a special woman. Essie Nealey, often known by the name of “Aunt Essie,” even to those who truly weren’t related, is [Read More]

Jefferson Weaver
Commentary

A man named Frank

Column by Jefferson Weaver They stand frozen in time, two men far younger than I am now, Gary Cooper-esque smiles under dark eyes. The taller of the two is my grandfather, W. Thomas Weaver. My [Read More]