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Sports fans, especially college basketball fans, can tell you that March Madness is the nickname of the NCAA Championship Tournament. Basketball, however, is not...

Jean and I just spent three days on a magnificent mountain that has, or is near, beautiful bluffs, gorgeous gorges, carved canyons, cavernous caves,...

As I look back on the life I’ve lived, I seem to focus a lot on my childhood. I think most anyone does. As...

Well, I hear that mailman coming, he’s rolling around the bend, and I ain’t seen a letter, since 2010. That’s because the mail doesn’t...

I think I may have surely come to that stage and age in life where I can’t…I can’t…well, now I can’t remember what I...

I pulled a couple of boxes of photos down from my closet the other day. These photographs were mostly black and white relics made...

My first drinks of choice were either a Sun-Rise Orange, Nehi Grape or NuGrape. When I was a little older, my favorite became Coca-Cola....

What is as sweet as sugar, purple, gold and green all over and has a baby inside? A king cake! A king cake is...

I own a red Chevrolet pick-up truck. When I bought it a few years ago, I decided that it would be a good idea...

How do you have a reunion with a group of people when you have never met most of them? You can do that when...

Editor’s note: Written prior to Valentine’s Day You probably won’t get the day off from work, or school, on Valentine’s Day. You will be hard...

I am most thankful to have had the opportunity to get a college and seminary education. There was a time in my younger life...

I heard a rumbling noise coming from the second floor of my house. Since we almost never go up there, I thought that one...

The late Johnny Cash had a hit song back in 1996 in which he claimed to have been everywhere, man! He mentioned 92 cities...

The first time I went to their home was for a family Thanksgiving dinner. Actually, it was the midday meal, but down here we...

These drone sightings over New Jersey remind me of a time years ago when mysterious lights were spotted over Birmingham, Alabama. I know because...

Once upon a time, long, long ago, there lived a young lady named Mary. Mary was engaged to be married to a man named...

“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.” Mark Twain I read where author...

I’ve noticed in recent years, even though I’ve paid for a motel/hotel room in advance, the check-in clerk always wants my credit card for...

I was born in the South. And I live in the South. That means I eat fried food – me and about everybody else...

When I saw the handwriting on the wall, I knew we were no longer in Kansas; excuse me, I meant Alabama. As a matter...

I was talking to a friend’s daughter at a high school football game. When I asked her if they had any special Homecoming activities...

People can say some strange things. Some of these statements are quite annoying, while others may be funny and enjoyable. Some of the things...

Mama had a mysterious situation. Her dried apples kept disappearing. Each day their number seemed to be less than it had been the day...

I’m sitting in my favorite chair, TV remote in hand, shaking my head in disbelief. There’s nothing good to watch on television. Unless, of course,...

One of the most memorable lines I ever heard in high school was delivered to my friend Randy when he got into a heated...

October will be here before we know it, and we all know what that means, bow season opener. July is a great time to...

Since It was my fourth trip to the watch repair shop, I didn’t have high hopes. I’m sure the little Russian man who owned...

I just read an article about a man who was disqualified from a fishing tournament for cheating. Y’all, I think Jesus is coming soon....

Dear Coach Saban, Since I wrote a letter to Kalen DeBoer a few weeks ago and gave him some pointers about the South, I thought...

From my personal perspective, one of the most wonderful things about having grandchildren (besides being able to give them back) is that we get...

It was a horrible, sickening phone call. Within a few seconds, my hopes and dreams were crushed like someone stepping on a Coke can....

My wife Carol has been strongly suggesting (I call it nagging) that I visit my doctor and get the once over. I told her...

I recently went to see singer Jackson Browne perform at the Alabama Theatre in downtown Birmingham, and a curious thing happened. After the first...

CULTIVATE CULLMAN: The Countywide Arts & Gardening Celebration, which includes “Culinary Cullman” and musicians with Cullman County roots, grew from a seed of an...

I drove by our community ballpark the other day and saw that the All-Star baseball games were well underway. It’s hard to believe that...

ARTS IN THE GARDEN is a new way to enjoy the natural beauty of Sportsman Lake, the 70-year old,  Cullman County Parks and Recreation,...

The 1870s founders of Cullman County in the “Hill Country” of north Alabama traditionally celebrated the area’s birth year as 1873. So, 2023 is...

“Every storm, no matter how big and strong, passes eventually. Just know and remember that your spirit is much bigger and stronger than any...

The collector’s edition of “WUNDERGARTEN,” the folktale I set in 1870s Colonial Cullman, was birthed this week. (Signed copies available at Leldon’s in the...

What Cullman needs now is love, sweet love…and a DEAR GARDEN. This would be a gathering place embracing things we hold dear: tradition plus...

A Calm Week Turns Chaotic. In a week that gave us no ranked vs ranked matchups it seemed this would would be a cake walk,...

Back in Business: Alabama blows out Bulldogs. Despite a slow start offensively Alabama was able to turn a 21-6 halftime lead into a 49-9 blowout....

-Get Your Popcorn Ready. It would be easy to look at the Alabama v. Ole Miss game and think no. 1 Alabama just dominated,...

One turkey hunter was extremely grateful that the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Law Enforcement Section has a K9 unit, although there is...

Cheaha State Park's Callie Thornton takes in the vista at Bald Rock. (Photo by David Rainer) By David Rainer, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural...

  This is the true story of heartache, physical, sexual and alcohol abuse, love, hate, financial burdens and finally, finding joy, happiness and hope.   We trust...

  This is the true story of heartache, physical, sexual and alcohol abuse, love, hate, financial burdens and finally, finding joy, happiness and hope. We trust...

  This is the true story of heartache, physical, sexual and alcohol abuse, love, hate, financial burdens and finally, finding joy, happiness and hope. We trust...

Perhaps you had milk with your cereal this morning; if so, you can thank a farmer. Or maybe, if you buttered your whole wheat...

They say that one of the strongest memory triggers is the sense of smell. That must be true because whenever I smell chalk or...