The Carbon Hill City Council did not waste any time Thursday night in naming District 3 Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem David Phillips as the new mayor of Carbon Hill. He will replace April Kennedy Herron, whose resignation was accepted that night. 

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Members of the Walker County Commission came up with an interesting idea the other day, advocating that a proposed new business license inspector be APOST-certified, meaning trained to be a law enforcement officer. 

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This weekend Zac and I found ourselves with a lot of time to kill at a middle school robotics tournament in Madison. Late in the afternoon, the conversation turned to Wordle. If you haven't … more

Pruning is one of those necessary chores that we do each year to keep our landscape plants growing healthy, blooming properly, and improving their aesthetic value in our landscape.  Pruning is … more

When I married Terry, I was older than most of you. And, I was used to cooking for friends coming over or just for myself. I lived pretty much without a schedule or much of a plan.  So, when I … more

Monday's meeting of the Walker County Commission could not be described as dull by any sense of the imagination.  more

With qualifying now ended, campaigning for several local and state offices is well underway and political signs are multiplying in every city and town.The first ones went out well before Christmas. … more

Seventy years is a lifetime. After decades of calling this area home, it is sad for me to think that my kids and grandkids will only know Sumiton and Dora as where the dump is. more

Well, feeling under the weather and a little overworked, I thought I could make the world stop for a while. Instead, the world in Carbon Hill made some major advances - and then exploded unexpectedly. You don't even know where to begin. more

I sent Zac to the store for pancake mix the other day. When he brought it home, I realized how long it had been since we had bought some.The look of the box was familiar but the name on the label was … more