EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT

Sometimes people in rural areas just write off the fact that they will ever be able to have anything good in their small town communities. They think ...

It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been a full year since the 20 Phils (and one female Phyl) converged on the town of Phil Campbell to help with th...

There’s a story in today’s paper about the screening they are having in Phil Campbell for the “I’m with Phil” documentary on Thursday. I normally don’...

I’m sure most people are familiar with the term “pay it forward,” but for those who are not, it simply means if someone has done something nice for yo...

Part of my job is driving to the events I cover. This was not unexpected when I took the post last November, but there were several major places in Al...

By this time next week, all the graduating seniors in all the schools in our area will have received their diplomas and many will have set off for fun...

Television used to be a big part of my life. If I wasn’t at school or at work when I was in high school, I was either playing football or watching tel...

With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, I’ve been reflecting a lot this week on my mom and what an important and essential part of our family she is...

The time of year is quickly approaching where senior high school students will be faced with a brand new challenge; moving on. Students who attend sch...

A lot of my inspiration for what I write in my column each week comes from things I read about on the Internet. Some things never cease to amaze me, l...