On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Community Health Northwest Florida’s (CHNWF) Century Adult and Family Care practice and Lakeview Center hosted a Community Open House and Ribbon Cutting at their newly remodeled building at 6021 Industrial Blvd. in Century....

Today's column is not so much history as thankfulness for living in a rural area. When my family arrived at Jimmy's Grill in Molino last Friday night we were surprised to learn that a band was playing on the porch. Quite a few people were sitting...

We camped. It was cheap and fun. During the Oil Embargo of 1973-74 we had saved enough money to take a trip to Colorado. In his military days Lamar had been stationed at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and always wanted to show me the...

It was not a perfect trip…but it was an excellent one. After 92 days, 13 states and 7,200 miles I am home. What awesome sights. What a beautiful country we live in. Thinking of excellence got me to thinking about how that is generally not good...

Labor Day is commonly celebrated as the last hurrah to summer! It’s lots of fun activities and a chance to spend time with family and friends during the last long 3-day weekend of summer.  Friends, families and grilling make for a memorable...

Stacie Edward Colter, 45, of Flomaton, died Friday, August 23, 2019. Mr. Colter was born in McRae, Ga. And had resided in Flomaton since 2008, coming from Tifton, Ga. A musician who played several instruments and sang, he worked as a carpenter in...

Edna L. Archie, 69, of Detroit, Mich., formerly of Atmore, died Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Mrs. Archie was a native of Atmore and 1968 graduate of Escambia County Training School. Following graduation, she relocated to Detroit, where she began...

Johnnie Benjamin Coleman, 90, of Castleberry, died Tuesday, August 20, 2019 after a brief illness. Mr. Coleman was a native and lifelong resident of Castleberry. A former logger and retired truck driver with the Conecuh County, Ala. Road...

Emma Joan Fillingim, 87, of Atmore, died Thursday, August 15, 2019. Mrs. Fillingim was born March 27, 1932, to Jesse L. and Alberta Rohrkaste Bealor in Waukegan, Ill. Retired from West Florida Hospital Medical Records, she was a member of the First...

Vernease Othella McGinitie, 85, of Brewton, died Saturday, August 24, 2019 in a local nursing facility after a brief illness. Mrs. McGinitie was a native and lifelong resident of Brewton who was a retired spinner machine operator at Monsanto with...

Grace Susie Cook Gatewood, 97, of East Brewton, died Saturday, August 24, 2019, after a brief illness. Mrs. Gatewood was a native of Elba, Ala. and lifelong resident of Bradley, Ala. and East Brewton. Former owner and operator of Gatewood Grocery,...

Clifford Earl Montgomery, 55, died Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Mr. Montgomery was born Oct. 17, 1963, to Frank and Emma Mae Montgomery and was a long-time resident of Freemanville, Ala. The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Saturday, August 17, at the...

As we say goodbye to the summer of 2019, allow me to reminisce with you and indeed commemorate more than likely a summer exactly 50 years ago that was undoubtedly the most momentous summer in American history – The Summer of 1969. It is amazing...

We don't want to sound like we're crying wolf every time a hurricane comes out of the Caribbean and has a potential to cause issues in our area, but we still want to inform people of the possibility and tell them that they need to stay on top of...

Americans are already suffering through perhaps the longest presidential election in history. Absolutely refusing to accept the results of the 2016 election, many Democrats are still fighting to reverse that result, but with 2020 upon us, dozens of...

Israel means so much to our nation. The American people have no better friend. As the only democracy in the volatile Middle East, Israel is one of our greatest partners on the global stage. And Israel, particularly Jerusalem, holds a close personal...