Lifestyles
Come with me to Mayfest, it’s here
You can tell Mayfest is only a few days away with city workers and prison inmates tirelessly cleaning city streets and sidewalks. Yes, Saturday is ...
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Lifestyles
Meander back with me to the 50s, 60s
Meander with us back to a golden nostalgia era, the 1950s and 1960s. Those were the years we experienced such great growth in Atmore. We ...
by Lowell McGill, Wednesday, April 26, 2017 12:06 am
Lifestyles
Danny Lambert is a dog whisperer
Danny Lambert has a unique business that affords him pleasure and profit. He raises German shepherd dogs and pups and sells them to buyers throughout ...
by Lowell McGill, Wednesday, April 19, 2017 12:05 am
Lifestyles
Local Boy Scouts visited reservation
Over the past few years, I have written about different methods to reduce monthly payments for my TV service. A couple of years ago, I ...
by Lowell McGill, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 12:06 am
Lifestyles
We are going down to Bowab’s son
Some of you will remember those department stores of the 50s and 60s that we today refer to as “our Walmart stores.” Olins and TG&Y, ...
by Lowell McGill, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 12:05 am
Lifestyles
Fabulous ‘50s bring back good feels
Those fabulous ‘50s. That’s what I reminisce about most when I arrange my nostalgia thoughts. And that era, from 1950-1959, captures thoughts of many of ...
by Lowell McGill, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 12:00 am
Lifestyles
PBS is playing all of the classic hits
About this time each year and during the fall season, public broadcasting TV stations air their fundraising programs featuring all genres of music and entertainment. ...
by Lowell McGill, Wednesday, March 22, 2017 12:03 am
Lifestyles
Popular quilts come from Camden
On a trip home from several doctor’s appointments last week, Ouida and I stopped for a sandwich at a restaurant at the interstate. Next to ...
by Lowell McGill, Wednesday, March 15, 2017 12:03 am
Lifestyles
Georgia offers nostalgia, scenic local
Did you know our neighboring state of Georgia offers some of the most nostalgic names and events? As you travel this state, beginning in the ...
by Lowell McGill, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 12:05 am
Lifestyles
The tornado took my former home
A former classmate from the University of Alabama emailed me a couple of years ago informing me that our 1954-56 apartment was destroyed in the ...