Opinion

“The most wasted of days is one without laughter.” – E. E. Cummings I’m sure I am not the only who wonders if we’re handling this pandemic properly. On one hand, I don’t think we should be re-opening stores and such quite yet. With the continuing climb in positive cases not only in Cherokee county but in the surrounding counties as well. ...

Happy National Library Week, readers! While I wish we could spend this week together appreciating the library and what libraries mean for our communities, this year we will have the chance to reflect on what a library looks like within our own home. This year the theme for library week was supposed to be along the lines of “discover the library”. However, with so many libraries being closed to the public, the theme has been changed to “discover the library at home.”...

“We sometimes underestimate the influence of little things.” – Charles W Chesnutt School has been out for roughly a month. I have been blessed with the ability to still be working, my babysitter is happy about that – she is still willing to watch my son. During this time we are working on teaching “life skills”, laundry, dishes, taking the dog out, cleaning the litter box, etc...

Last Friday was our director, Zach’s, last day serving at the Cherokee Public Library. For nearly four years Zach served as the director to oversee the bureaucratic obligations of the library such as preparing reports for the state library, paying bills, and overseeing all our staff. ...

I realized that not many of our readers know who I am. So, I would like to take a moment to introduce myself. I do the pagination here at the Chronicle Times, and have recently started taking care of the front desk and answering the phone. Occasionally I get the opportunity to get out in the community and take some photos of events going on – my favorite part of this job! My mother used to own the Aurelia Star, so I guess you could say that is where I found my joy for the newspaper business...

Amongst all the craziness of the COVID-19 pandemic, I have noticed that social media is overflowing with family togetherness! I have seen so many people outside. Part of me wonders how long after the pandemic is over that people will continue this togetherness. ...