People
Life in the country
Billie Crumly was born in the front bedroom of the home she and
husband John live in today...
Living through the infamy - Nolan
Ford recalls attack on Pearl Harbor
It was a beautiful Sunday morning, the early rays of the sun
already warming the December air. On the island of Oahu in the
middle of the Pacific Ocean, Nolan Ford found himself far away
from Mama's breakfast and church services on Sand Mountain...
Faith, love and war
He was a G.I. Joe. She was a Rosie the Riveter. Together, Woodrow
and Ivell Pruett helped America win a war and preserve our freedoms...
West Coast videographer making
memories, preserving history throughout county
A typical day might find Robert Moehr working with seniors on
their class night video, filming old photos for a family history
project, or interviewing veterans of the Second World War...
Training puppies to be first
class retrievers
Whoever first described the dog as mans' best friend must have
owned a Labrador Retriever...
Geraldine graduate was teammate
of Bear Bryant and Don Hutson
He was a standout on the Geraldine High School basketball team
in 1931 and 1932. In fact, he helped them win back-to-back state
championships those years...
Football hero from Fyffe played
a decade for the Boston Patriots
A new generation of football fans don't remember the New England
Patriots before their current superstar quarterback, Drew Bledsoe,
helped make them a Super Bowl contender....
World War II hero receives
Bronze Star five decades after he comes home to Sand Mountain
One by one the soldiers crept from the shallow depression which
sheltered them from German bullets...
Local war veteran shares
stories from World War II Europe
Imagine creeping through a strange foreign land well after the
sun has drifted away for the evening. You aren't quite sure where
you are going and of even greater concern, the enemy could be
lurking just behind you...
Not a gin on Sand Mountain
Plowing a field with a mule and picking cotton by hand are things
seldom, or never, seen these days in the fields on Sand Mountain.
These back-breaking tasks have been replaced by modern machinery,
making the farmers' tasks easier...
Thornhill Farms grows
Christmas year round
The sign at their driveway simply says "Thornhill Farms",
and if you ask, you'll be told that they grow Christmas trees.
But they grow so much more than trees...
Fox Mountain Trout Farm is holding
on to one man's dream from generation to generation
Nestled in a small corner of DeKalb County in a picturesque valley
known as Deerhead Cove, the Fox Mountain Trout Farm barely finds
itself in Farmers Telephone's service area. But, this well-hidden
treasure has entertained children and adults alike for some 30
years...
Looking for wisdom, knowledge,
or the meaning of life? Sit a spell with Virgie Townson
As the 21st century approaches and technology changes our lifestyles
more and more, it is important to remember our heritage. One
way to do this is to have a conversation with someone from an
older generation...
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