As Dr. John Watkins and other settlers disembarked from steamboats at Holly Creek in 1813 the river culture of Southwest Alabama was already beginning to take shape. Predating Anglo settlers were Native Americans who lived in the river delta for...

We camped. It was cheap and fun. Oil Embargo 1973-74 we had saved enough money to take a trip to Colorado. Lamar had been stationed at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and always wanted to show me the place that inspired him to go to...

I have begun reading An Hour Before Daylight by Jimmy Carter. I’m not far into the book, but something he said about the town where he grew up (It’s not Plains.) caught my attention. “Archery is no longer there, except on the old maps, but...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY  STEER & HEIFER SHOW PERDIDO RIVER FARMS ATMORE, ALABAMA THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019 Winners: SENIOR SHOWMANSHIP CLASS Colbie English Rowdy Rutherford Jacelyn Chunn Ashley Bradley J.B. Rhodes James McElhaney...

Days are warmer! Birds are chirping! Flowers are blooming, and bees are buzzing! Spring is in the air – it’s the perfect time to - go green! No not green as in earth friendly (though that’s important too) but green as in adding more green...

Cheryl Oliver Fore, 62, of Century, died Monday, March 4, 2019 at a Birmingham hospital. Mrs. Fore was a native of Eupora, Miss. and lifelong member of the Flomaton community. She had worked as payroll manager for Poarch Band of Creek Indians and...

Dorothy Jean Sales Johnson, 82, of Flomaton, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Mrs. Johnson was a native of Century who had been a resident of Flomaton for 21 years after coming from Pensacola. She had worked as a secretary for Naval Air Station in...

Angelia Irene Hadley, 47, of Bay Minette, died Sunday, March 10, 2019. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 13, at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home. Burial followed at the Bryars-McGill Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral...

Lowell Stephen “Gingerboy” McGill, Sr., 84, died Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Atmore. Mr. McGill was a native of Perdido, Ala. who had resided in Atmore for the past 62 years. Employed at WATM as a disc jockey, he worked for FEMA, was the voice...

Sadie Mae Crook, 68, of bay Minette, died Friday, March 8, 2019 at Oakwood-North Baldwin Nursing Care Center in Bay Minette. Mrs. Crook was a native of Baldwin County who attended Douglasville School in Bay Minette and was a member of New Jerusalem...

Leola P. Walker, 76, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Mrs. Walker was born Feb. 3, 1943, to Jessie and Maggie Powell in Castleberry, Ala. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 8, at Sandy Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Duran Odoms...

John Henry Marshall, 72, died Friday, March 1, 2019. Mr. Marshall was born Oct. 16, 1946, to Adolf and Ester Marshall in Atmore, Ala. A graduate of Escambia County Training School, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. A lifelong member of The House of God...

Michael Tyrone Stallworth, 57, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Mr. Stallworth was born Dec. 30, 1961, to Alfred and Placeda Harris Stallworth in Atmore. He was a 1979 graduate of Escambia County High School. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Saturday,...

Inell L. Stevenson, 75, of Bay MInette, died Thursday, March 7, 2019. Mrs. Stevenson was a native of Bay Minette and attended the Vaughan and Douglasville Schools. The funeral will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 14m at Turner Funeral Chapel...

Lucretia Williams, 67, died Saturday, March 9, 2019, in an Atmore healthcare facility. Mrs. Williams was born in Henry County, Ala. and had been a resident of Flomaton for the past six yearshaving previously lived in Brewton and Abbeville. A member...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question is probably the single most-asked question of any child throughout the world. Here in the United States, many children are able to achieve their dreams through hard work, dedication, and...

Newly elected freshman Democrats in the House of Representatives are causing substantial consternation for the Democrat Party particularly the leadership. Drifting left for decades, Democrats lurched left under President Obama, but following the...

Do you have earthquake coverage in your homeowners policy? It's a question that's really never answered until an earthquake hits close to home. Our bet is most people in California have earthquake insurance. We remember back in 1997 when there was...

Gov. Kay Ivey made infrastructure improvement in the state her cornerstone issue for this year, and more importantly for her term as governor. Within less than three months in office she and the Legislature have successfully accomplished this...