Engagements Hill-Williams
Jerry and Annette Hill of Parrish are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Stacy Hill, to Doug Williams, the son of the late Ray and Mima Williams of Bremen.
The br...
Colloquialisms from the 16th Century In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase “goodnight, sleep tig...
Indian Head Mills in Cordova Since the recent storm and damage done to Cordova, I wish to draw attention to the strength of a town and some of the history and the brave people who pick up the pieces and keep faith and together...
Being in the moment on an old tractor Inspiration is a strange and elusive thing. People often ask me how I come up with ideas for my columns. When I have an interesting encounter, or experience some personal calamity (which often happ...
Engagements Mann-Dill
Tim and Kim Mann of Jasper, and Misty Aldridge of Jasper, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Mann, to Chase Dill, the son of Wayne and Cynthia Dill of Ja...
Summer offers opportunities to fry Late last week many of us in this area woke up before dawn to a welcome sound- morning rain that lasted for several hours. On another day, the rain might have been a lullaby encouraging a return to...
Preparing a chicken to eat I like to use original stories from everyday life in Walker County. Gladys Williams of Empire has a story from the 1930s when she was in her early teens. Every farm child from those years could wri...
Weddings Barrentine-Tubbs
Amber Lynn Barrentine of Oakman and Rocky Ray Tubbs of Oakman were married at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2011, at Camp McDowell Chapel. A reception followed at Camp McDowell Cha...
There’s no place like home We got around early this morning and walked before the sun got up above the trees. Even without the sun, the morning was already hot and the humidity hung on our skin like a wet kiss from one of ou...
Taking time to just ramble around My two young adult sons take great pleasure in reminding me that in recent years I have lost my ability to focus for more than a few minutes. I consistently get sidetracked.
