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Looking back to old folks tales

Old timers believed Noah had more to do with Dog Days than a star in the sky. Uncle ...

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Historian once spoke of old history of Pike County at Kiwanis meeting

This article ran on February 29, 1944 after Peter Brannon spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Troy on ...

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‘Well, Lawdy, Lawdy, Lawdy’

Back in the early 1960s, Yellowstone National Park was as foreign to a gal from South Alabama as ...

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‘Illustrated edition’ chronicles prominent citizens

In May 1906, The Troy Messenger ran an “illustrated edition” of the paper chronicling businesses and prominent citizens ...

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U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon for president

In 1967, “Gunsmoke” was canceled due to declining television ratings. But, if Matt Dillon was on the range ...

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Dr. John M. Long was recognized for his work in music education in 1980

In 1980, Dr. John M. Long received a distinguished award for his work in the music education field. ...

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COLUMN: Support can be all the difference  

June 27 was the scariest day of my life but according to the doctors, it went about as ...

Lifestyles

Shots fired at the OK Corral!

A car backfired at the OK Corral. The mules were startled and became restless. The woman on the ...

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All’s well that ends well

I ought to have known better. But I never thought my actions could cause a man to lose ...

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William Jennings Dyess served as U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands

A special thank you to Jacqueline Brantley Floyd for providing me this lead on William Jennings Dyess.  I ...

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