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Read Me a Bedtime Story- Saint Nick Squad 9
Read Me a Bedtime Story Saint Nick Squad 9 Jonathan Joy The Ashland Beacon Longtime readers of this column are familiar with the North...
Dec 23, 20243 min read


Straight Paths -Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend
Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend Loren Hardin The Ashland Beacon This is part two of a series about Carolyn who was sixty-nine...
Dec 17, 20243 min read


Growing Greenup- 12-10-24
Growing Greenup Have you ever had an experience where you felt like you were being given false information? In this day and time, we...
Dec 10, 20244 min read


Hidden Corners of History- Sounds of the Season
Sounds of the Season By: Jarrod E. Stephens The Ashland Beacon By now you have surely noticed that the sounds of the season are all...
Dec 10, 20243 min read


Straight Paths- “Advice From a Distance is About as Welcome as a Hair in a Biscuit”
“Advice From a Distance is About as Welcome as a Hair in a Biscuit” By: Loren Hardin The Ashland Beacon Carolyn was sixty-nine years...
Dec 10, 20244 min read


Straight Paths: Jesus is Here for Me
“Jesus is Here for Me” Loren Hardin The Ashland Beacon Lucy was in her sixties when I met her at Mercy Hospital. Her attending...
Dec 3, 20243 min read


Just One Word: Terrarium
Terrarium Lora Parsons The Ashland Beacon The word “terrarium” comes from the Latin prefix “ Terre ,” meaning land or Earth, and the...
Dec 3, 20245 min read


Growing Greenup
Growing Greenup Greenup’s Renaissance – by Marsha Applegate The main portion of this week’s column was written and submitted by a...
Dec 3, 20243 min read


Read Me A Bedtime Story: Super Turk and Super Pork Chop! The 10th Turk and Pork Chop Adventure
Super Turk and Super Pork Chop! The 10th Turk and Pork Chop Adventure By Jonathan Joy The Ashland Beacon Turk is a turkey. Pork Chop,...
Nov 26, 20244 min read


Hidden Corners of History Operation Christmas Child: Boxes of Blessings
Operation Christmas Child: Boxes of Blessings By: Jarrod E. Stephens The Ashland Beacon History is filled with evidence that proves...
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Growing Greenup: Quilt Guild Retreat
Growing Greenup Quilt Guild Retreat By Susan Williams This week’s column was written and submitted by a special guest, Susan...
Nov 26, 20244 min read


Straight Paths: Skipping Right Over Thanksgiving
Skipping Right Over Thanksgiving Loren Hardin The Ashland Beacon Ronnie is forty-nine years old and enrolled in hospice services...
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Read Me a Bedtime Story: Turk and Pork Chop 9: Island Escape
Read Me a Bedtime Story Turk and Pork Chop 9: Island Escape By Jonathan Joy The Ashland Beacon Turk is a turkey. Pork chop, a pig. ...
Nov 19, 20244 min read


Greenup County Connection Social and Emotional Learning and Visual and Performing Arts
Greenup County Connection Social and Emotional Learning and Visual and Performing Arts Anne Stephens For The Ashland Beacon Is it...
Nov 19, 20245 min read


Straight Paths -“I Will Praise You in the Storm”
“I Will Praise You in the storm” Loren Hardin This is the third and final part of a series about Larry, who was forty years old...
Nov 19, 20244 min read


Greenup County Connection 11/12/24
Greenup County Connection Lora Pullin For The Ashland Beacon The first full weekend of December, the Greenup County Extension...
Nov 11, 20242 min read


Straight Paths "A Broken Spirit, A Broken and Contrite Heart"
“A Broken Spirit, A Broken and Contrite Heart” By Loren Hardin The Ashland Beacon This is part two of a series about Larry, who was...
Nov 11, 20243 min read


Straight Paths- The House of the Rising Sun
“The House of the Rising Sun” By Loren Hardin The Ashland Beacon This is part one of a series about Larry, who was...
Nov 5, 20244 min read


Just One Word- FORGIVE
Forgive Lora Parsons The Ashland Beacon When I think about the word “forgive,” my mind goes straight to seven-year-old Lora and...
Nov 5, 20242 min read


Straight Paths - “Don’t Miss the Gem by Disqualifying the Source"
“Don’t Miss the Gem by Disqualifying the Source" Loren Hardin This is part two of a series about Loyal who enrolled in hospice...
Oct 29, 20243 min read
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