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There’s been a lot of talk, debate and handwringing about the COVID-19 vaccines and whether people should or should not get them.
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“They’re heeere.” No, not a poltergeist. Yellow jackets are here.
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Music has always been an important part of my life. From a very young age, I can remember listening to music in the car and at home with my family. My parents have always been music lovers and they easily passed that on to my siblings and me from the beginning.
After a 3-1 start to the season, the Boaz Pirates are looking to be real contenders, in both the county and region football races.
Everyone likes to drag out old photos from their boxes and albums. As we get older, we have so many of them.
A whole lot of us are getting older and we don’t see at night as well as we once did.
For those of you who may or may not know, I’m no longer a full-time writer at the Advertiser-Gleam, although I am still working sports for the newspaper.
The morning can be a busy time for many people. Preparing for work, getting kids ready for school or even just trying to wake up can make eating breakfast seem like a chore. However, September is National Better Breakfast Month, and there’s no better time to celebrate ways to start the day o…
It’s hard to believe it’s been twenty years. My husband and I had been married nine weeks when 9/11 occurred.
On 9/11/2001, I had graduated from college and had backpacked with my now husband, Damon, and two other girl friends in Europe.
It’s 4 a.m. on a Saturday in Alabama, and a certain smell is in the air. That’s right, fresh cut football grass.
I’d not been to New York City in the first 50 years of my life, but in 2019, I went twice in a single year. One trip was with my daughter Anna and the Snead State Community College Choir. The second was with my son Kyle and the Guntersville High Crimson Guard marching band.
It’s getting to be pro football time on TV. Several friends and neighbors support the Green Bay Packers in full regalia. “The Pack is Back” is always their team cry.
Earlier this week, Hurricane Ida made landfall on the Gulf coast near New Orleans as a very destructive Category 4 hurricane, upending the lives of millions of people. To make matters even worse, Ida has also brought havoc in the Northeast and has caused flooding in New York.
A federal grand jury last week indicted a Georgia man on a bank robbery charge, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnny Sharp, Jr.
It was an overcast day at the graveside when we laid my wife’s mother down. The sky was the color of Quickrete. And it was hot. Grown men had sweat marks on the seats of their Sunday trousers. Ladies were fanning themselves.
(Guntersville Supt. Jason Barnett sent this letter to parents this week. It is reprinted here in hopes of getting his message to a wider audience.)
Weird stuff just kind of follows me around sometimes.
Fall armyworms are nothing new to Alabama farmers. However, homeowners may not be as familiar with them.
The Kickoff Classic at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery did not quite go Guntersville’s way. It was a rough, rough start that snowballed and the Wildcats found themselves in a deep hole pretty quick.
This morning a bird is trapped in our screened porch. The poor thing flitters back and forth like a caged maniac, banging into walls and windows.
I can’t believe how fast the summer has gone by, but I’m looking forward to my favorite time of the year...fall.
It’s an international story, but it dang sure has a local angle.
Teachers truly are special people.
There’s something about waking up really early in the morning. It’s like I’m the only person in the world experiencing the onset of a new day.
When I was young, my mother always told me not to speak to strangers. Now that I’ve matured, it seems like I always talk to strangers. I guess I’m just a social being, regardless of where I happen to be.
When I first saw the opportunity to intern with The Advertiser Gleam, I only knew one thing; it would be interesting.
Well, after nearly a year and a half, it finally happened - I got to watch live music again. Last Friday, my wife Lauren and I made the relatively short trip down I-65 to the Oak Mountain Amphitheater to see Phish live along with 10,000 other concert goers.
People love their animals. They’ll fight for them.
Ah, the sweet smell of bug spray. Summer heat and mosquitoes go together like bread and butter. With mosquito activity at its peak, now is the time to take steps to prevent the blood-sucking nuisance pests.
With 18-year-old, USA Gymnast Sunisa Lee winning gold in the All Around Finals for Team USA; gyms everywhere are feeling the win too.
I have always loved to dance. As I’ve gotten older, it’s become harder to really get out there and swing. I regret that.
“Sean, every time I sit down to write, I can’t make the words come… Maybe it’s because I’m not any good. I got a C in my journalism class, and I feel like I’ll never be a true writer, but a big failure. What should I do?”
An itching, burning, red fire ant sting is enough to agitate any big toe. Now imagine a swarm of fire ants heading your way in the air. Run for the hills.
A cafe. I’m drinking coffee, typing on a laptop. I am trying to do some writing. But it’s hard to concentrate. Namely, because I am sitting beside a group of middle-aged women who are having a conversation about Tupperware.
Last week, I had the honor of being a judge for the "Marshall County Tomato Taste Off" presented by the Marshall County Extension Office.
My tomato plant has baby tomatoes on it. I’m a balcony gardener and pretty excited about it.
As I write this, my thoughts are about the blessings we receive each day.
For those that have been to the lake, there is a real chance they stepped onto the dock’s ladder and felt something strange. The unknown can be scary. Is it fish eggs, a weird plant, brains or a scene from Mars Attacks
The Experimental Aircraft Association resumed its monthly airport breakfasts last Saturday, with a nice crowd in attendance.
There are so many gadgets to make women look more glamorous these days…every creme known to humankind and every electric device that will curl, straighten, shave, or move cellulite around.
Recent heavy rains put the spotlight on one of the most common yet extremely difficult to resolve environmental concerns – untreated or partially treated sewage getting into our rivers, lakes and streams. Inflow of rainwater through cracked pipes or faulty manhole covers and infiltration of …
A new, secondary market for farmers is on the rise as a carbon commodity market gains traction in the Midwest. In addition to marketing cash crops, producers may have an opportunity to sell carbon stored in the soil on their operation.
Anyone who served on active duty in the military and did not receive a dishonorable discharge may be eligible for at least some VA health care benefits.
Blueberries, strawberries and raspberries, oh my!
It happens every day. Pets are displaced from caregivers for a variety of reasons and not all have to do with someone’s irresponsibility. A cat slips outside when a child leaves a door open. A dog escapes a fenced area when a contractor leaves a gate open. Severe weather arrives quickly and …
Now that the weather is hot and summer casual is upon us, I have been contemplating whether to go sleeveless.
“Be afraid, be very afraid.”
When the most common sign is yield loss, it makes it difficult to put a finger on the cause. In a field of cotton or corn, the culprit is likely underground pests: nematodes.
It has been more years than I can count since I’ve planted anything that would count as a garden.
