Housewife led fight for a holiday for grandparents In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after Labor Day to be National Grandparents Day. The establishment of the holiday was the culmination of a grassroots...
Jasper newcomer recalls her fairytale romance Selections from the Great American Songbook played softly on the stereo recently as Jeanne Cannon sat in the living room of her apartment reflecting on her life. The familiar lyrics were not nearly...
Engagements Phillips - Gladden Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Phillips of Pell City announce the engagement of their daughter, Alicia Phillips, to Steven Gladden, the son of Jim Gladden and Joyce Crump of Jasper. The ...
Autumn is on its way No matter what the calendar says, summer’s almost gone, and autumn is just around the corner here in Empire, Alabama. There are so many signs that appear each day.
Engagements Limburg-Trice Johnny and Mary Snow of Oakman announce the engagement of their daughter, Tiffany Nicole Limburg of Jasper, to Justin Cameron Trice of Jasper, son of Cindy Norris Espinoza and Ricky...
Encounters with Elvis When Jasper resident Jo Lyn was 6, her family moved from Arkansas to a two-story duplex in Memphis. Their downstairs neighbors were Vernon and Gladys Presley and their teenage son, Elvis.
School Menus Aug. 27-31 JASPER CITY SCHOOLS MADDOX Monday- Hotdog w/Sauerkraut or Chili Sauce, Shredded Cheese, Baked Chips, Baked Beans, Fruit Roll Up, Fruit, Milk Tuesday- Sub Sandwich, Baked Chips, Lettuce, Tomato...
Pondering the passing of summer: highlights and high points One of the acquired wisdoms of parenthood is acknowledging the swift passing of days, weeks, months and years once children enter your life. Quite simply, as we grow older alongside our children, t...
Local painter uses school desks as her canvas Samantha Childers discovered her passion for painting in art class. So perhaps it was not a coincidence that she saw the potential in old school desks when she picked up a brush again several years...
Always waiting for someday I sat down with Jilda this week to eat dinner, and she called up an action comedy she’d recorded earlier. “Knight and Day” starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz probably won’t further the cause of w...
How to hang up If it were possible to choose the way we exit this world, my first choice would be how my cell phone recently met its end – face first in a casserole dish.
My life’s top 10 I’ve spent time today thinking about life events. You know the ones I’m talking about — things planned, and unplanned, that happen to you along your journey.
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