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150 million hot dogs will be enjoyed on Fourth of July - The Troy Messenger

1 week ago | troymessenger.com | Jaine Treadwell

Published 5:43 pm Friday, June 20, 2025 On Independence Day 2025 Americans will enjoy 150 million hot dogs, according to the National Hot Dog and Sauce Council. That’s enough hot dogs to stretch from coast to coast more than five times. During peak hot dog season, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, Americans typically consume 7 billion hot dogs. That’s 818 hot dogs consumed every second during that period. That seems unbelievable.
Pioneer Museum offering free admission on July 4 - The Troy Messenger

1 week ago | troymessenger.com | Jaine Treadwell

Published 4:35 pm Thursday, June 19, 2025 The Pioneer Museum of Alabama invites all those who love America to “Celebrate Freedom and Community” at the museum from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, July 4, admission is free!Barbara Tatom, museum director, said the Pioneer Museum is excited to offer free admission to all ages on July 4, in acknowledgement of the freedoms that, we as Americans, enjoy and in honor of those who gave and continue to give and ensure those freedoms for us.
Brundidge finds another way to celebrate the Fourth - The Troy Messenger

1 week ago | troymessenger.com | Jaine Treadwell

Published 4:31 pm Thursday, June 19, 2025 The Brundidge Business Association has a full day of Independence Day activities planned for Saturday, June 28, that include arts and crafts, food vendors, music, patriotic parade and a fireworks show. Each year, the BBA finds yet another way to celebrate the Fourth of July. This year, 2025, Huey Green BBA member, said the added event will be a car show and more.
Venomous snake training planned in August - The Troy Messenger

1 week ago | troymessenger.com | Jaine Treadwell

Published 5:58 pm Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Alabama Extension will offer venomous snake training from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, at Troy University Arboretum at 101 Pell Avenue in Troy. Abby Peters, Pike County Extension agent, said the topics will cover venomous snake ID, common non-invasive venomous snakes, handling/securing venomous snakes, first responder medicine & bite protocols and expectations of snakebite care at the Hospital. Space is limited.
Junteenth celebration in Brundidge this Saturday - The Troy Messenger

1 week ago | troymessenger.com | Jaine Treadwell

Published 5:54 pm Wednesday, June 18, 2025 The Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Brundidge is set for 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, June 21 on the grounds of the Historic Bass House in downtown Brundidge. Isabell Boyd, of the Juneteenth Celebration committee, said the activities will feature music by local singers, groups and musicians.
Grannies, worms & snakes - The Troy Messenger

1 week ago | troymessenger.com | Jaine Treadwell

Published 6:16 pm Tuesday, June 17, 2025 “Let’s go fishing!”That was my granny speaking or my other granny. One granny would, laughingly, say she was pore, not poor.My other granny had chickens and lived on a paved road, so she was better off. But, they were as much alike as “two peas in a pod,” Mama said. They both loved to fish and Pop, my granddaddy, was well-off enough to have two fishponds, one was little and one was big.
- The Troy Messenger

1 week ago | troymessenger.com | Jaine Treadwell

Published 5:45 pm Monday, June 16, 2025 Pike County Kids’ Fishing Day at Clay Hill Farms on Saturday, was, as always, a good day for fishing. Pike County Conservation Officer Jerry Jinright expressed appreciation to the John Dorrill Family for its continuing support of the day of free fishing for kids ages 5 to 15 in the Pike County area.
“A Bad Case of the Stripes” hits The Studio - The Troy Messenger

1 week ago | troymessenger.com | Jaine Treadwell

Published 5:37 pm Monday, June 16, 2025 ALERT: “A Bad Case of the Stripes” hit The Studio in downtown Troy around noon on Friday. Stripes is a highly contagious condition that usually affects children causing them to laugh, sing, dance and to lose all stage fright. At that time, The Studio was filled with parents who had come to support their children who, just might experience a twinge of stage fright. However, Rebekah Alexander, JAC lead for visual arts, said there was none of that.
Parade, car show and fireworks in Brundidge - The Troy Messenger

1 week ago | troymessenger.com | Jaine Treadwell

Published 5:33 pm Monday, June 16, 2025 American Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July4, 1776, declaring the 13 American colonies free from British rule. America’s Independence is celebrated annually with various activities including fireworks, parades, barbecues, and other festive Fourth of July events in cities and hamlets from sea to shining sea.
A gift to those who love books - The Troy Messenger

2 weeks ago | troymessenger.com | Jaine Treadwell

Published 7:03 pm Friday, June 13, 2025 One day long ago, I took one of my granny’s “purties” off the tall book shelves and dropped it behind the sofa. I had to crawl back there to get the figurine and, suddenly I was in a different world. Reading books of all sizes, kinds and colors lined the shelves. On the floor shelf was the biggest book I had ever seen or could have imagined.It was so heavy I couldn’t pull it off the shelf. But, I just had to get my hands on it.