Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Jordan Lesley is the Troy man for the job

Dear Editor, When Jon Sumrall recently left Troy to take the head coaching position at Tulane, he left ...

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It’s Christmas time. “Hit it!”

With “Christmas time a-comin,’ “I often think of Christmases, now, too long ago, and all those who were ...

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COLUMN: Pro sports becoming a mainstay in Alabama

I’ve been to Birmingham more times in the past year than I have in my entire life. Some ...

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Article from 1946 tells story of Captain Edwin S. Williams

Wikipedia describes the “Greatest Generation” as this:  ‘the generation of people born from 1901 to 1927.  They were ...

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COLUMN: Troy’s coaching search begins, looking at potential candidates

Editor’s note: This column is in no way an endorsement or support for any potential coaching choices at ...

Lifestyles

Kathryn had a wonderful gift of words

Shuffling through a box of cards and letters the other day, I came across a Christmas card that ...

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’Cause it’s fruit …ain’t it?

Cold weather made an appearance the other morning. As I stood at the kitchen window, I said aloud, ...

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Pike County’s ‘Poor House’ was closed in 1936

Before Social Security  and the advent of pensions and other  programs, men and women who were impoverished resided ...

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The Messenger once profiled Careers of Women: Mrs. Ernest Holmes

Meeting people in a new town can pose a problem.  Mrs. Ernest Holmes had the skill and enthusiasm ...

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Learning what veteran really means

I used to think of veterans as balding men who rode in parades and gathered at barbecues and ...

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