There are 3 really great news stories you won’t read about in today’s Advertiser-Gleam. Apparently because they didn’t happen.
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(State tourism director Lee Sentell spent his weekend in northeast Alabama, including a stop in Guntersville. He penned this column afterwards.)
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To the parents and families of the Guntersville High 2020 graduating class:
Unplanned time at home this spring has helped to develop a new generation of home gardeners. Alabama is also home to many seasoned backyard gardeners.
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An unstable commodity market, combined with low market prices, may make this growing season more difficult than usual for Alabama crop producers.
There are so many blessings coming out of the adversity we now face with the coronavirus.
There was a bit of irony Friday when Gov. Kay Ivey announced her new order allowing restaurants, hair salons and other businesses to re-open, albeit with strict social distancing guidelines.
Home gardeners can now use their passion for gardening to make a difference in their communities through the Alabama Extension Grow More, Give More project.
I have a mourning dove that visits my family room window each day. There’s a little ledge there and the bird walks up and down it, making its cooing.
Gardening has not been cancelled. Grass is still growing, trees are still budding and flowers are beginning to bloom.
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Over the years I’ve constantly found, the call of Goat Island Bluff is an “UNENDING SOUND.”
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This is a story about a community, a school and basketball, specifically DAR School and basketball.
Dear Life Coach Jane,
In this current situation that all humanity find themselves in, there is much fear and anxiety about this COVID-19 virus and pandemic.
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Here’s the latest update from Guntersville Fire/Rescue on what’s going on with our department right now through the national COVID-19 pandemic.
We often think of an achiever as "the smartest person in our grade" or the "star player on a sports team." I believe all of us have hidden potential to become achievers. We're all unique individuals with different goals, abilities and experiences. Howe we choose to capitalize on what we've b…
Thanks to you, Guntersville.
The coronavirus has stretched into many aspects of daily life. With a strict enforcement on social distancing in many areas, it has left many people wondering what this distancing means for their daily curbside recycling.
Many stores and shops are closed as non-essential businesses in my area. Because of that, I have been caught up in a “bad hair” month.
As I look out my open window, I see the sky changing and feel the temperature dropping a bit..a rain is coming.
We just finished up the third week of “social distancing” and other measures designed to “flatten the curve” in the battle against COVID-19.
Governor Kay Ivey, State Superintendent of Education Dr. Eric Mackey and the members of his learning options task force deserve commendation for making the difficult decision to keep K-12 public schools across Alabama physically closed for the remainder of the academic year.
Almost 20 years ago, I became a homeowner for the first time. Like many new homeowners the thought of fixing this and painting that really excited me.
To the readers of the Advertiser-Gleam who were offended by my column in Saturday’s paper, I am truly sorry.
Becky and Wayne Whitaker are grandparents for the first time. Their son Adam and wife Amanda became the parents of a beautiful girl named Adalynn Grace Whitaker. Adalynn was born on March 10, weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces and she was 20 inches long. She was born at Spring Hill Hospital in Gran…
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(Editor's note: Our community needs hope with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. And people are having a more difficult time than ever making it to their place of worship. To that end, we are asking ministers around the county to send their thoughts on hope to us so we can share them with our readers.)
Right now, lifelong learning is a plus. We’re home and we can delve into anything that we want.
It looks like our lives are changing in coming months with the virus threat. We’ll be spending more time at home and may need some ideas to keep us occupied. With all the gloom, it would be nice to schedule some fun and happy things in our lives. We’ll have the time for it.
I absolutely hate that schools and governments have been closed and all sporting and non-sporting events have been canceled due to the coronavirus. But I especially hate it for senior students.
Dear Life Coach Jane,
Last week was a BIG week for Marshall County Democrats.
There are serendipity happenings in my life. I’m in the right place at the right time to learn something of importance to me.
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It was supposed to be a vote count, but a party broke out.
Judy D. Sims' granddaughter, Kinsley Sims, spent the night with her recently. The week after, Judy got sick. She got medication from her doctor and is some better.
Like most places today, the Coronavirus is dominating a lot of the talk on Capitol Hill.
The last week of February, running into March, is known as National Invasive Species Awareness week in the USA.
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(This article about the Great Flood of 1867 ran in the paper last March. Given how wet it's been lately, we thought it fitting to run it again.)
Dear Life Coach Jane,
Owls are some of the most fascinating creatures in nature. Each species is equipped with its own unique set of characteristics and mannerisms.
I must drive slowly because other cars whiz by me like I’m standing still. Of course, there’s no traffic police up ahead of them to issue a ticket. If there was, I would cheer.
Every wonder why we put so much time in taking pictures and strive to make the next one better than the one before? Perhaps humans have some innate drive to record the beauty, the important things in their lives, and the desire to create something tangible for other to enjoy.
My eyes got a little moist early Saturday afternoon when the Guntersville boys basketball team lost to Springville in double overtime.
Perry Leaming shot this photo of a goldfinch perched on a sweetgum ball.
The old-time editors sometimes called it "shaking out the mail bag" when they offered thoughts on a variety of topics of ongoing interest in their communities.
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As we get older, we seem to nap more. In fact, anytime is nap time.
Valentine’s Day is coming up. I say that now at the beginning of the month so that no one will forget about love and how it likes to be treated.
Judy D. Sims' son Chris went for a check-up in Birmingham. They kept him for a few days as he had excessive fluid. He was able to come home on the 28th.
(Marshall County's Perry Leaming has kept a journal for many of his 90 years. He provided us some excerpts and we will be running a series of his remembrances over the next few weeks. This is a remembrance of his adventures with his late wife Dottie.)
It is that time of year again. Everyone it seems is on some type of diet or exercise program to lose weight.
