Jordan: Conference was 'best ever'

The 2010 Leadership Conference at Troy University Feb. 5 and 6 was, in the words of event chair Catherine Jordan, the best ever. Read story

Boothe: No to charter schools

A bill that would allow for the creation of charter schools in the state could come up for vote in the legislature as early as next week. (24 comments) | Read story

Some benefits not worth expanding

Sen. Wendell Mitchell, D-Luverne, spoke out against a bill pending in the Alabama Senate that he said would grant the state a one-time payment of $100.5 million from the federal government and require the state to expand unemployment benefits permanently. (34 comments) | Read story

Vaughn challenges media at conference

Truth. That was the heart of the message of Former CNN Headline News Anchor Lyn Vaughn, keynote speaker of the ninth annual Leadership Conference at Troy University. (1 comment) | Read story


Our View

Storytelling festival a 'don't miss' treat

Tell me a story ... one that makes me laugh, or makes me cry, or makes me stop to ponder. Read story

Today's Column By Jaine Treadwell

Resisting the ever-widening gap


Jaine Treadwell

The generation gap was formed when Adam and Eve begat. Read story

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Special Section

Annual campstew cookoff to be held Friday at Goshen Town Hall

Vying for Pike County camp stew braggin’ rights begins when the crockpots heat up at the Goshen Town Hall annex on Friday. Read story

Schools

CHHS theater students shine

The theater students at Charles Henderson High School lived up to the expectations of their director, Jessica Boothe. Read story




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