Author: town gist

More than two years into the COVID pandemic, it’s clear that people are very much over the virus. Most of us are gathering with loved ones and planning vacations, while health officials have stripped back mask mandates and dropped vaccine requirements. But the coronavirus still continues to wreak havoc across the U.S. In just the last week alone, cases in the country have increased by more than 30 percent and hospitalizations by over 17 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During a May 18 interview with NHK, top White House COVID adviser Anthony Fauci, MD,…

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Police believe that Taryn Summers was murdered, but that her two young relatives who were also missing are now safe.Investigators say they have found the body believed to be that of a child who disappeared from Emmett on Monday.During a Thursday evening news conference, Gem County Sheriff Donnie Wunder said the remains still need to be identified but investigators believe it’s 8-year-old Taryn Summers Quinton.“A suspect was arrested in Ada County,” Wunder said. He did not share the suspect’s identity but a search of the Ada County Jail roster shows a 54-year-old Emmett woman named Connie Smith was booked Thursday…

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Valerie Watts was expecting her son Noah. All went well until the end of her pregnancy. The devastated mother had her son’s nursery all made up and ready for him. The crib, baby clothes and everything else was in place. All that was missing was her child who would never be coming home. She told Fox9 News : “All week I knew, he wasn’t moving as much. I was very nervous.” His umbilical cord had become pinched in the womb. Sadly, Noah was stillborn. Understandably, Valerie couldn’t get rid of the items meant for her son. The crib especially was one piece she was…

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Please keep me anonymous. I am a married man. I have been married for three years now with a child, a lovely boy. My wife and I used to have a great marriage but now, all we have left are regrets, pain, quarrel and many more unpleasant things. We used to date while we were working, after that we decided to get married because we had a good chemistry. We were so much in love with each other that we could not let go of ourselves and the love we shared. We had a major block to our proposed union.…

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“I’m Kissing A White Man At 18 Years While You’re Still Struggling With A Broke Black Guy – Lady Brags On Facebook A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to brag about how she kisses and touches a white man at the age of 18, while other girls still struggle with broke black stingy guys. The lady took to her Facebook page to share a loved-up picture with her white lover saying; “I’m kissing and touching a white man at the age of 18… u are there still struggling with black Girls/guys .. please be wise. time wait for…

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That’s right, it’s the couple’s first kid together — sources with direct knowledge tell us he was born on May 13 in Los Angeles — but we don’t yet know his name The last time we saw Rihanna was on May 9 in Los Angeles for Mother’s Day weekend when she and Rocky grabbed dinner at Giorgio Baldi. It was back in January when the couple announced they were expecting — with an NYC photo shoot — both sets of fans went nuts with excitement for RiRi and A$AP. While Rihanna looked stunning throughout her pregnancy … wearing designer looks…

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The revered cleric said it was disappointing that people were still killing in the name of God.The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has reacted to the lynching of a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah Samuel Yakubu.Recall that Deborah was killed on the school premises in Sokoto by Muslim extremists for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. Welby condemned her killing. Welby, who is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, said this in a series of tweets…

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Liz Smith followed in her mother’s footsteps and became a pediatric nurse years ago. Liz is currently the Director of Nursing at Franciscan Children’s Hospital in Brighton, Massachusetts. Little did she know following her chosen career path also meant she’d find her daughter in a NICU.Liz first saw her sweet baby’s big blue eyes in 2016 when the little one was there for treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome. Gisele was 8-months-old when she first saw her angelic face ringed in curls.For five months Gisele remained under the care of the hospital – a ward of the state – as she…

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We are often pushed into situations we least expect. At such times a prayer goes a long way in restoring our faith and giving us the strength to handle what lies ahead. Time and again we hear stories from people’s lives about the magic of prayer, the many miracles that follow a heartfelt prayer. Here is one such incident that restores our faith in the effect of a humble prayer. Different people pray for different things. There are prayers requesting the fulfillment of one’s own desires. There are prayers of gratitude. Then there are unconditional prayers selflessly made for others…

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Atlanta, Georgia | A 32-year-old man went on a killing frenzy last night, after spending 36 hours in a row watching Walking Dead while doing drugs. According to the police, Kevin Fogarty was so badly intoxicated with crystal meth that he became convinced his apartment was surrounded by zombies.He equipped himself with an assault rifle, two pistols, a machete and a hammer, before going outside to “kill undead”. “He was walking down the street screaming ‘you won’t have my brains, you bastards!’ and shooting at everyone,” reports 47-year old Barbara Davis, who witnessed the whole scene. He shot a total…

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