Posts by Jim 'Zig' Zeigler

The Demopolis Times published its final paper June 4.

Think that pageants are just for young women? The Ms. Senior Alabama pageant in Daphne showcased Alabama's vintage women.

The full moon June 10-11 will be big, shiny and low-hanging. It will not be strawberry, despite its name.

You are invited to the 70th birthday of the City of Bayou La Batre on June 21.

A younger person battling Parkinson's. An attitude and testimonial of hope and gratitude.

Coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan put his life on the line on D-Day, 81 years ago. Alabama's Bear Bryant said it plainly.

Alabama ranks highest in improvement of elementary math instruction preparation from the National Council on Teacher Quality.

Jim Nabors a/k/a Gomer Pyle will have a 95th heavenly birthday party on June 7 in Sylacauga. Surprise, surprise, surprise.

Services for Montgomery attorney Julain McPhillips are June 23. The public is invited.

Steve Wright has died at age 82. He played tackle on National Championship teams at Alabama and Green Bay. He served as the sculpture model for the Walter Payton Award.

State Sen. Arthur Orr is too busy to go back and get a degree he regretted not getting. But he did it. So can you.

Prosecutors upgraded the charge against alleged shooter Marcus Sanders to capital murder. He is accused of killing 27-year-old Carl Williams at Mobile's Saenger Theater at a children's dance recital Saturday.

In this patriotic season of the year, a docudrama is released about the miracles that enabled America. In Alabama theaters June 9-11.

It's the funnest time of the year for fishing competition, the Flora-Bama Fishing Rodeo June 6-8.

Marksmen of today will commemorate those who landed on D-Day 81 years ago. Talladega's CMP Park.

One victim has died and another is wounded after a shooting Sunday at Mobile's Saenger Theater. Suspect Marcus Sanders turned himself in and is charged with murder.

Three people are undergoing medical treatment after two were shot and one injured in a melee inside Mobile's Saenger Theatre.

Alabama has been included in the official NOAA forecast for Northern Lights Sunday and Monday as a Geostorm approaches Earth.

A 20-year educator is the new principal at ACCEL charter school in Mobile. Dr. Jaclyn Stringer

June 2025 will showcase sky events in Alabama, including the Full Strawberry Moon on June 11th, a conjunction of the Moon and Venus on June 22nd, and the Summer Solstice on June 21st.  

In Alabama, heavy rain can affect our travel and our planting, but it does not affect our sense of humor.

A free concert series starts May 31 in downtown Mobile's Mardi Gras Park.

Steel magnate and difference-maker Pete Hanna has died, but his legacy lives on.

Fierce competitor Jonathan Young returns to Survivor for its landmark 50th season. Filming soon, airing Spring 2026.

Pageant contestants compete in Daphne June 7, and they're all over age 60.

Johnny Williams gave Mario Andretti's own testimony back to him.

It's National Emergency Services Week, and Huntsville Congressman Dale Strong is promoting the observance.