Alison James

As you’re reading this, it’s been a week and a half since my husband and I joined thousands across the state for the 2019 Scale Back Alabama challenge...

Well, I did it. My husband and I signed up as a team for Scale Back Alabama. If you haven’t heard of it – that surprises me because the statewide prog...

No, that headline is not a typo in which I should have put “headlights.” When that deer crashed into my car last Thursday, he only smashed into one he...

Let’s be honest – this time of year can be a challenge to cheerfulness. Maybe it’s just me, but with Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day in the...

Another year is upon us, and you know what that means – it’s time to set a few New Year’s resolutions. Actually, it seems plenty of people eschew the ...

As Christmas quickly approaches, perhaps you have found yourself scrolling your TV guide – or any one of various streaming services – trying to choose...

Isn’t it amazing how each time of year brings its own unique set of scents – smells that evoke a variety of memories and emotions? I love the scents o...

Can you just hardly wait for Franklin County’s Christmas parades to begin? What is it about parades that makes them so universally loved – and by all ...

From now until Dec. 25, there are two types of people: those who decorated their houses for Christmas the same day they threw out the Jack-o-lantern a...

Do you know what I love about Franklin County? Well, it’s a long list, but certainly topping the list is the way our communities make time to come tog...