Listeners of The Matt Wyatt Show may not have noticed, but there have been times when the voice behind the microphone was almost too anxious to get through a segment. Trying to pull off a live radio show with unreliable internet service will do that.

Many of us equate the idea of farming with hard work, toiling in the dirt and culling weeds, all in hopes of a bountiful harvest. But what if you didn’t have to get your hands dirty, deal with invasive plants and insects—or even go outside—and grow even more flavorful produce?

If you’re fortunate enough to skate through a severe weather event like a hurricane, tornado or ice storm without damage to your home or property, you may find that having a gassed-up generator isn’t enough to get your household back to normal. When bad weather strikes, you’re likely to lose your internet, too.

Finally, there is truth to the saying that a rising tide lifts all boats. As the seventh-fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. and the fastest-growing county in Alabama, Baldwin County continues to rise along the state’s Gulf Coast.

Watching all the new tech gadgets roll into the news feed on a near-daily basis can be dizzying. How can there possibly be 8k video when we’re just getting used to 4k TV resolution? Like the pop philosopher Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast.” Hopefully your internet does, too.

Home values have risen in recent years across America and in our own backyard in the Southeastern U.S. Some homeowners are cashing in on the trend, selling their homes while the market is high. Others are enjoying the cushion of added equity in their homes, using it to secure home-improvement loans.