We’ve begun a culinary tradition in Mentone each February: The Groundhog Day Celebration Crock-Pot Cook-Off. Thanks to the Rhododendron Garden Club, the contest is well organized and quite exciting! This year’s judging panel, Valley Head Mayor Karen Vest, Fire Chief Joseph » Read More
Tucked into the natural beauty of Riverview Camp for Girls stands a tree that is quietly extraordinary. The Littlehip Hawthorn (Crataegus spathulata) has been officially recognized as the Alabama Champion Tree for its species, an honor reserved for the largest known » Read More
In October 2020, as much of the country was still shutting down, the Mentone Arts Center at the Chuck Sennett Center for the Arts opened its doors. “We opened October 22, 2020,” Executive Director Randy Grider said. Five years later, people » Read More
The Mentone Educational Resources Foundation (MERF) invites the community to its annual Taste of the Mountain and Art Auction, a beloved fundraiser celebrating local art, food, and education. This year’s event will take place on Thursday, March 19, at Alpine Camp, » Read More
After saying I wouldn’t do it, I did anyway. I ate sweets for four solid weeks during the holidays. My own sweets, sweets that came our way as gifts (not complaining!), and until mid-January, I was still rolling on a sugar » Read More
Little River Hardware & Outdoor Supplies For decades, Little River Hardware in Mentone has been a place people rely on when something needs fixing, building, or replacing. Since Larry Johnson bought the store last August, he’s been kicking things up a » Read More
The Rev. Andrew Brislin, full-time rector at St. Joseph’s on-the-Mountain Episcopal Church in Mentone, didn’t begin his professional life in the pulpit. He began it with balance sheets, loan portfolios, and long conversations across a banker’s desk. But it was there » Read More
This confection is sure to be a hit on your holiday dessert table — sweet and tart, with plenty of walnut crunch. Add a few squares to your gift plates and folks will think you splurged at a bakeshop. The fudge » Read More
The Hatter Cafe owners Roger and Pam Wald. When Roger and Pam Wald first drove up the mountain to Mentone, they didn’t plan to stay. The couple — he from Nashville, she from Michigan — were longtime Floridians, » Read More
On Saturday, Dec. 13, at 5 p.m., Mentone will shine bright as the town gathers for the 7th Annual Mentone Community Tree Lighting at the corner of Highway 117 and 89. But the tree lighting is just the beginning — or » Read More