Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell
By Andy Bedwell In the country, we have always planted a garden every spring. It never seemed like a lot of trouble because I always knew how good all of the vegetables were going to taste when they were cooked. As we recently celebrated the Fourth of July holiday, I remember that my mother and […]
A Glencoe-to-Reeltown connection
By Vicki Scott Words cannot properly express the appreciation I feel for Michael Morrison from East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission Area Agency on Aging. Michael and his crew traveled all the way from Anniston to our little community of Reeltown to share a wealth of information about state and federal benefits for our […]
Keep Smilin’ with Rosie – Let’s put the kibosh on aggressive driving
By Rosie Preston Do you obey traffic laws? Are you so impatient that you speed or drive too close to the vehicle in front of you? Do you race to drive through a yellow traffic light? Do you pass on double yellow lines? If you answered ‘yes’ to any one of the above questions, you […]
The Vagabond – Local connection to Lindbergh flight
By Danny Crownover A story was written in 1927 to the effect that the mechanical wherewithal of Sand Mountain resident Claude Ryan helped made it possible for Charles A. Lindbergh (pictured at right) to make the first airplane trip across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris. Ryan came from a family that founded […]
From God’s word – Stephen was faithful in life and death
By Toni Ford In Chapters 6 and 7 of Acts of the Apostles, we read about a man named Stephen who was faithful both in life and in death. Warren Wiersbe says, “There are two words for ‘crown’ in the New Testament: diadema, which means ‘a royal crown’ and gives us the English word ‘diadem,’ […]
God’s word revealed – Plan B puts one’s salvation at high risk
By John Larkins Solid planning calls for an alternate course of action if one’s primary Plan A is rejected. This week, we’ll discuss and recommend a readily available course of action aimed at gaining salvation for our immortal souls that will be applied upon our deaths. Individual salvation is obtaining Christ’s approval to enter his […]
Westbrook grad part of another championship team
Photo: 2021 Westbrook Christian graduate and Louisiana State University sophomore Samuel Dutton (pictured at back) and his family gather for a photo following LSU’s championship victory over Florida in the recent College Baseball World Series in Omaha, Neb. Pictured with Dutton are dad Gary, mom Samantha, brother Andrew and Laina Townsel. (Courtesy of Grant Campbell) […]
Eddy Norris to head Coosa Christian boys basketball program
Pictured is new Coosa Christian boys basketball coach Eddy Norris coaching at Sand Rock High School. (Submitted photo) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor After 32 years of teaching and coaching under his belt, Eddy Norris recently decided that the ideal place for him to dust off his high school whistle and clipboard was 2736 Wills Creek Road […]
Coosa Christian hires local product as girls basketball coach
Pictured is new Coosa Christian girls basketball coach Daryl Douthard (center) coaching the Snead State women’s basketball team this past season. (Submitted photo) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Daryl Douthard’s commute to his coaching job just got a lot shorter. The Gadsden native and Snead State women’s assistant basketball coach recently was hired as girls varsity basketball […]