by randy speck
A look through the Clinton County News from back in the day brought back a lot of memories of watching the Clinton County greats who played softball, but the one player I was looking for was Bill Asberry.
The 1976 Albany Men’s Softball League ended with Brown and Polston defeating J’s Discount of Burkesville to win the Division A championship. Had J’s won, Brown and Polston would have ended the season tied with Albany RC and a playoff would have been necessary. J’s opened with a big inning but Brown and Polston came up with a seven run inning later and cruised to a 16-9 victory.
It was the first time in several years that Albany RC had been denied a championship. When the winning trophy was presented to Brown and Polston, manager John Emmitt Polston, he held it high over his head and shook it at RC manager Dowell
Emily Sawyers:
A Baker at Heart
If you have a sweet tooth, then you will certainly want to get to know Emily Sawyers of Emily’s Sweets and Treats. Emily is a junior at Clinton County High School and the daughter of Kent and Michelle Sawyers. Emily enjoys spending time at home baking
I read in last week’s newspaper, Thursday, September 7, 2023, a 5K run to stop veteran suicide
This will never happen, it will only get worse.
If I heard on the radio correctly, we’re (veterans) only one percent or less of the population, yet about 9,000 commit suicide yearly, plus another 1,000
Reader’s Write … by Randy Speck
Betty Reneau is the great-granddaughter of Isaac Tipton Reneau, who was born on Wolf River in 1805. Early in life he had a thirst for knowledge
The day my music died
by Al Gibson
Heartbroken and stunned were the two words
by David Cross
It’s strange how some things happen. Two of the most talented musicians that Clinton County ever produced died last week, on the same day.
I was fortunate to have grown up around a radio station and and an outdoor drive-in that were owned by my grandfather and uncle. I didn’t work at the drive-in like I did the radio station, although on occasion I
by David Cross
I can still smell the aroma of roasted peanuts and still see the faces of the Black men offering them for sale to the fans walking through the narrow
by Michael Rains
2020 has been a year we will never forget. It started out with the wildfires in the western United States and Australia, Kobe Bryant and his daughter’s tragic deaths, COVID-19,
by Hershel I. McKinley
Sweet cedar smoke hangs heavy over the courthouse square
Acrid spit of tobacco stains the sidewalk and road.
Mules,
