Well, we thought COVID-19 was bad, until we saw the events unfold recently around race, our police officers and everything in between. Sadness and...
Column Articles
Tony Cochran talks small business recovery last week
By Will FairlessAssociate Editor Tony Cochran, chairman of the Alabama Small Business Commission, was the guest speaker for last Wednesdayʼs...
Gov. Kay Ivey issues statement on authorization of Alabama National Guard on as needed basis
From the Office ofGov. Kay Ivey Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that she has given authorization to Adjutant General Sheryl Gordon with the Alabama...
Inside the Statehouse Stellar group studying gambling in the state
Another legislation session has passed, and Alabama still has no lottery. Actually, the legislature does not in itself have the authority to pass a...
Celebrating Summer On a Shoestring
As a child, I loved my summer activities in Lee County. My favorite day-camp as a Girl Scout Brownie was at Spring Villa. Out in the woods we had...
Pat Dakin shares an assortment of collected family recipes
By Ann Cipperly Pat Dakin and her husband, Matt, moved to Opelika in 1992 when she accepted the position of director of the Auburn Opelika Tourism...
Holy Ground
It was an eventful time for Israel. They had crossed the Jordan and entered the promised land. The men had been circumcised. They celebrated the...
Pat Dakin shares an assortment of collected family recipes
Pat Dakin and her husband, Matt, moved to Opelika in 1992 when she accepted the position of director of the Auburn Opelika Tourism Bureau, the...
U.S. Mail
BOW, N.H.— A sunny morning in New Hampshire. Summer is inching closer. A few rural mail carriers ride the backroads, making their rounds. A dog...