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Meet the Alabama beekeeper whose honey is all the buzz
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This old tractor with a tree growing through the middle of it was the inspiration for the Eastaboga Bee Company s logo. (Bob Carlton/bcarlton@al.com)
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A tall, bushy privet has grown up between the seat and steering wheel of the rusted, old Oliver tractor, which is parked right where Elvin Hill left it nearly 50 years ago.
“Something broke on it and he was fixing it and he stopped for lunch and he had a massive heart attack and passed away,” Hill’s great-grandson, Justin Hill, explains to a visitor to his farm. “And they just never moved it.”
Governor Ivey signs wine delivery, daylight saving time bills into law Alabama State Capitol (Source: Todd Stacey Alabama Daily News) By Anna Mahan | May 13, 2021 at 5:59 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 6:04 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) - Thursday was a busy day in Montgomery as Governor Ivey signed a few bills into law.
The first of those was House Bill 437, the wine shipment bill.
“I want to first thank Representative Terri Collins for putting this legislation forward because it is certainly something the people of Alabama want available to them,” Gov. Ivey said. “Thank you to all involved in putting together a good, clean bill. We are moving Alabama with the times, and I am proud to officially make the wine shipment bill law.”
United Way of East Central Alabama helps Calhoun County youngsters grow love of reading
By Donna Cope
May 14, 2021
Pre-kindergarten student Harrigan Lowry of Oxford Elementary School in Anniston was among 2,000 Calhoun County students who received a free copy of Giraffes Can t Dance from the United Way of East Central Alabama. Lowry s family took the book on a recent vacation, where Harrigan and her parents enjoyed reading the book together. (Jacki Lowry)
Books are gifts that expand your world. As Dr. Seuss said: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”