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A funny thing about art

Back when I was knee-high to a grasshopper, I was a prolific reader of funny books. They all ...

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A visit with Abe Lincoln

Somehow President’s Day slipped by me. But, I had a remembrance that I would like to share, not ...

Opinion

Spivey family specialized in art of making syrup

Making syrup is truly an art, although it is becoming a lost art.  This article was in the ...

Lifestyles

What the Hellmann’s?

Ladies and gentlemen; boys and girls, cats and dogs! I know I am not hip. I don’t text; ...

Opinion

Pike Pioneer Museum was established in 1971

The Pike Pioneer Museum was established in 1971.  The museum is located on Highway 231 and is dedicated ...

Opinion

You can’t go ‘Holmes’ again

Thomas Wolfe was wrong, I thought. You can go home again. I’ve gone home many times, not physically, ...

Dianne Smith

The mystery of the noon whistle in Troy, Alabama

In 1980, Jean Rausch was a staff writer for the Troy Messenger and wrote many interesting articles about ...

Opinion

COLUMN: ‘Adventuring’ in the Big Apple

Last month I faced my fear of heights – and flying – and visited the “Big Apple,” New ...

Opinion

Mrs. Huner featured in The Messenger in 1969

In 1969, Mrs. Stanley Huner was featured in the Careers for Women feature stories. Mrs. Stanley Huner has ...

Jaine Treadwell

Thinkin’ about a piddler

The 16th Annual Pike Piddlers Storytelling Festival opened last night at the We Piddle Around Theater in Brundidge. ...

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