Barb Dunn Davis

PHENIX (WITHOUT AN "O") CITY STILL REMAINS NUMBER ONE ON THE TOP 10 WORST SOUTHERN CITIES I'VE EVER LIVED IN. A LONG TIME AGO IT WAS CALLED "SIN CITY" B/C OF ALL THE GANGSTERS, ILLEGAL GAMBLING, LIQUOR, AND PROSTITUTION.

CURRENTLY, THE CRIME RATE AND ESPECIALLY THE MURDER RATE HAS INCREASED IN PHENIX CITY AND COLUMBUS, GA.

I RETIRED FROM MY POSITION AS A SPEECH PATHOLOGIST IN MAY OF 2011 DUE TO SEVERAL AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT I AM... FOR THE MOST PART, IN REMISSION FROM THE "MG"... ONLY MINOR FLARE UPS OCCUR. AS FAR AS SOME OF THE OTHER AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, I AM MANAGING THEM FAIRLY WELL. I STILL HAVE MY GOOD AND BAD DAYS, BUT OVERALL, IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT.

IN 2012, MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO SEE "THE EAGLES" CONCERT IN ATLANTA. WE HAD GREAT SEATS AND THE EAGLES PUT ON SUCH A PHENOMENAL PERFORMANCE . WE ALSO SAW ELTON JOHN, JACKSON BROWN AND FLEETWOOD MAC IN CONCERT.

LAST YEAR IN MAY OF 2017, MY HUSBAND AND I RENTED A CABIN FOR A WEEK IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. IT WAS THE MOST RELAXING VACATION WE'VE TAKEN.

THE SUMMERS ARE EXTREMELY HOT AND HUMID HERE, SO MY HUSBAND HAD AN IN GROUND BUILT TO HELP US ENJOY THE SUMMER MONTHS DOWN HERE AND KEEP US A LITTLE COOLER AND TO HELP US RELAX IN THE HOT SUMMER SUN.

MY BEST SCHOOL MEMORY WAS WHEN I HAD A PARTY AT MY HOUSE ACTUALLY ABOUT 3 , B/C MY PARENTS WERE OUT OF TOWN. THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE THERE AND I WAS SO SCARED THE COPS WERE GOING TO COME B/C OF THE NOSY NEIGHBORS.
MY DAD HAD FOUND A BEER BOTTLE SOME MONTHS AFTER MOVING SOME FURNITURE AROUND. HE CALLED ME TO COME HERE A MINUTE.... AND SHOWED THE BOTTLE TO ME..DIDN'T SAY A WORD, NEITHER DID I EXCEPT HE SAID, "DO YOU WANT ME TO THROW THIS AWAY FOR YOU?"