Country Connections By James and Ellen Perry
While sitting on my front porch this late August afternoon listening to Tony Williams and the Platters’ version of “Sleepy Lagoon,” my mind wanders back to the early 1980s.
My family and I lived in Dothan, Alabama. The house next door sold and a new family moved in. They were from New Jersey and had bought the local Greyhound Bus Station. The people who owned the Greyhound franchise for Dothan had built a new bus station in a more accessible part of Dothan.

Fishing on the wrong side of the boat
John 21:6 KJV [6] And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

While springtime is noted for wildflowers, late summer and autumn also offer an impressive burst of color, when some plants make a last push to propagate before the killing frosts. Asters are particularly easy to find blooming now, and come in shades of yellow, white, and purple/blue.

Norris Lake Quilt Bee created a thin blue line flag quilt for Sharps Chapel resident, Kelly Clarke, in support of her mentorship and commitment to the training of women in law enforcement. Kelly retired from service after 30 years in law enforcement as a Captain Commander for the

Food, the soul and heart of a culture and community. While kitchens are usually the center of a home and allow for a soul to be fed.
Donna Riddle and other Union County Farmer’s Market (UCFM) members hope to do just that through the addition of the Heritage Community Kitchen.
“We wish to help small culinary businesses flourish, creating a healthier and sustainable community through food access, security, equity and education,” Riddle said.
The Heritage Community Kitchen is a commercial kitchen located inside the Union County Farmer’s Market Pavilion at Heritage Park.

While some lower back pain needs to be treated by a specialist, chiropractors can help children and adolescents prevent and manage lower back pain. Most pain with no specific cause responds to rest, rehabilitation and identification of predisposing risk factors.

Sometimes what a person says points to a contradiction in other areas of life or reasoning. I’m definitely not pointing fingers—I know I have and undoubtedly continue to have contradictions in my life.

Have you every had an idea or plan go awry? What if it happened in front of others?
Back when I was in my early teens, I spent a Friday night with my cousin and friend Lynda. That evening we received a few inches of snow. We got up early that Saturday morning, put on our coats and gloves, and ran outside with Lynda’s sled. There were already younger kids sledding down the hill in front of her house. We climbed up the hill and sat her sled at the top. She sat down first and I got on behind her.
“Here we go!” we yelled as we scooted forward. Nothing. We didn’t even budge.

No need for a pastry crust with this one. Just stir it up and pop it in the oven. An hour later and lunch is ready. Now don't tell me you don't know what to do with zucchini. This recipe is quick and easy to stir up.

Summer weather always generates an interest in fishing, and over the ages there has been a lot of weather lore about when is a good time to go bait a line One example is that wind direction supposedly affects how well fish bite. Wind out of the west and south are supposedly good for fishing, while winds out of the north and east are not. There has been some research on this one, and so far there is no scientific backing for this method.