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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 ...

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MCAAPA Column: What is Juneteenth?

What is Juneteenth—and what does it celebrate? A day remembering the end of slavery in Texas has spread ...

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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 ...

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Column: Local Boy Scouts remain strong, focused on mission

On Tuesday, the national organization of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to ...

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Remembering two words that just seem to pop out

I find myself thinking more and more about dear passed on friends, and some of the language they ...

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Sorta old-fashioned hog killing

Got an invitation from old friend, Roe Tucker, to show up at his place for a big breakfast, ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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Old age memories can be amazing

I chuckled the other day as I related to a friend that right before 2020 dawned upon us ...

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Where we might ought not to have been

We didn’t often venture too far from home way back yonder, ‘cept maybe walking over to Indian Mounds, ...

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Wellness Tips: Two more simple tips for good health

(This column was written by Betsy Adams for the Demopolis Times.) We know that replacing healthy habits for ...

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“Days Gone Bye”: Yes, we were young

I have a ceramic mold of an old Englishman’s head I bought in London many years ago. The ...

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The old man came knocking

In all these many years, I didn’t expect to miss even one newspaper deadline with my weekly column, ...

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After victory, back to living

The year was 1946, and it was a good time to still be living. So many millions had ...

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A funny thing fell out of the sky

I reckon about as serious set of circumstances as you can face is going through all the procedures ...

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