Fast food’s best kept secrets

Ashley Tyson and Amanda Hackleman
May 2, 2013
Filed under Entertainment

All cashiers are used to hearing the typical menu items: Quarter-pounder, Whopper, Baconator. I think we should all start making their nine-to-fives a little more interesting; a list of a few unlisted and secret menu items has been compiled below. So go on, be a little rebel. Order that Monster Mac.... Read more »

His final note

Ashley Tyson, Staff Writer
April 25, 2013
Filed under Feature, Top Stories

There’s a final squeak of music stands as they’re adjusted, and then an apprehensive silence. All eyes are trained on band director Buddy Deese, waiting for a single movement to start the B flat scale. Each morning starts in this fashion, but come August, someone else will be filling the directing... Read more »

Easy to make holiday treats

Ashley Tyson, Staff Writer
December 20, 2012
Filed under Entertainment

Hover over the icons for the recipes to these Christmas treats.

Different reasons for the seasons

Ashley Tyson, Staff Writer
December 14, 2012
Filed under Entertainment

Down in these parts, it’s rare to straggle from the ugly Christmas sweaters and pre-lit trees, much less leaving behind the birth of baby Jesus. But what if in your religion, aforementioned baby Jesus ISN’T the reason for the season? In Judaism, instead of celebrating Christmas, the Jewish community... Read more »

One new message: Sisters meet through Facebook

Ashley Tyson, Staff Writer
November 9, 2012
Filed under Viewpoint

Phone buzzes. Look around, check if the teacher is looking. Coast is clear. Enter my phone’s passcode. Facebook message. Name I don’t recognize. Huh. Must be looking for somebody. Hi, Ashley. Okay, so she obviously has some connection to me. Next line. I know we’ve never spoken before, but I’m... Read more »

Deep Dishin’ it in Texarkana

Ashley Tyson, Staff Writer
October 16, 2012
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories

Texarkana has a new pizza joint on Richmond Road. Although Gusano’s, a Chicago-style pizzeria, could be considered ‘just another Wing Stop’, Gusano’s brings something different to the table, and not just with the food they serve. When you first walk in the doors, your eyes will immediately... Read more »

A new way of living: Foreign exchange student settles in

Ashley Tyson, Staff Writer
September 28, 2012
Filed under Feature, Top Stories

He digs into his first ever Chocolate Xtreme Blizzard, arms resting against the sticky laminate table. Kids are screaming in the corner, old people filtering in and out for their afternoon ice cream. Junior Simon Kallee begins to tell about his new life in America. Originally from Rheinfelden, Germany,... Read more »