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STAR ID enforcement deadline approaching

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) would like to remind Alabama residents that the REAL ID Act of 2005, will go into effect on May 7, 2025.But, what does this really mean? Alabamians planning to fly domestic in the United States (U.S.) or enter certain federal facilities will need a… READ_MORE

“Don’t drop it on Alabama” this weekend

The statewide “Don’t Drop It on Alabama” Spring Cleanup, an annual event coordinated by Alabama PALS (People Against a Littered State), will be held during April. The “Don’t Drop It on Alabama” Spring Cleanup is offered to all 67 Alabama counties, municipalities and statewide volunteer groups. Over 140 cities, counties… READ_MORE

Flat Rock School to close

The Jackson County Board of Education recently voted to close Flat Rock School. Similar to the Board’s decision seven years ago to close Paint Rock Valley School, the decision was based on enrollment numbers in part. The decision came a little over a week after Jackson County Board of Education… READ_MORE

Ida Fowler Jones

Published on Wednesday, 30 June 2021 10:06

Mrs. Ida Mae Fowler Jones, 68 of Hollytree passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021.

Fishing tip of the week

Published on Wednesday, 30 June 2021 08:43

Use your bladed baits
by Mike Gerry

This summertime heat and weather conditions seem to drive everything as the weather changes throughout the different seasons.

Love shouldn’t hurt – ever

Published on Wednesday, 30 June 2021 08:41

I Am Not What Happened to Me
by Teresia Smith

Often, when someone experiences abuse or trauma, the advice they get from well-meaning friends is to just forget it and move on with life.

Thoughts from The Bible

Published on Wednesday, 30 June 2021 08:39

Blessed Is the Nation Whose God Is the Lord – (Psalms 33:12)
by Terry Broome

One of our most moving patriotic hymns cites the beauty of America – A beauty that all who have traveled across the continent surely recognize. Katherine Lee Bates stood atop Pike’s Peak and scanned the sweep of the land, then wrote of the “purple mountain majesties,” and the “amber waves of grain.” She concluded that God Shed His Grace on this Land — A vast unexplored wilderness that, in an astonishingly short period, grew into a great nation.