Jim Zeigler

1 week ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

So you think that pageants are just for young women? Tell that to contestants coming to compete on June 7 in Daphne. They are all over age 60. Some are over age 70. The pageant is not just a “beauty pageant.” It includes poise, interviews and a number of intangibles. The winner will be named Ms. Senior Alabama for those aged 60 plus and Ms. Super Senior Alabama for those aged 70 plus. The event is at the Daphne Civic Center at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 7. Details and tickets here.

1 week ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

Johnny Williams is used to talking with celebrities. He has served as the bus driver to hundreds of big-name folks and their entourages — elected officials, candidates, entertainers, sports stars. SEE: Alabama’s ‘Political Bus Man’ tells story: Former U.S. Sen. Lieberman hit with cakeOn this occasion, John was not working as a driver but as a spotter at a NASCAR race in Talladega, turn four. He happened to see a hero of his, famed driver Mario Andretti.

1 week ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

It’s "National Emergency Services Week," and U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) is promoting the occasion on social media. Strong has a special understanding of the importance of emergency services – he was one himself. You could say he is one himself. He has never stopped volunteering in times of need despite being elected county commissioner and then congressman. The fruit did not fall far from the tree.

1 week ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

Several places lay claim to guitar icon Travis Wammack. Walnut, Miss., where he was born. Memphis, where he first started playing as a studio musician for any act that needed a guitarist. And Muscle Shoals, where he recorded himself and backed up musicians for decades. Travis Wammack, then a little-known studio guitarist, had experimented for months in the early Sixties with adaptations to his speakers. He wanted to produce a certain guitar sound, sort of a scratchy, distorted tone. He got it.

1 week ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

Phil Robertson, head of TV's Duck Dynasty family, died Sunday at 79. The family announced in December 2024 that he had developed Alzheimer's. There will be a private burial and a public celebration of life for Robertson at times and places to be announced. While raised in Louisiana, Robertson developed a relationship with Alabama's Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, his family and supporters.