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Get your hands dirty with this old, delicious July 4th treat
Back when I was a little lass, the Fourth of July was an occasion almost as important - well, just as important, I'd say - as Christmas. Christmastime was all well and good, of course, but the Fourth of July was an extra important date because it was the time of the big family reunions when I was a kid. My extended family on my Daddy's side always held their big reunion - or 'Homecoming,' as we always called it - on the week of the Fourth of July. Kids were out of school. The general bustle of the end of the school season was over and Daddy's venerable army of cousins, aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces were readily able to come from hither and yon to Coffee County, Alabama.
Candidates seek support in municipal elections
Candidates seek support in municipal elections
Tuberville gets key endorsements to boost early bid for governor
In what is beginning to look less like an open contest and more like a preordained ascent, two of Alabama’s most powerful Republican officials—U.S. Senator Katie Britt and Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth—have formally endorsed Senator Tommy Tuberville’s campaign for governor.
Learning to drive with Momma and ‘The Beach Boys’
The very first car I ever learned to drive was a indigo-blue Toyota Corolla. Now, I am - and was - the sort of person who really can't walk and chew bubblegum at the same time. So, at the tender age of seventeen, I certainly had my doubts about mastering the fine art of operating an automobile. And I had good reason to. I was a driver's ed flunky. I just naturally got my right and left mixed up most times. Now, add in that my extreme anxiety around any sort of traffic and it was a recipe ripe for failure.
Attorney General’s race will be a good one in 2026
Folks, 2026 is shaping up as one of the best political years in memory in Alabama. The attorney general’s position is a powerful job in Alabama government, and it appears to be attracting several competent competitors The Governor’s, Lt. Governor’s, and Attorney General’s offices and maybe one of our U.S.