By Ann Cipperly Former Opelika caterer Martha Hicks was known for scrumptious dishes elegantly presented for a variety of occasions from dinner...
Martha Hicks remembers catering career, shares favorite recipes
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Column Articles
For unto us a child is born, so let’s do Christmas right
By Hardy Jackson When my children were young, one of the joys of the Yuletide season was riding around town, looking at Christmas lights. Some...
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices…
By Bradley Robertson I have loved this line from ‘Oh Holy Night’ for so long. In fact, I enjoy it so much, I used it as the greeting on our family...
My Angel Bud
By Sean Dietrich Yesterday I received several emails after I mentioned my guardian angel, Bud, in a recent column. One of the emails read: “Are you...
Water into Wine
By Bruce GreenTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika The word “wine” is used in the biblical witness to refer to fermented and...
On the Mark
By D. Mark Mitchell Opelika Athletics turn attention to the winter sports such as basketball (girls and boys), wrestling and indoor track. The...
COVID killed The Don
By Steve Flowers Around Labor Day, when this year’s presidential campaign was beginning to heat up, I wrote a column about the classic 1960...
A hard day’s night: the day Beatles icon John Lennon was murdered
By Greg Markley Dec. 8, 1980 was a routine night for me as a copy boy at a newspaper in my native Rhode Island. I was a 24-year-old college student...
Betsy Lynne Hall Ledoux shares a taste of “home”
By Ann Cipperly After living in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and various places in the United States, Betsy Lynne Hall Ledoux returned to her...