EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT


EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
September 4, 2020
Labor Day is coming Monday, and we’re sure many of you will be taking the opportunity for a little fun – whether that’s a backyard cookout, a day at t...
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Stay vigilant, folks – this isn’t over yet
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by Staff Reports 
August 28, 2020
When the coronavirus first moved into our region, we joined news outlets across the world in trying to provide information and insight for our readers...
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Don’t forget: Send in your melon memories
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
August 14, 2020
If you missed managing editor Alison James’ column last week, never fear – there’s still plenty of time to share your Watermelon Festival memories for...
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With ADPH, we ask that you mask
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
July 24, 2020
Depending on who you ask, the state’s mask order imposed last week is either the saving grace we’ve all been waiting for or an unconscionable infringi...
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Take precautions against summer heat
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
June 29, 2020
Summer has arrived, and despite “these uncertain times” we’re living in, one thing is guaranteed here in north Alabama: Summer will bring the heat. We...
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A word to the graduates
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
June 24, 2020
For county students, it happened in May. For city students, it happened last week. No matter the timeline, a milestone has taken place: Congratulation...
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COVID-19: It’s not over yet
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Alison James 
June 10, 2020
We’re nearing the three-month mark since Alabama’s first COVID-19 case was detected. For many of us it’s been a long three months, fraught with mask w...
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Hand washing – This means you
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
March 28, 2020
By this point this shouldn’t need to be said, but just in case someone does still need to hear this: Wash your hands, people. According to the CDC, t ...
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Social distancing: This means you
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
March 25, 2020
These are the times that try men’s souls. Those words were originally penned by American patriot Thomas Paine during the Revolutionary War in 1776, bu...
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