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The rise of e-commerce and large-scale retail chains has left many small businesses struggling to survive. However, in the face of these challenges, one thing is certain: the power of a supportive community can be a game-changer. By rallying …

May is Mental Health Awareness month...According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one-in-five adults experienced mental illness in 2021, and youth adults ages 18-25 had the highest prevalence of any mental illness at 33.7 percent.

The Ninth Amendment is a provision that is often overlooked and misunderstood; however, it plays an important role in protecting our rights. The amendment emerged during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 when some delegates feared that ex…

The Eighth Amendment to the United State Constitution is short but sweet – just 16 words, which are: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

If you were to ask me what is in the Sixth Amendment, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you before I did the research to write this editorial, although I was familiar with some of the rights in it, I couldn’t have named the amendment. So, wha…

John Chapiewski was a dear friend for many years. I remember the first time I met him. He was working in the culinary department at Russell County High School, and it was the night a Christian band, JJ Weeks, was playing in the high school’s …

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“I plead the Fifth.” How many times have you heard that said in a movie, a television show, a court trial, or even in conversation? Well, what does that really mean? Unless you are a lawyer or a judge, you may not know what it means. So, when…

Last week, we talked about the Third Amendment. This week, we present the Fourth Amendment, which states: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall n…

Last week, I talked about the importance of the Second Amendment. Now, I knew a Third Amendment existed, but I couldn’t tell you anything about it. While we do learn about the Third Amendment in school, it is so rarely used as the basis for a…

This is the second editorial in a series about our Constitution. Now I will delve into the First Amendment, which is widely regarded as one of the most important provisions in the Bill of Rights.

I shared with you, dear reader, that I don’t personally make New Year’s resolutions. I have measurable goals that I implement to improve my life, and hopefully the lives of those around me.

I’ve never been fond of making traditional resolutions in the new year. They’re usually all the same. With a Google search, you find that the top resolutions are to: stop smoking, stop drinking (as much), lose 20 pounds, get more sleep, use p…

It’s collection week for Operation Christmas Child. But what is OCC, you may ask? OCC is packing shoeboxes of goodies where you live and sending them to children who live in other corners of the world. Officially, it’s part of Samaritan’s Pur…

When discussing voting rights, some individuals and special interest groups focus on the Alabama of 1962, but they never acknowledge the Alabama of 2022 and the great progress we have made in our state. They attempt to use our state’s trouble…

I opened Facebook this morning to check on the goings on in our local communities and found a woman in Smiths Station pleading for help to get her dog out of Lee County Animal Control Impound. The woman’s Veteran husband passed away very rece…

I hate fireworks. There, I said it. So, how did fireworks become such an American pastime anyway? I mean, after all, they were invented in China when in 800 A.D., a Chinese alchemist mixed sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate in search of …

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We go to the polls May 24 to cast our votes in the primary election. This means that we will be casting our vote to narrow down the two candidates who will appear on the General Election ballot in November. When you visit the polls in two wee…

United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley is incredibly grateful for the support of the community in Phenix City and Russell County this year. Because of an amazing effort from our Alabama-based businesses, foundations, individual donors, and ou…

We are now close to the two-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our hospitals have weathered four surges of overwhelming numbers of patients with COVID-19 and, unfortunately, we are now seeing a fifth surge associated with…

School board members exemplify local citizen control and decision-making in education. They volunteer hundreds of hours and an immeasurable amount of energy to assure that our schools are providing the best education possible for the children…

Miss Phenix City is back, and the sparkles will drop this weekend with the first event. The Little Miss Phenix City competition will be at Golden Acres Baptist Church on Saturday. Categories for the competition include Baby, Toddler, Tiny, Li…

This is the first week of November, and one thing I love about this time of the year is reading the thankfulness posts on social media. With Thanksgiving coming up later this month, people challenge themselves to post what they’re thankful fo…