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Memories of Mama

In memory, Mama came by the other day. I was putting out a few bedding plants when she ...

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O.L. Oliver was a railroad man

The railroad system in the United States began in the late 1800’s.  On April 23, 1900, the Atlantic ...

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Remembering Frannie

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. And, I’m on it and there’s a of traffic ...

Lifestyles

Close encounters with Jean Lake and Charles Adams

Let me first say that Jean Lake was only a casual acquaintance and Charles Adams was not-so-distant kin. ...

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COLUMN: Are you a jerk?

By Allen Mendenhall Allen Mendenhall is Associate Dean and Grady Rosier Professor in the Sorrell College of Business ...

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When there ain’t nobody to ask

Back when Mr. Knox Ryals was asked about a potato chip factory that was once in operation in ...

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Archives show Ruth Lee had a rewarding career

Here is another from the Messenger’s series on careers for women which was run in 1969. A double ...

Lifestyles

The sweet, sweet days of summer

Growing up in the Deep South was a wonderful experience. But times have changed, The words “thank you” ...

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Mrs. Reynolds Smart had an outstanding career

In 1970, the Troy Messenger ran this story on Mrs. Reynolds Smart and her long career as a ...

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Grits, ‘Well, Lawdy, Lawdy’

Back in the early 1960s, Yellowstone National Park was as foreign to a gal from South Alabama as ...

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