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Max Copeland tells people that the version of himself who went into the South Alabama Electric Cooperative and National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tours is not the same person who came out of them. He entered the program as a…

Many members think the key to keeping their electric bill consistent is leaving their thermostat at the same temperature all year. Unfortunately, even if the temperature in your home remains unchanged, your heating system has to work harder to maintain…

When cooperative leaders set out in 1965 to construct a new building for South Alabama Electric Cooperative, they were thinking about more than just the work being done at the time. They were also building a home for the cooperative…

Free admission Saturday, October 30 Opens at 8 a.m. The town of Brundidge is excited to announce the Peanut Butter Festival is back for 2021. On the last Saturday in October, this annual harvest and heritage celebration pays tribute to…

Goshen football has played a major part in the Snyder family for decades. Coach Bart Snyder spent 34 years on the sidelines with the Eagles. During that time, he coached his 2 sons, Brock and Will. His wife, Stephanie, and…

Highland Home School may be best known for its awesome nickname, the Flying Squadron, and the eye-catching F-16 fighter jet that sits in front of the school on Highway 331 in the northern part of Crenshaw County. Principal Gary Coleman,…

In 1926 in Graceville, Florida, W.D. McRae planted the seeds of a company that still has his family in the lumber industry 4 generations later. Rex Lumber spread its limbs to include other locations, including a mill in Troy that’s…

Brantley High School’s dominating softball program won its fifth state championship since 2014 this spring, with the Lady Bulldogs as hungry for victory as they’ve ever been. Brantley, which finished as the Class 1A runner-up in 2019 and saw the…

Several things really hit home for second-year principal Matt Barton at Zion Chapel’s graduation ceremonies in late May. The first realization was just how rare a true community school is becoming. “We’re one of the remaining few,” Barton says. “A…

3-peat The Pike Liberal Arts baseball team defeated Bessemer Academy in May to bring home its third-straight AISA 3A state title. The Patriots bested the Rebels 6 to 2 in Game 1 and took Game 2 in just three innings…