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In this corner...Jiujitsu Joey from Gatlinburg Tennessee by Shannon Hollon A few years ago we traveled to Gatlinburg Tennessee for a little family getaway…
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I served on the faculty of the College of William and Mary for a day by Shannon Hollon A few years ago back during…
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He carried the shot in his side for the rest of his life by Shannon Hollon My grandparents loved to sit on there front…
Uncle Sam the Coffee King by Shannon Hollon A few years ago back during the "war" some of us Alabama boys of Navy Cargo…
The Bountiful Bearden's... A family's journey in the American South by Shannon Hollon Our first Bearden in America was Jacob Bearden b.1660 in England…
Christmas Pudding it has a shelf life of 300 years by Shannon Hollon A few years ago back during the "war" a few of…
Hazel Farris b.1880 in Louisville Ky is one of the most notorious female outlaws of the early 1900s and Alabama history. After a night…
I reeled about like a cow with the blind staggers or a feller who had taken too many horns by Shannon Hollon David Crockett…
The Ghost of Roupes Valley Ironworks(Tannehill Furnaces) by Shannon Hollon Since the late 1800s, locals have told of ghostly images and presences at Tannehill…
I have heard my grandfather(Big Daddy) Sidney Bearden b.1918 say they were so poor growing up" that they had cracks in the floors and…
From Jamestown to Birmingham The Hollon's journey in the American South The Hollon's/Holland's have thrived and survived for 394 years here in North America,…
Lawn Jockeys and the Underground Railroad by Shannon Hollon Please read before passing judgement...Many folks have thought of these lawn jockey statues as racist…
The Strange Bedfellow by Shannon Hollon My great grandfather Robert Bearden(pawpaw) (1898-1984) was a true outdoorsman cut from the same cloth as Davy Crockett.…
Shooting Mistletoe by Shannon Hollon For many Christmas Eve's the Uncles, Aunts and Cousins would gather from miles around at my grandparents house(Big Mama…
That was sassafras by Shannon Hollon My GGGrandfather John Thomas McGaughey(1861-1940) was quite a character. John Thomas McGaughey(1861-1940) One time when a group of…
Good luck from Vicksburg by Shannon Hollon On New Year's Day me my wife and my parents ate lunch at Cracker Barrel, when our…
The spirit is willing but the creek was cold by Shannon Hollon I remember a few years ago me and my 2 boys(Justin and…
The Ghost of the lost Confederate gold by Shannon Hollon Back during the depression Uncle Byron Campbell got word that during the Civil War…
Chasing old bushy-tail by Shannon Hollon This time of year when the weather begins to turn cool the maple leaves turn red and hickories…
Serving God and Community since 1905...Celebrated 110 years in 2015 By Shannon Hollon In September 1819 a beautiful valley in Alabama was settled by…
(Here is another story told to me by my late grandmother Pauline Campbell Bearden(1923-2009) she loved to sit on her front porch and tell…
He should have stayed home by Shannon Hollon My maternal GGGrandfather was Charles Monroe Campbell MD (1867-1939) he graduated from the Tennessee Medical College(…
AUTHOR SUNDAY - The Old Gray Lady - McAdory High School - McCalla, Alabama The Old Gray Lady McAdory High School by Shannon Hollon…
Yes...Julia, I guess cats do have nine lives... by Shannon Hollon A few years ago on a rainy October night my family was enjoying…
