Fanfare for a Legend – Remembrances of Sylacauga by Ginger Clifton

George Lewis “Fess” Simpkins December 2, 1908-March 31, 1981 Special guest columnist this week is Mrs. Faye Simpkins who wrote this beautiful story back in 1981 after her beloved father-in-law’s death. It continues the theme of my last two columns about Avondale Mills...

Sears Chapel Church – Remembrances of Sylacauga by Ginger Clifton

One of the most beautiful and most photographed small church buildings in rural Alabama is the Sears Chapel Methodist Church on Highway 231 two miles North of Rockford in Coosa County. It is a pretty building, but people in the community, the church, still meet there...

A&M Clothing – Remembrances of Sylacauga by Ginger Clifton

Commitment to responsibility is a tough word to illustrate today, but Betty Blades and family are a great example of what the word means. A&M Clothing has been in business for 48 years and is now closing its doors.  As soon as I heard the news, I went down to...

Brown Bag Winter 2023 Series “Traveling Through History”

Wednesday, February 1st, 2023-Matthew Downs “The Tennessee Valley Authority and Regional Development in North Alabama, 1933-1960” When we think of the Tennessee Valley Authority, we think of towering hydroelectric dams, churning out electricity and reshaping the...