By STACEY PATTON WALLACE AUBURN –– Have you ever noticed how well your Mama seems to do everything? Barbara Patton, my Mama, was married to my Daddy for 66 years. She is an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, Christian role model, cook, cleaner,...

By STACEYPATTON WALLACE By the time this column is published on May 12, the Good Lord willing, another Mother’s Day will have come and gone. If you are a mom, I hope you had an amazing day because you certainly deserved it. My Mama, Barbara Patton (again, not the...

By STACEYPATTON WALLACE A few weeks ago, Mike and I spent a wonderful afternoon at Opelika High School. It was a real treat for veteran teachers like us; we haven’t been in a school in almost a year, and we haven’t taught in one since March 2020 when Covid-19 shut...

By STACEYPATTON WALLACE LANETT — Awhile back, Mike and I traveled to Lanett, Alabama, for a most painful reason: filing our income tax return. Since the experience was so unpleasant, we decided to treat ourselves to the world’s best chicken fingers.   Now, as I’ve...