Add a Layer of Efficiency This Winter Winter in North Alabama is fickle –– bone-chilling mornings can give way to warm, sunny afternoons that quickly fade to freezing evenings. Dressing in layers is a familiar routine. If only our homes…
Debut Mystery Novel Weaves Fact With Fiction Fingerprints. Finance. Foul play. These seemingly unrelated things all come together in a new work of fiction that focuses on how quickly and drastically life can change. Life experiences anchor the imaginative creation…
Take Care With Electrical Holiday Decorations & Supplies When decorating our homes for the holidays, certain items always have a place. Stockings hang from the fireplace mantle. The Christmas tree sits by a front window. The house features a wreath…
A Cooperative Farming Colony Supported Depression-Era Families Black and white photographs depict a hardscrabble existence at Skyline Farms — a farming cooperative community on Jackson County’s Cumberland Mountain. But, it was a life filled with family, community, music, and square…
After 52 years in taxidermy, Stan Gross has met a lot of people who do not understand the details that go into his work. They are surprised that Gross paints fish mounts. Some people are even surprised that a mounted…
Barry Hughes enjoys working hard to help his community grow and prosper. A lifelong resident of Bridgeport, Hughes has served on the Bridgeport City Council for more than 23 years. During that time, he has also served as the town’s…
For the past 8 years, the city of Stevenson has transformed downtown’s Main Street into a holiday showplace. Businesses stay open later than usual. Lights adorn windows all along Main Street, and Santa visits with youngsters in the Stevenson Public…
Theories abound about the origins of Maine coon cats. Are they descended from the Norwegian forest cat brought to North America by the Vikings? Or the Turkish angora cats Marie Antoinette sent to Maine in advance as she planned her…
North Alabama Electric Cooperative (NAEC) members braved the summer heat for the 2024 annual meeting on August 17 at the Stevenson Park Amphitheater. While no quorum was reached with only 167 members in attendance, the Saturday morning event provided plenty…
Visitors Find Delight in Alabama Rock Zoo The stone menagerie perched along a rural roadside near Fackler is hard to miss. The creatures of the Alabama Rock Zoo include everything from a skunk to a shark, and in the 5…