Columns

Trammell story is finally complete
Through procrastination, the purchase of a home and birth of a child, I finally finished a story I have been wanting to write forever.
September 02, 2010 - By Dewayne Patterson

Plenty on tap for holiday weekend
For as long as I can remember it’s been said there is little if anything to do in Scottsboro and Jackson County
September 02, 2010 - By Ken Bonner

It’s just Crimson superstition
I’m generally not superstitious, but when it comes to Alabama football anything is possible.
August 31, 2010 - By Laura Pitts

Some positive news
Needless to say Jackson County has received some good news over the past eight days
August 28, 2010 - By Ken Bonner

I’m headed down to the fort again
I’m going out on a limb and say 100 percent of all males reading this had, at some point in their life, a fort.
August 28, 2010 - By Brad Shurett

Pink has never been sweeter
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
August 26, 2010 - By Dewayne Patterson

Not for beagles
The baby gate was an experience my mom told me would fail.
August 24, 2010 - By Laura Pitts

Giving the kids a chance to play
Football season is upon us, ready or not.
August 19, 2010 - By Dewayne Patterson

Protecting our Constitution a must
Muslims have every right to remodel a privately owned building in New York City as a mosque and community center.
August 19, 2010 - By Ken Bonner

Company B deserving of gratitude
They still stand tall and proud though it takes a bit more effort.
August 17, 2010 - By Ken Bonner

Determining value
Last week while on vacation I attended an art auction
August 17, 2010 - By Laura Pitts

No easing into the season this year
In college football, most teams schedule a cupcake to warm up with in the opening week. In prep football, that’s not always the case.
August 16, 2010 - By Jason Bowen

Let them eat cake
In July, first lady Michelle Obama flew to the Florida panhandle, a tourist destination hit hard by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
August 14, 2010 - By Brad Shurett

Something crazy in the air these days
A man named Steven Slater lost it the other night.
August 12, 2010 - By Dewayne Patterson

A time to remember
With kids returning to the classroom this week for the start of school, it’s hard not to think about one’s own first day at school.
August 12, 2010 - By Ken Bonner