The Phenix City Youth Fishing Rodeo saw its biggest crowd yet on the afternoon of June 9. But unlike last year where kids were pulling in fish almost as fast as they could get the hook in the water, this year the fish didn’t seem to be biting…
Hurtsboro held its inaugural Juneteenth parade on Saturday morning. Organizers had hotdogs, barbecue, and cold drinks. Jim Centric, from the Russell County Democratic Committee, gave a talk about voting rights and voting registration, which f…
Volunteers from the Morrison United Methodist Church youth group drove up from Leesburg, Fla., to volunteer their time in Phenix City. In addition to volunteering at Mother Mary Mission in the garden and at Lazarus House, they designed and in…
The Second Annual Mayor’s Ball Golf Tournament was held on June 10 at the Lakewood Golf Course in Phenix City. This charity event is used to raise money and awareness for the Mayor’s Ball Scholarship Fund. There were 22 teams signed up, and t…
Her life should be an inspiration to others. She has taken a long and tangled road to get where she is today – the star of the Netflix series “Selling Tampa.” Sharelle Rosado was in Phenix City to help with a basketball camp for girls at Cent…
Alabama author Mack Lowery will be giving a review of his new inspirational book Spring Hill: Eight Miles South of Troy at Philadelphia Baptist Church Library on Sunday, June 12 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited, and the book will be …
Tammy Henry is the new director of the Phenix City-Russell County Library. She earned a bachelor’s in Human Services from Spelman College and her master’s in Library Science from Clark Atlanta University. She grew up in Atlanta and moved to C…
