1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (435+ words) As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, it is a fitting time to look back at how much has changed and how much has remained the same. Make do and waste less In early America, many households practiced careful resourcefulness....

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1141+ words) For Janet and Max Todd, history isn't something confined to books or preserved behind glass. It's something meant to be lived in, and when possible, brought back to life. That belief is what continues to guide their work at the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (686+ words) RUSSELLVILLE " Ahead of the celebration for the 250th anniversary of America's independence on Saturday, officials are decorating and pulling out all the stops for the semiquincentennial. Peradirectivefromboth the United States General Services Administration and Gov. Kay Ivey's office, courthouses and municipal…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (592+ words) RUSSELLVILLE " Myra Taylor is preparing for retirement after 20 years at CB&S Bank. Her career was built on service, teamwork and helping others. She was Deposit Services manager at the bank's Operations Center in Russellville, the bank's only operations center…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (605+ words) RUSSELLVILLE " In the event you find yourself on a trip to the Franklin County Archives, one of the first things you'll see upon arrival is the name Chris Ozbirn in bold white lettering across the side of the building. As…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (549+ words) MONTGOMERY " A former Red Bay day care worker convicted of manslaughter in the death of 4-month-old Autumn Wells will have to face her original sentence of six years in prison after a state court denied her appeal. The Alabama Court…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (190+ words) RUSSELLVILLE " A woman who admitted to shooting and killing her husband last month pleaded not guilty during her arraignment on June 24. Sherri Mitchell Clutts, 65, pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect while standing in front of Franklin…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (732+ words) Summer tends to make it easier to say "yes" to socializing with friends. That's what members of the Book Lovers Study Club did for their June meeting as they spent the day at Patricia and Don Cox's lake house on…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (878+ words) By the time Thomas Jefferson dipped his quill in ink in the summer of 1776, he was drawing from a wealth of ideas more than five centuries old. Eight hundred and eleven years ago this month, English barons forced a reluctant…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (732+ words) RUSSELLVILLE " Customers have walked through the doors of Stidham Feed & Seed for more than half a century looking for everything from garden seed and livestock feed to handmade leather belts and dog collars. The story began with a $110 insurance check…...