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Holtville’s softball team has bounced between just above or right at .500 all season. Tuesday night’s area win over Marbury, 11-1 in just five innings, proved the Bulldogs’ potential to win bi…

It’s that time of the year again, the Bracketology is done and everyone is ready to rumble for the NCAA Tournament — better known as March Madness. 

The Edgewood Academy Wildcats hosted a handful of AISA competitions on Saturday in the annual baseball and softball varsity tournaments. The Wildcats baseball team split wins on Friday, losing…

"It Might as Well Be Spring," by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song eighty years ago this week, in 1946.  It was featured in the film musical “State Fair,” and is fondly remembered for its wistful lyrics having to do with spring fever.  Man…

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"It Might as Well Be Spring," by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song eighty years ago this week, in 1946.  It was featured in the film musical “State Fair,” and is fondly remembered for its wistful lyrics having to do with spring fever.  Man…

Where I grew up, the term “hijacking” usually referred to the disappearance of a fresh load of moonshine on its way to market. Hijacking occurs when something, or even some process, is taken over without the consent and, at times, even the knowledge of the rightful owner. Hijacking, like cla…

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Faye Redding Holliday, 94, died peacefully on March 20, 2026, in Alexander City, AL., surrou…

Samuel Howard Miller of Wetumpka, AL, passed on to his Father in heaven on March 22, 2026. H…

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Barbara Helen (Haug) Muenzmay, age 89, of Palmetto, FL passed away March 5, 2026 at home. Ba…

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William Walker, age 93, transitioned to his eternal rest on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Born on …