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Become a part of telling life stories in ‘Come Home, It’s Suppertime!’

The Brundidge Historical Society’s original folklife play, “Come Home, it’s Suppertime” has long been state recognized as “Alabama’s ...

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Southeastern Mvskoke Nation celebrates Green Corn Busk

The smell of roasting corn and sacred fire filled the air as citizens of the Southeastern Mvskoke Nation ...

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Remembering storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham

Alabama’s Legendary Storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham was born in June 1918 and died in June 2011. June has ...

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Fourth of July cravings for ‘Just one more burger’

On Friday, the Fourth of July, there will be celebrations all across the country. Millions of pounds of ...

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Memories of Maybell’s last parade

The Meeksville Independence Day Parade is always fun and funny, too. And Chicken Harvest’s famous barbeque sauce recipe ...

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‘Someone Cares,’ a Jean Lake painting, donated to Troy Arts Council

Imagine receiving a letter that read: “I have a Jean Lake painting that my parents bought from Mrs. ...

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Grannies, worms & snakes

“Let’s go fishing!” That was my granny speaking or my other granny. One granny would, laughingly, say she ...

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Brundidge Library gifted Tupper Lightfoot’s 1935 Webster’s Dictionary

On Friday afternoon, the family of William Johnson Caldwell presented the 1935 Webster’s Dictionary that originally belonged to ...

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Father’s Day: A time to remember

Perhaps, some might say Father’s Day is an odd time to remember and honor Mister Tupper Lightfoot. He ...

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A gift to those who love books

One day long ago, I took one of my granny’s “purties” off the tall book shelves and dropped ...

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