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Cross carver savors joy of creationSaturday, April 23, 2011 @ 10:17PMCecil Jones has been a wood carver all of his life, so when his wife first got sick in 2004, he noticed that one of her nurses wore a cross around her neck.

3-day, 390-mile garage sale beginsFriday, October 15, 2010 @ 5:55PMIt is a bargain hunter's paradise stretching more than 390 miles from Jackson, Mississippi to Mesquite, Texas: the annual fall historic Highway 80 Garage Sale.

Warm colors, comfortable textures lead fall design trendsSaturday, September 11, 2010 @ 3:47AMWarm colors and comfortable textures are leading design trends this fall.

Decorating trend turns toward cottage, cabin charmWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 3:38PMThis fall, we’re seeing the homey charm of cottages, farmhouses and woodsy cabins as a trend among shelter retailers.

I-95 corridor: From bad to worseSunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:20PMSUMMERTON -- Every seat in the Clarendon County unemployment office is taken on a typical weekday afternoon, and many of these people won't find new jobs any time soon. That's just the way it is here along South Carolina's poor and rural Interstate 95 corridor.

Decorate with cottage style's cozy charmWednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:54AMMany dread the first chilly night that signals fall's approach, but the seasonal shift also can be a welcome relief.

(Not small) Frey: Big treatTuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:54PMFrey's "Weeping Woman" The Arts Center has a great exhibit in its main galleries (Wolfe and Rockefeller) that I'm betting will be a huge crowd-pleaser: "Bigger, Better, More: The Art of Viola Frey." Some will compare it favorably to the former show in that space, World of the Pharaohs, which put the Arts Center's finances in the ditch, though the two really shouldn't be compared. I have to say ...

Cottage style's cozy and currentSaturday, August 21, 2010 @ 5:35AMAnticipating crisp days and a nice pot of soup on the stove helps shake off the summer doldrums. And this fall, we're seeing the homey charm of cottages, farmhouses and woodsy cabins as a trend among shelter retailers.

Cottage style's cozy charmFriday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:59PMMany dread the first chilly night that signals fall's approach, but the seasonal shift also can be a welcome relief.