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Remember When: This week, Chamber will celebrate Sweet Home, Andalusia

Formed as a territory on March 3, 1817, Alabama became the nation’s 22nd state on December 14, 1819 two hundred years ago. Alabama 200 is ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, January 26, 2019 2:31 am

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Remember When: Little brown shacks out back dotted backyard landscapes

Cold weather is upon us here in South Alabama. I am not too fond of “Jack Frost.” In thinking about different ways to spotlight Alabama’s ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, January 19, 2019 1:17 am

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Remember When: Monday won’t be 1st time band witnessed history

Governor Kay Ivey and other constitutional office holders will be sworn into office on January 14, 2019. Ivey became governor in April 2017 when then-Governor ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, January 12, 2019 2:38 am

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Remember When: Camellia became state flower in 1959

“ … Whatsoever things are lovely, if there be any virtue, think on these things.”  This Bible verse from Philippians 4:8 comes to mind as ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, January 5, 2019 2:42 am

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Remember when: He was a pillar of the community

Yes, I suppose the first time my girlfriends and I ever remember Sidney Waits was when we were about 10 years old or so – ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, December 15, 2018 1:09 pm

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Remember when colored lights were in style?

Christmas in the 1950s in Andalusia was so much like the scenes in “Driving Miss Daisy.” Remember that 1989 movie with Morgan Freeman and Jessica ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, December 8, 2018 1:54 am

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Remember when: Wingard, Shehan staged ‘Little Women’

  “Little Women” is one of the best loved books of all time and one of the most cherished books in American literature. As we ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, December 1, 2018 1:41 am

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Remember when: Count Darling, Albert Rankin, and how ‘Bear’ got back to ‘Bama

Been savin’ this story for the week of what has been traditionally called “The Iron Bowl.” It’s an old story and one that was told ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, November 24, 2018 2:28 am

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Remember when: Even horses had ice route memorized

Some deep thinker once said, “We must always have old memories and young hopes.” Another famous quote goes like this, “The best prophet of the ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, November 17, 2018 2:37 am

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Remember When: End of WWI was something to celebrate

A hit song in 1917 written by George M. Cohan “Over There” was popular with the United States military and public during World War I. ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, November 10, 2018 1:04 am

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