By Hardy Jackson Tailgating. It began as such a simple pleasure. Drive early to the game in your pick-up truck full of stuff to eat and drink and...
Column Articles
The Old Country Store
By Jody Fuller When I was a kid, going to the store was a big deal. It really was. Getting an ice-cold Coca-Cola was always at the top of my list....
Auburn’s Man
By Sean Dietrich In honor of college football season, I want to tell you about the biggest SEC football fan I know. He lives in Monroeville,...
Books offer chance for readers to explore, learn and grow
By Bradley Robertson What is so special about a good book? I did not grow up a reader. My father was an avid reader and read to me often, but I...
Death Row Discipleship
By Bruce Green In 2 Corinthians 1:8-11, Paul speaks to the Corinthians about an extreme crisis he and his companions faced while in the province of...
Sharon Cargile’s love of cooking led to careers in food service
By Ann Cipperly Sharon Cargile has had a love for cooking since she was a little girl in her mother’s, grandmothers’ and aunts’ kitchens watching...
Let’s Roll:
Why do so many Americans NOT fly the flag? By Greg Markley Today, students from grammar school to university are learning about Sept. 11, 2001....
My Father’s Birthday
By Sean Dietrich The day the planes hit the towers in New York was my late father’s birthday. I was at work. Ten of us stood on a job site, hands...
Star Spangled
By Wendy Hodge It is a Friday night, and my best friend and I are in a local football stadium watching a small private high school team play...