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Singleton: ‘Leadership is being constant to something greater than yourself’
I left Montgomery on Thursday evening fuming. In four weeks, more than 700,000 K-12 students, teachers, nurses and administrators across 138 school districts will venture ... Read more
3 months ago by Staff Reports.
COLUMN: Class of 2020 should be proud of ‘Finishing Strong’
Senior quotes and skip days, I heard about them both as I stepped into my final year at Demopolis High School. My mom cheered as ... Read more
4 months ago by Samuel Blankenship.
MCAAPA Column: What is Juneteenth?
What is Juneteenth—and what does it celebrate? A day remembering the end of slavery in Texas has spread across the whole U.S., with a larger ... Read more
4 months ago by Staff Reports.
DCSS SUPERINTENDENT COLUMN: The Demopolis Difference
Although the typical school year has been interrupted due to COVID-19, the Demopolis City School System’s (DCSS) progress is not slowing down. DCSS continues to ... Read more
6 months ago by Kyle Kallhoff.
COLUMN: Alabama health organizations join to stop spread of COVID-19
The health and safety of Alabamians is our top priority. To that end, the Alabama Department of Public Health, the Alabama Hospital Association, Blue Cross ... Read more
7 months ago by Staff Reports.
GUEST COLUMN: DCSS Superintendent: We will rise during these challenging times
Without a doubt, this has been an uncommon year for the Demopolis City School System. Our students, staff, and community have worked through multiple “once ... Read more
7 months ago by Robert Blankenship.
Sorta old-fashioned hog killing
Got an invitation from old friend, Roe Tucker, to show up at his place for a big breakfast, and then stay around for what used ... Read more
8 months ago by Tom Boggs.
Days Gone Bye column: A hit and a miss this week
As sometimes happens in my weekly rambling, instead of hitting on just one subject, I might veer off to the side … or the rear ... Read more
8 months ago by Tom Boggs.
Editorial: It’s important everyone is counted for Census 2020
With 2020 comes the ten-year Constitutional requirement of conducting a census to count the population of our cities, counties, states and nation. For Marengo County ... Read more
8 months ago by Staff Reports.
Juicy Crab is great even without the crab
A country boy who lived in Gallion all his life, joined the Navy one day and left his home. He had never experienced many things ... Read more
8 months ago by Staff Reports.
Ballot counting and cake walking
I have a painting of the old courthouse that burned in 1965 hanging in my office, and I often gaze at it, and remember so ... Read more
8 months ago by Tom Boggs.
Days Gone Bye: Remembering laughter in the woods
It has been quite awhile since I would call myself a hunter or even much of a fisherman, but I do have many lighthearted memories ... Read more
9 months ago by Tom Boggs.
OPINION: Include community in your plans for the New Year
Here we are at the opening of a brand new decade. Am I the only one who feels like Y2K was just a few years ... Read more
9 months ago by Robert Blankenship.
Old age memories can be amazing
I chuckled the other day as I related to a friend that right before 2020 dawned upon us my mind was carried back to a ... Read more
9 months ago by Tom Boggs.
Some of best hotdogs made in Alabama
In several of my “musings” recently I have talked about getting a good hotdog. There are a few places around where you can get “okay” ... Read more