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Local children exposed to bats

by | Jul 31, 2015 | Community

By Fred Woods Editor Bats in the belfry? No, but they were present last week in another, older part of Trinity United Methodist Church. A group of children from Cornerstone UMC in Auburn were a part of a Christian camping experience  involving seven or eight churches,...

Number, please?

by | Jul 31, 2015 | Column

At a recent meeting of the Geneva Street Think Tank, a matter of the brain came up. Somebody mentioned that they had seen a story about adding memory to the brain, or something. That led to a “what if” proposition. You’ve heard of these people who remember everything....

Know when to say ‘when’

by | Jul 31, 2015 | Column

Two weeks ago, I was in Vegas with my pals, The GIs of Comedy, performing for a military group called the Non-Commissioned Officer Association, which was established in 1960 to enhance and maintain the quality of life for noncommissioned and petty officers in all...

The arrival of the Puckettians

by | Jul 31, 2015 | Column

The other day a visitor to our little beach town remarked that she could not recall the coast being so crowded during the week after the 4th of July – a time when Independence Day vacationers usually pack up and leave. “Where did all these people come from,” she...

7-31 Obituaries

by | Jul 31, 2015 | Obituaries

Caralee “Teeny” Williams Venters Caralee “Teeny” Williams Venters passed away at her home in the early hours of Sunday morning, July 26, 2015.  She was born in Opelika on June 21, 1921, to Mary Fanny Ellington Williams and John Winfield Williams.  She was preceded in...