Way Back Wednesday in Calhoun County---September 19-25
The military has been part of Calhoun County since before the State of Alabama existed. Andrew Jackson stopped in the county to camp on...
Way Back Wednesday in Calhoun County---September 12-18
Being on the frontier in the early days of the United States meant that citizens had to be on guard. When Calhoun County was founded in...
Way Back Wednesday in Calhoun County---August 8-14
In today’s world there is no shortage of entertainment: cell phones, laptops, tablets, streaming services, and the old-fashioned movie...
Way Back Wednesday in Calhoun County---August 1-7
The education of young men was the primary objective of a town in the 19th and 20th Centuries. When Benton (later Calhoun) County was...
Way Back Wednesday in Calhoun County---July 25-31
With school starting back in a few weeks, this week’s blog is going to be education centered. There has been a significant change in...
Way Back Wednesday in Calhoun County---June 6-12
Calhoun County has always supported the military and many of the early families were descended from Revolutionary War soldiers. Most of...
Way Back Wednesday in Calhoun County---April 25-May 1
Calhoun County was an agrarian society prior to the Civil War. One of the most prevalent crops in the county was cotton. There were very...
Way Back Wednesday in Calhoun County---April 18-24
When most Calhoun Countians mention going to “The Courthouse” they are referring to the Early 20th Century building located on West 11th...
Way Back Wednesday in Calhoun County---March 7-13
With Spring Break rapidly approaching, everyone is ready to head out to a hotel to relax. It may be hard to believe but long-ago Calhoun...
Way Back Wednesday in Calhoun County---February 21-27
One hundred and sixty years ago, Calhoun County was a rural farming area with fertile soil to support cotton crops and livestock. But...
