By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Before I write this week’s restaurant review, I have to tell you about something special, which happened to me on Sunday, Sept. 18, which was my Granddaddy Mac’s birthday. After breakfast and before Mike and I started getting ready to go to...

By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Back when I taught language arts at Long Cane Middle School in LaGrange, Georgia, I always wanted to be fair to all my students and wanted them to succeed. However, I must admit that I had a soft spot for David and Lauren (not their real...

By STACEY PATTON WALLACE When I was growing up in Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals), we didn’t have many restaurants at which to dine. We had Cecil’s (now closed), Lake Hill Restaurant (now closed), Pizza Hut, Western Sizzlin’, Hardee’s and various other...

By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Back when I was a young girl living with my parents in Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals), my Mama would make us a special treat. (My two much older brothers Jim and Mike were students at Auburn University, and I was thrilled to have...