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Kathy Bozeman hangs up a quilt to be photographed during Prospect Quilting Heritage Days, which was held at Prospect Methodist Church in Nauvoo last weekend. All of the information collected will be donated to the Archive of Alabama Folk Culture in Montgomery.  Photo by: Jennifer Cohron
Prospect residents share history through their quilts
Among the dozens of quilts that 16-year-old Joanna Benshoof photographed last weekend was one made in the 1940s by her great-grandmother.
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Engagements
Wood - Duke Cris Wood of Parrish and Crystal Hill of Curry are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jill Wood of Curry, to Phil Duke of Northport, the son of Melissa Curlee and P...
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Rick Watson
The making of ‘Life Happens’
I've learned something through the years as a writer. When it comes to putting out books, writing is the easy part.
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A teaching farm will be part of Bethany Village, a planned expansion of Camp McDowell. A private production farm is already operating on camp-owned land. Photo by: Jennifer Cohron
Reconnecting to creation
There was a time that most of the food served in Camp McDowell’s cafeteria was grown on the grounds of the Episcopal Church camp and conference center in Nauvoo.
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Jennifer Cohron
Back to school insanity
Something possessed me to volunteer to buy school supplies earlier this week for an article I was writing.
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Weddings & Engagements
Weddings Johnson - Gunter Jordanna Scott Johnson of Jasper and Barry Chase Gunter of Jasper were united in marriage at 7 p.m. on June 1, 2012, in a double ring ceremony officiated by Pastor ...
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Jennifer Cohron
A golden couple
It’s odd what you bring with you and what you choose to leave behind when you move out of your parents’ house.
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Rick Watson
When quitting is OK
I'm not a quitter by nature. In fact, I can be quite tenacious when faced with a problem.
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Engagements
Oliver-Herron Rick and Tam Oliver of Riverside are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jordan Oliver, to Ryan Herron, the son of Joe and Marie Herron of Jasper. The bride-elect...
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The menu at Huggin’ Molly’s includes such fabulous ‘50s fare as Coke floats, grilled cheese sandwiches and a steak sandwich that was once a popular dish at a local drive-in. The restaurant was opened in 2006 by Abbeville native Jimmy Rane, the CEO of Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. who is better known as “The Yella Fella.” Photo special to the Eagle
Huggin’ Molly’s serves up treats with a side of nostalgia
ABBEVILLE — The Yella Fella has made Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. famous over the past decade through a series of humorous television commercials.
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Margaret Dabbs
Homemade remedy for sanity includes tomatoes, squash, fruit cobbler
In a world where we quite often can make no sense of overwhelmingly tragic events, in order to keep our sanity, we temporarily resort to burying our heads. Lambasted with overbearing news coverage...
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Rick Watson
Mourning the loss of Blackie
Jilda and I never had children, but we helped raise a crew of nieces and nephews, and we've made a home for throw-away dogs. These are dogs that have been abused and/or abandoned and somehow made t...
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Jennifer Cohron
Focus on life’s little miracles
I picked Fannie Flagg’s “Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven” at random from my bookshelf last week.
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Engagements
Prescott - Avery Cynthia Kay Prescott and Gary Leonard Prescott of Nauvoo are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katlin Prescott, to Nicholas Avery, the son of Mary Genise Ave...
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The one-hour guided tour of DeSoto Caverns takes visitors 12 stories below the earth. The cave served at various times as an Indian burial ground, saltpeter mine and tavern before becoming a show cave in the 1960s. Photo special to the Eagle
DeSoto Caverns earns reputation as ‘Alabama’s Big Cave’
CHILDERSBURG — DeSoto Caverns Family Fun Park has more than 25 attractions but none more interesting than the cave itself — a 12-story natural wonder.
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