This month, The Groundhog proudly celebrates Rand Hall as our Volunteer Hero. Originally from New York, Rand spent 35 years in Florida, where she served as editor and publisher of The Gazette, a news magazine on Florida’s west-central coast. For the » Read More
This month, we recognize the efforts of Lyle Nicely for helping make Mentone a lot cleaner. Lyle has lived in Mentone since 1986, and he’s been participating in the Mentone Area Annual Community Cleanup & Cookout for many years. In fact, » Read More
Our spotlight of gratitude shines this month on the dedicated, hardworking Little River Arts Council President Juli Jordan. And she’s the Groundhog Hero for another reason, but we’ll get to that later. Juli grew up in Gadsden, Alabama. One evening, she » Read More
The Groundhog” is special not only because of the stories we tell, but also due to the generous people who help us bring those stories to our readers. Every edition of the paper that finds its way into someone’s hands is » Read More
This month, we recognize the dedication of volunteer firefighter and lifelong emergency service worker Wes Pullen of Mentone. Wes and his wife, Helen, a retired high school teacher, moved here from Birmingham in 2015. Not long after they built their house, » Read More
Susan Noel Originally from Meridian, Mississippi, Susan Noel moved to Lookout Mountain at age 9 and has called it home ever since. A retired educator, she spent over 30 years teaching elementary science and reading at Menlo School, a » Read More
This month’s volunteer spotlight shines on Paul Howell of Mentone. A retired attorney originally from Orlando, Paul and his wife, Charlette, moved here in 2017 from Atlanta. Paul was nominated by a reader for his tireless work in service to the » Read More