Back to Mayberry Allan Newsome worries sometimes when he writes down "Floyd Lawson" as his alias on official paperwork for his job at Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal.
Morrison pursues Walker County history puzzle piece by piece Summer nights in the '60s were spent outside playing hide-and-seek with all the other kids in the neighborhood. The best games started just after dark and reluctantly ended when the first parent st...
Weddings & Engagements Weddings
Mosely-Waldron
Erin Marie Mosley and Adam Caldwell Waldron were united in marriage on July 17, 2010, at 6 in the evening at First United Methodist Church of Jasper. Dr. Wilson Benton...
The electric churn During World War II while my parents were in Birmingham working, I lived with my maternal grandparents, Buster Ed, known by all as Uncle Ed, and Sarah. Their house was in Powell Town on about an ac...
There’s a story behind every tattoo The first tattoo I ever saw was of a naked woman on my grandpa Charlie Watson’s forearm. I’m sure the figure was racy when he got it, but the years had erased most of the tattoo. What remained loo...
Life is a history lesson Teachers would probably say that science or math is the most important subject for students to learn. I would argue that it’s history.
Engagements Harrod-Hayes
Billy and Paige Harrod of Jasper are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lynn (Pratty) Harrod, to Landon Hayes, the son of Jeff and Cindy Hayes of Dora.
The bride-e...
Stop your stinkin’ thinkin’ Henry Ford made one of the most profound statements that I’ve ever heard when he said, “Whether you think you can, or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.”
No such thing as a free magazine This just in — Hillary Clinton takes a spinning class in New York, Lindsay Lohan’s rehab cost $75,000 a month and Paula Abdul still watches “American Idol.”
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