Alabama Living

After years of collecting art, Caleigh Parsons finds her own artistic voice Caleigh Parsons likens her art to her own life — layers of texture, chaotic, unpredictable and colorful.

Honey and wine There’s an old agricultural proverb: “When it rains in August, it rains honey and wine.” The European proverb refers to the blooming of flowers to feed honeybees and the harvest of grapes to make wine. In other words, nourishing rains in August lead to a good harvest — honey and wine.

August and September are the peak months of the Atlantic hurricane season, when storms are historically stronger.

The Rural Electrification Act transformed rural America

Beat the heat with practical changes Summer in the South is hot, but the period heading into August is typically hotter than any other time of the year.

Couple who overcame their own demons now help others Freed from their own addictions, Dustin and Connie Roney created a ministry to help others who face similar battles.

Happy retirement, my friend. One person’s impact may not always be known to everyone who benefits from it.

Wiregrass Innovation Center opens in downtown Dothan

Wiregrass Electric Cooperative’s annual meeting is set for Friday, Oct. 16, and members should expect to see packets arrive in the mail during September.

Employees honored at luncheon

School retiree, mother seen as hero to many

America’s milestone. Each year on July 4, our country celebrates its independence. It’s been 250 years since the Founding Fathers ratified the words of the Declaration of Independence.

As long as there are people who are homeless, hungry or in need, the Rev. Steve Skidmore plans to be in the thick of things helping those people.

High school students passed around insulated gloves and a cut cable, inspecting the components making up a power line. A few took rides in the bucket of a utility truck, feeling the sway all too familiar to lineworkers who work up high.

Ready to respond. Each year, we recognize our lineworkers for the work they do. Their jobs come with the most risk of any here at Wiregrass Electric Cooperative, but we understand it takes all of our employees to serve our members.