My sister remembers Thanksgiving as being the time of the year that our maternal Grandmother would visit us from Anniston where she lived with and kept house for another of her daughters. Our … more

This is not the Christmas we planned for.  I guess we had hoped it would all go away by now. We would celebrate the holidays together, throwing away the masks, hugging friends and family and … more

Dear Santa, Leonardo, the big yellow dog here. I am trying to get my Christmas list into you soon because I know that there are a lot of issues with the mail right now, and I don’t want to chance my letter not arriving at the North Pole. more

Upside down Christmas trees were trendy a few years ago. I first saw one at the West Jefferson Festival of Trees, an event that helped our family kick off the Christmas season every year until 2020 … more

Christmas is almost upon us. In only a few days, Santa Claus will make that annual trip around the globe to deliver gifts to good little boys and girls, and hopefully to some of us larger boys and … more

I wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry (and healthy) Christmas on behalf of the Walker County Extension Staff. Hopefully even as you are reading this article, you are … more

What is involved in being called by God?  We’ll look to the Bible for our answer.

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Last Saturday I’m sure you saw the story and the column from Publisher James Phillips about the Daily Mountain Eagle transitioning to three print issues a week, namely Tuesday, Thursday and … more

I always find that something puts things into perspective during the holidays. I’m not talking about the mushy, this is what the season is all about type of perspective. more

If you’ve checked out the front page of this edition, you’ve likely read that your Daily Mountain Eagle will be going through some changes in the next several weeks. The newspaper will cut back … more