WINFIELD - For Eldridge native Glenn Ray Dodd, having a disco-themed hourly special in the area's largest fireworks super center - complete with a disco ball and "That's The Way I Like It" and "Boot Scootin' Boogie" blaring from the speakers, while the owner dances in the aisles - is pretty much a normal day. 

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Dear Heloise: I do home repairs all the time because it's my profession. And I have some hints that might save someone from a trip to the ER or burning their house down to the ground.A ladder is one … more

Terry and I had both the burden and joy of an overabundance of seafood recently. The joy was that his son brought us a sack of very fresh oysters from Bayou la Batre. A sack has 50 oysters in … more

Harbor Chase of Jasper hosted a senior prom for residents on Thursday evening. The prom included a traditional senior walk-out as well as the crowning of a prom king and queen.  more

This week we are bringing back the Sweet Memories column that we started in 2020. As a reminder, the column is open to anyone who wants to share a story about someone special who has now passed on. … more

A sportswriting legend makes his home in Jasper.Wayne Hester, who has been a resident at Lakewood Senior Living since 2020, is one of 50 Legends being honored as part of the Alabama Sports Writers … more

Dear Heloise: I have three suggestions that I hope you will find useful to increase the usefulness of some common household items. I found that a grapefruit spoon is great for removing the tops of … more

Remember the line from that old Poltergeist movie — “They’re Back”! Well, here it is the first part of June and just like clockwork we have been seeing the beginning of the emergence of those … more

The average high this week was 87 degrees — and it is only going to get hotter as the summer goes on.There isn't much you can do about the Alabama heat, but there are things that can help prevent … more

Dear Heloise: I recently moved into an apartment that had been vacant for several months. The one bathroom that I am not using has a tub that had a bunch of little fruit flies, and later, small … more