If we told you Alabama used to be an agricultural state most of you would nod your heads in agreement. If I told you it still was many of you would say “No way.” Well, you would be dead wrong. Agriculture, forestry and their related industries account for a staggering...

It’s sometimes okay, even necessary to blow your own horn. Growing up in a fairly genteel Southern home (I guess that means “poor but proud”), you got taught that it wasn’t nice to brag on yourself. But you quickly learn that you can’t get very far in today’s world...

You know what a hero looks like? Look for Bennie Adkins. He’s one of them, certified by the President of the United States. That luminary awarded then Sergeant First Class, now Command Sergeant Major (retired) Adkins the Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S. Army’s...

We’re doing something a little different this week. We want to observe the passing of an Opelika leader. Everybody didn’t love Dick Moreman. Some people didn’t even like him. Even those who loved him, sometimes got pretty frustrated with him. In fact, if you didn’t...