By Michael J. Brooks My neighbor stopped me to announce he’d taken up lawn care as a second job. He asked if I’d be ...

Charles B. “Charlie” Watts III, age 78, passed away peacefully on May 12, surrounded by his loving family.  A longtime ...

By Dean Kelly We noted two ideas about inspiration last week – 1. Inspired Like Shakespeare; 2. Thought Inspiration. We ...

It was the best of grass, it was the worst of grass. But mostly, it was grass that needed to be cut. “You don’t like cutting ...

By Tom Boggs At my age, I can still recall play-like heroes on the silver screen at the Linden picture show, but I can also remember the news reel before the main attraction, and in the mid-forties, ...

A guest opinion editorial By Stan Gottfredson President and CEO of Atraxia Law Major manufacturers nationwide, including in ...

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) is pleased to announce the newest feature for EBT cards and SNAP clients. The ...

The second Marengo County winner of The Black Belt Community Foundation’s annual William and Geraldine Curry Scholarship is ...

By R.A. Mathews It was a hopeless situation. Imagine how it would feel if China had military control of this nation, ...

The American Red Cross encourages the public to schedule their May donation appointment before summer gets into full swing.

Three separate fatal traffic accidents on May 2, 3, and 6 have left some in the area shaken. On Friday, May 2, a two-vehicle ...

U.S. Jones Elementary and Westside Elementary students filled the U.S. Jones Elementary Gymnasium after finishing ten weeks ...