Opinion

I made a list of states I have visited and a list of states my wife and I have visited together. That is when I found out both of us had a different d...

Since the recession started back in 2007, Alabama has seen some pretty tough times. We had a record spike in unemployment, our exports and manufacturi...

If the Lord has brought to pass the plan and desire of my heart, I am in India as this article goes to print fellowshipping with fellow Christians fro...

Friday marks the beginning of the high school football season and five area schools will be competing for a shot at making the playoffs. The players h...

Driving around Franklin County there seem to be a lot of speed traps where traffic violations are given out on a daily basis. I could name a bunch of ...

Being the youngest of nine children growing up, things weren’t always the best — these were the days just after the Great Depression. We fuss today ab...

We hope all of the schools in Franklin County have a successful season in each sport in which they compete. We also hope players are able to avoid maj...

Of all the places I have done my people watching, I have concluded there is one place that brings out the worst in people — retail stores. I don’t kno...

Even though it is still hot outside, for most Alabama children, summer is over this week. The backpacks are on, the new school clothes are still stiff...

Welcome signs of towns across the state usually have a number of smaller signs designating the civic organizations that are active in the community. M...