While the holiday season traditionally is difficult for many, this year’s pandemic has caused even greater need. Here’s a list of local nonprofits working to make sure everyone has a great holiday season. Please do what you can to help, whether it’s donating money or time. While you’re at it, consider bringing a basket of homemade goodies, fresh fruit or colorful flowers to … [Read more...]

Don’t assume your student is safe from bullying while learning from home. This school year, our students are learning  in the classroom as well as online from home. While students inside school buildings may come to mind first when you think of school safety, our school district is concerned about the safety of all our students. With the increased use of technology by … [Read more...]

Several of Cherokee County’s most influential nonprofits and community agencies will get a boost, thanks to this year’s 2020 Community Development Block Grant Action Plan. The plan includes about $1.2 million in additional funding, all aimed at improving services to Cherokee’s citizens. The MUST Ministries Supportive Housing Unit,  Anna Crawford Children’s Center, Goshen Valley … [Read more...]

COVID-19 has brought fear and change to our lives. With this change, the use of face masks has become common, and has created many difficulties for people with a hearing impairment. People with a hearing impairment rely on different communication strategies to understand the conversation. Those strategies include using facial cues and lip reading, which can be hard to do … [Read more...]

Pandemics have a history of robbing us of everyday life. The Cyprian Plague in 250 AD lasted approximately 20 years. In 1350, the Black Death took a third of the world’s population. In 1918, as World War I was winding down (which claimed more than 17 million lives), Mother Nature unleashed the deadliest strain of influenza in modern history, taking up to 50 million lives.  … [Read more...]