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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 ...