The News-Courier in Athens, Alabama

Louisiana natives’ Cajun cooking favorite of neighbors
When Henry and Wanda Sterkins moved to Athens from their native Houma, La., the first thing Wanda did was remodel the kitchen of their Suffield Street home because she had to have a drawer deep enough to accommodate her gumbo pots and appliances handy for whipping up the Cajun cuisine she excels at cooking.
Foothills man longs to get off flat land
Dr. Lee Cheek Jr., who was recently named associate vice president for Academic Affairs at Athens State University, says there was nothing wrong with his position as vice president for College Advancement at Brewton-Parker College in South Georgia, but he longed to plant his feet on more rolling land.
The ties that bind get new life as quilt pieces
But to Joan Laxson a necktie is a thing of lasting beauty that should be preserved. So when it came to assembling a family quilt, Laxson used 94 ties collected over 40 years.
Athens man ‘hooked’ on chess named co-state champion
There’s not many who could sit still for three hours over a game, but when one is “hooked” on chess the total absorption makes the minutes fly by.
Will Stevenson, 30, of Athens recently won the title of co-champion in a state chess tournament at Indian Springs School south of Birmingham.
Fourteen-year-old Caroline Malone delivers quilts, mittens and electric razors for Walter Reed Hospital patients
To earn her Silver Award, the second highest in Girl Scouts, 14-year-old Caroline Malone, chose Walter Reed Army Hospital for a service project and was able to deliver seven lap quilts, 15 electric razors and nine pairs of mittens to the USO in Washington, D.C. last weekend.
Community hero reveals importance of history
As I’ve grown older, and wiser in some ways, I’ve grown to appreciate the history and courage of our ancestors as well as the contributions of local heroes to local community, like Doris Estes.
Seven from area take Honor Flight to WWII Memorial
Seven area men say the best part about taking Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., was being treated like “royalty” or “rock stars.”
Centurion feted with song, tributes on big day
The secret to living to 100? “It’s no secret. I was just blessed by the Lord, and I guess a little hard work didn’t hurt either,” says Arbria Malone.
Martha Fleming says modern leaders should learn from ancestors’ tears
Like so many Americans of the past 30-plus years, since the publication of Alex Haley’s “Roots” sparked a renewed interest in genealogy, Martha Mason Fleming became interested in tracing her ancestors. She always knew she was descended from a full-blooded Cherokee, but it took the Internet research of a distant cousin in Lauderdale County, Melissa Mason Brown, to get the ball rolling.

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