On Jan. 20, the Memorial Hall was full of people from the community for the Annual Carthage Chamber of Commerce Banquet.
On the morning of New Year's Eve, Nolan pulled himself up to stand for the first time.
One of our family's favorite Christmas movies is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
As 2012 approaches it is common to reflect on the good and bad times of the year.
In Sunday's Carthage Press, we published another story of a local man's survival of the May 22 Joplin tornado.
Not only in our part of the country, we can see the growing numbers of immigrants in our town.
Out of all of the wonderful Veterans Day festivities this year, I wanted to share one particular fantastic moment with the community.
Mr. Nolan Paul Haines turns seven months old today (Nov. 6).
Have you heard Bank of America has withdrawn their plans on implementing a $5 charge for debit cards?
Have you ever pondered the question of what constitutes a successful life?
This season has been loaded with excitement for our community.
Welcome to my bragging corner, where it’s all about my son.
Recently, I have been overwhelmed with the emotions of humbleness and honor in my writing career here at The Carthage Press.
Not too long ago, my baby, Nolan, started eating baby food.
It really is a beautiful world, even though it has it’s moments, and I really want to teach that to my son, Nolan.
The business relationship between Carthage’s city-owned McCune-Brooks Regional Hospital and Joplin’s Mercy St. John’s Regional Medical Center has changed since the tornado on May 22 destroyed St. John’s building.
