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As mentioned last week, Ms. Annie Bowman was a well educated and prolific local writer. The earliest newspapers of our section give notice to her on a regular basis, when, as a young lady, she made many of the social events of our area. Brewton's Pine Belt News noted a "School Entertainment At Canoe," in their March 13, 1902 edition. "A rare musical treat and enjoyable literary feast and many hearty laughs were in store for the listeners on that occasion. Our musicians, Mrs. Fannie Brock, and...
First, a special notice: The Town of Century and The Alger-Sullivan Historical Society announce a dedication ceremony for the unveiling of a state historic marker recognizing the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company Residential Historic District in old Century. The event will be held at 2pm on Saturday, April 21st at Front Street and Jefferson Avenue. The dedication will be followed by a small reception at Jones Park on Forth St. This is the first marker placed in north Escambia County since the 1960s. Expected in attendance are residents of the distr...
My SMITH side and my GRISSETT side has always rubbed against each other. SMITH side has the gift of laughing at ourselves, my GRISSETT side waits a bit. Both have good and not so good. Example, SMITH side could throw hissy fits on a regular basis. Smith hissy fits ease colic, dandruff, carbunckles, cough due to cold, festersores, lost dentures, or on one occassion a three day layover in Amarillo.. Just to name a few. GRISSETT side, not so regular, but when it did, it was a fit to end all hissy's. Then a long grudgement took place. Lawdhammercy,...
As expected in an election year the Alabama Legislature went to business, passed budgets, gave out raises and bonuses and then recessed to tell their constituents they needed their support in the upcoming election. As I watched, sometimes there and other times through news accounts and talking to people, it was basically a good, non-confrontational session. We expect those in election years. Legislators came come home talking about teacher raises, employee raises, bonuses, tax cuts and more...
There is no more important function of the federal government than to provide for our common defense. Unfortunately, for nearly seven years, Democrats have held funding for our military hostage, and as a result, we are facing a serious readiness crisis in our military. We have planes unable to fly and ships that cannot sail. A lack of proper resources has resulted in a loss of servicemember lives and has made our country ill-prepared to face aggression from dangerous advers aries like China, Russia, and North Korea. This level of vulnerability...
You can call her a town planner or whatever, but having Debbie Nickels involved in Century is wonderful. We first Nickles back in the late 1980s when she was actually employed by the town of Century. We've watched her as she moved to the regional planning council and then to her own business – all the time helping to bring money and opportunities to the town of Flomaton. Granted, Nickles gets paid for her services, but she brings a lot to the table. She understands Century. She understands the needs. She also understands how to get money for t...
Republicans took control of federal offices and presidential races in 1964 in Alabama. It was referred to as the Goldwater Landslide. The Baxley-Graddick fiasco in 1986 was the game changer for governor. In the last 32 years there have been eight governor’s races. Republicans have won all of them, with one exception. Don Siegelman was an interloper in 1998. During that same period, Alabamians have elected all Republicans to every secondary, statewide office. There are six secondary constitutional offices. All six are held by Republicans. T...
Illegal immigration has been a hot button issue for decades with most Americans wanting the problem solved, but most politicians seem unable or unwilling to tackle this mounting perennial problem. Despite relentless efforts to diffuse illegal immigration and make it more palatable by banishing terms like “illegal alien” or euphemizing them with innocuous names like “undocumented worker,” Americans still view illegal immigration as a critical concern. Losing the public relations battle over “illegal immigration,” Democrats are now trying a ne...
