Is it Safe to Swim in the Alabama River?
Planning a visit to the Alabama River? Here’s your guide to its geography, climate, pollution threats, wildlife, and swim safety. Get to know the...
Alabama State Leadership Development Seminar Held
Special to the Marion Times Standard
Twenty participants along with state officers, district directors and past presidents, representing 15 chapters of the Delta Kappa Gamma...
Plain and Simple: Milky Way Pound Cake
Ingredients:
8 (1 3/4-ounce) Milky Way candy bars, chopped
1cup butter softened and divided
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Frosting
1/2 cup butter
5 (1 3/4-ounce) Milk Way bars chopped
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees and spray a...
Plain and Simple: BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan Meal
Ingredients:
For the veggies:
8 frozen mini corn on the cobs
8 tablespoons salted butter, cut into 8 slices (one slice for each corn on the cob)
kosher salt and pepper, to...
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library coming to All of Alabama
Kids in Alabama have already been given books from the Imagination Library, but kids in Alabama are about to get a little more imagination—and...
Building a Healthier Black Belt – H.O.P.E. Superstars
Special to the Marion Times Standard
Since its establishment in March 2023, the H.O.P.E. Ambassadors have grown exponentially in their effort to connect with their...
Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest Opens August 1
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
The 2024 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest will begin accepting entries on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. This year’s contest...
Projects Going Forward at MMI
Special to the Marion Times Standard
Construction on the new dining facility is 70% complete with a projected opening of Oct. ’23.
Our ROTC department moved...
Francis Marion School Focusing on Student Athletes
By Sheila Duncan
Sports provide a thrilling avenue of opportunity for kids to be creative, stay active, and gain invaluable lessons in success and failure....