Everyone has a unique story to tell. You never know whether the stranger sitting beside you is an astronaut or a cowboy. But, as a journalist one is always curious. In the media tent at the 2009 Navistar Classic this past October, I met journalist Margaret Boland Ellis, an 83-year-old sweet southern lady who basically [...]
The Our Prattville Pet of the Week is Cheesecake, a spayed five-year-old female Terrier mix. This beautiful, playful, sweet pup was rescued in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina by someone who was living in New Orleans at the time of the disaster. Sadly, her owner can no longer care for her, but she is winning [...]
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (two screens): Romance/Thriller, show times are 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:50, and 10:45, rated PG-13 for some violence and action. Film stars Kristen Stewart, Christina Jastrzembska, and Robert Pattinson – After Bella recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward [...]
Daniel Kennedy was born on October 24, 1983 in Tucson, Arizona, and is best known for his portrayal of the bungling, but lovable nerd Pete Cortlandt on the daytime drama All My Children. Other than acting, Kennedy loves opera and he became the first student in Juilliard’s history to major in both drama and vocal [...]
Tradition holds that our national holiday of Thanksgiving actually stems from the feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians to celebrate the colony’s first successful harvest. It is said that this feast lasted about three days. No one is actually sure whether the Wampanoag Indians and the settlers regularly sat together [...]
This week’s feline Pet of the Week is Pumpkin, a handsome male orange striped Domestic Short Hair. Pumpkin loves to play and adores using the big scratching post at the shelter. This 7-8 month old was brought in as a stray and his friends at the shelter soon found him to be a sweet, gentle [...]
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (new, two screens): Romance/Thriller, show times are 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:50, and 10:45, rated PG-13 for some violence and action. Film stars Kristen Stewart, Christina Jastrzembska, and Robert Pattinson – After Bella recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with [...]
Prattville – The City of Prattville has announced that this year’s Christmas tree lighting will be held on Thursday, December 3, beginning at 5:00 PM. In addition to the tree lighting, the “Winter Wonderland,” starring Santa Claus, elves, and life-size sleigh can be found at Heritage Park. Candy canes will be available at the fountain [...]
Prattville – A proposed amendment to change the current smoking ordinance for Prattville food and beverage establishments failed Tuesday night by a Council vote of 3-4. If the amendment had passed, children under 19 years of age would not have been allowed to work in or enter a smoking section in those businesses. Council President [...]
Prattville – The City of Prattville has received an “A” credit rating from Standard and Poor’s. The company is known worldwide as a leader of financial market intelligence and most notably, as an independent provider of credit ratings for the debt of public and private corporations. “This is excellent news regarding the City’s finances, particularly [...]
