The Washington D.C. National Rural Electric Youth Tour, sponsored by local electric cooperatives, the Alabama Rural Electric Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, is part of a grassroots program to educate high school...

Contractors have been busy since Monday morning as the Alabama Department of Transportation begins its repaving project along Highway 113 from Flomaton to Interstate 65. Slow progress is good progress, but expect delays heading down the...

I'm taking this advice from Rick Bragg: "I'm tired of explaining myself and I ain't doing it no more; just write from the heart." So here’s to you, my writing hero. I don't know how else to write except my own experience. So, in mid June when the...

At Century’s ASHS Museums treasures abound. Although the monetary value of almost everything here is minimal, the historical merit of many items cannot be measured because they offer unique windows to our past. One artifact placed on a glass...

WHOA! It is so-oo-ooo HOT! Every time I have stepped outside the last few days, I imagined that I stepped into a room in which someone was pouring water on hot rocks. It's hot, steamy, and hard to breathe. But I'm not really in a sauna—I'm...

As you read this, I am in the midst of a 4-month, 6,000 mile trip through 19 western states. Presently, I am in the beautiful state of Utah. I am traveling back to all the cities west of the Mississippi River where I played pro baseball. I have...

Lanace Turner Carden, 94, of Century, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Century Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Carden was born in Clarke County, Ala. and had been a lifetime member of the Century community. She had worked as a nurse at...

Hazel Smith Strawbridge, 74, of Atmore, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Mrs. Strawbridge was born April 13, 1945, to Grover Frisco and Myrtle Irene McKinley Smith in Huxford, Ala. Owner and operator of Hazel's Curl Country Beauty Salon for more than...

Casey Lynn Orem, 46, died Sunday, June 30, 2019 in Mobile, Ala. Mrs. Orem was a native and former resident of Atmore who had resided in Dyas, Ala. for the past 7 years. She was of the Christian faith. The funeral was held at10 a.m., Saturday, July...

James David Holley, 74, died Monday, July 1, 2019. Mr. Holley graduated from Auburn University in 1966 with a B.S. degree in forestry. Working in industry and private practice for 50 years, he served in the U.S. Army and retired as a colonel in the...

Douglas Anthony Hadley, 75, of Century, died Monday, July 1, 2019 in Milton, Fla. Mr. Hadley was born Dec. 16, 1943, to Louie Lee and Ola Mae Spence Hadley in Escambia County, Fla. and was a retired equipment operator with Swift Lumber Co. A Little...

Thelma Wiggins Holley, 90, died Friday, July 5, 2019, in Bratt, Fla. after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Holley was born March 9, 1929, to Robert and Addie Wiggins in Bratt. A graduate of Ernest Ward High School, she moved to Pensacola in 1954, where she...

Connie Jeanette Pate Tolbert, 66, died Monday, July 1, 2019 at Cartersville Medical Center. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 7 at Cope Keahey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Finklea officiating. Burial followed at Old Town Cemetery...

Carl “Buster” McGhee, 102, of Poarch, Ala., died Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Mr. McGhee was born to Littles and Ellen Colbert McGhee in Huxford, Ala. Having served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII, he was the oldest living WWII veteran and...

Determining citizenship in a census of the United States of America would seem intuitively appropriate and logical. Most Americans probably assume the census is supposed to count all citizens to determine representation in Congress. In part the...

Folks, don’t look now, but the 2020 Presidential Election is upon us. Indeed, as many as 21 Democratic aspirants are already announced and campaigning. They are quite a liberal group as you might expect. Leading the pack of Democrats trying to...

For Americans from coast to coast, Independence Day is a celebration of our nation’s birthday with friends and family. The day also offers an opportunity for reflection. In Washington, President Trump held a “Salute to America” celebration on...

Since Monday, we've been in contact with Escambia County (Ala.) Emergency Management Director David Adams about this possible storm that is brewing off the coast in the Gulf of Mexico. Adams made his first report to the county commission Monday...