By Megan Brown, Navy Office of Community Outreach
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Bolling P. “Trey” Starke, III, has been chosen as a Top Producer in 2021 by Insurance Business America.
Faulkner Law alumna, Judge Terri Bozeman Lovell made history as the first woman selected to serve as Executive Director of the Alabama State Bar since the organization’s founding in 1879.
Resuming its popular Book Talk series, though still virtual, John S. Sledge was the guest May 6th to discuss his recent book, The Gulf of Mexico: A Maritime History. Comprehensive in scope, the book examines the tenth largest body of water in the world. Sledge takes a look at the people, shi…
Fred Marshall
Contributing Writer
People at the Pike Road Town Hall rolled-up their sleeves recently. No, not to get a shot, but to donate life-saving blood. Blood is always needed, but demand for it can certainly increase during the summer months when travel and outdoor activities increase. By noon, the LifeSouth blood driv…
Fred Marshall
Contributing Writer
Sports
TUSCALOOSA -- Prattville Christian punched its ticket to the state tournament with a dominating 8-1 victory over Catholic in the West Regionals at Bowers Park on Saturday morning.
TALLASSEE -- The things first-year Catholic coach Kirk Johnson wanted to see out of his team Friday didn’t necessarily translate to the scoreboard.
GULF SHORES -- Alabama Christian advanced to the finals of the winner’s bracket in the South Regional, but LAMP did not.
Opinion
Heroes are people who are disciplined in learning, accept tough challenges, always stay calm, and think quickly about how to solve a problem. A crisis doesn’t create heroes – it reveals them!
John Ed Mathison
Contributing Writer
Some of you have inquired how Alabama will fare in Washington after Senator Richard Shelby retires at the end of 2022. The answer is that it will be nothing less than devastating for the Heart of Dixie. The amount of federal dollars that Senator Shelby has individually brought home is inca…
Steve Flowers
Contributing Writer
One of the bedrock principles in the United States is the idea of free association. Enshrined in the first amendment is the freedom of like-minded consenting adults to gather, organize and exchange ideas (or bodily fluids) more or less without government intrusion. But when the unity of thos…
Brian Hodge
News Editor
Sports teams are identified by their names. I remember being present when the Montgomery Minor League Baseball team name was announced. The name chosen was “Montgomery Biscuits.” There was disbelief when the crowd heard it, but it’s turned out to be a great name. I understand that the Montgo…
John Ed Mathison
Contributing Writer
The Whirl
Society, Leisure and Weddings
The Society of Arts and Crafts (SAC’s) and Stonehenge Gallery (in Montgomery, Alabama) have opened the call for our 2021 Photography Competiti…
Margaret Anne McNeill, a 2020 graduate of Saint James School, and current Mississippi State University freshman, recently placed in the semifi…
During the week of Thanksgiving 2020, Mia and Jon drove to the Dunton Hot Springs Resort in the San Juan mountains of Colorado for the four-ye…
A & E
Join the Montgomery Symphony this Friday, December 18th, at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 pm at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre (MPAC) for the annual Joyce Caddell Holiday Pops. Don’t miss this chance to ring in the season with memorable selections ranging from “The Grinch” to “Sleigh Ride” and m…
This week marks Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s 35th anniversary in Montgomery. From its founding as a summer theatre festival in Anniston in 1972 to its designation as the State Theater of Alabama in 1977 to the stunning performing arts complex in Montgomery (built in 1985), ASF has been a l…
Former Birmingham News reporter and Alabama House of Representatives legislator Charlie Grainger has published his compelling memoir that chronicles eight decades of U.S. history through the eyes of a southern country boy. Peppered with imagery that highlights the South's charm and distinct …
Julie Parker Garrett
Lifestyle Editor
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