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The war on drugs continues and while I’m not sure the war can ever by won, law enforcement is putting a dent in the problem through Georgia. Recently, several large drug busts have been made in the state and here are a few of the reports from those cases. On Thursday, Feb. 12, law enforcement agencies executed 18 search warrants in connection to an investigation into a local trafficking organization operating in Muscogee, Harris and Russell counties. According to a Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) press release during the execution of the 18 search warrants, approximately 2.2 pounds of suspected Cocaine, approximately 46 grams of suspected Fentanyl, approximately 2.5 pounds of suspected Marijuana, approximately 105 grams of suspected THC, approximately 101 suspected Hydrocodone Pills, and other assorted pills and drugs were seized. The total value of the drugs seized was $126,321.00. The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office also seized $101,035.12 in U.S. currency and 14 vehicles.

Last Monday, on President’s Day, I had cinnamon spice oatmeal for breakfast. Normally, of course, that isn’t news. That isn’t even worthy of a mention in passing.  But this time, it was different. You see, the last time I had cinnamon spice oatmeal for breakfast was the morning of July 31, 2025.  During that meal, I had a heart attack. (True, I treated it as if it were acid reflux, and it was four days before I did anything about it, but that’s another story – one I’ve already told in this space.) I’m happy to report that history did not repeat itself, and I didn’t have another attack while enjoying my cinnamon spice repast. But it was definitely an episode of “poking the bear.”

Science fiction has brought to life an interesting variety of planets, some real and some not. Some of you that have been around for a long time might remember that in 1934 readers of the newspaper comic strip Flash Gordon were introduced to the planet Mongo. Mongo was the creation of Alex Raymond and Don W. Moore. Raymond was the comics artist behind Flash Gordon and Moore was a ghostwriter and magazine editor. As envisioned, Mongo was about half the size of Earth, had an atmosphere comparable to Earth’s, with gravity slightly less than Earth’s, and four moons. It was a rogue planet that drifted into our Solar System.

• Mar. 3. Today in 1980, the submarine USS Nautilus is decommissioned. Launched in 1954, Nautilus enjoyed a storied career as the world’s first nuclear-powered boat, first nuclear-powered submarine, and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole, serving for 26 years. Named for Captain Nemo’s fictious submarine in Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea today the Nautilus is a museum ship at the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton, Connecticut. She has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and visited by an average of about 250,000 people per year.

Now we’re ready to close out February! The second month of the year (and the shortest) is about to be history.  Was yours a good one? I certainly hope that it was. Spring is right around the corner, you know.  Three more weeks or so, and we’ll celebrate the annual renewal of the world, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. Those south of the Equator will be entering autumn. Interesting, that. So is trivia – interesting, I mean.  Enjoy!

The Hogansville City Council held their second regularly scheduled meeting for the month on February 16th, with the mayor and all councilmembers present. After approval of the consent agenda, Wanda Lowe made a presentation to promote a free event at the Royal Theater. This is the 29th year of the Azalea Storytelling Festival, scheduled for March 6-8 in LaGrange, and one of this year’s speakers will be in Hogansville on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:30 pm. Rev. Robert Jones, a preacher, musician and master storyteller will be speaking at the Royal and all citizens are encouraged to attend.