2006-08-31

Editor’s Notes

Explore all avenues on hospital

Here we go again. The issue of combining two or more hospitals in the county is being discussed again. The issue has come up repeatedly over the years and just five years or so ago an expensive study was commissioned to look at the matter. The study concluded that a central hospital, somewhere in the Grove Hill area, would be […]

Barlow retiring after 37 years in banking business in Grove Hill



“It is my last Monday,” Dan Barlow remarked as he walked into his office at First United Security Bank in Grove Hill. Barlow is retiring Friday after 37 years with the bank. He came to work at the First Bank of Grove Hill in 1969. My brother [Kenneth Barlow] was the assistant county agent in Washington County. He and O. […]

Counselman gets masters at Penn State



David Counselman of Jackson completed the Master of Arts degree in Spanish Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University last Spring semester. In this, his second year in the M.A. program, Counselman was also selected for the Chancellor’s List and was the Vice-President of the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese Graduate Student Organization (SIPGSO), an organization which serves as a liaison between […]

Book Club starts new season



The Grove Hill Arts Council in conjunction with the Thomasville Arts Council is ready to launch the 2006 Community Book Read. This year’s selection is “Rocket Boys” by Alabama resident Homer Hickam. The memoir chronicles the young Hickam’s dream of someday sending rockets into space. As the son of a coal miner in the hills of West Virginia, Homer was […]

Jax Fire Prevention Queen, Court



The Jackson Fire Department recently announced this year’s Fire Prevention Court. Members of the court (L-R) are Maid Emily Allen, a senior at Jackson High School, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen; Maid Kayla Coleman, a senior at Jackson Academy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Coleman; Queen Laura Rotch, a senior at Jackson Academy, daughter of Mr. and […]

Fulton VFW plans big gospel singing for Saturday, Oct. 7



The Fulton Volunteer Fire Department will have their annual Fall Gospel Singing on Saturday, Oct. 7 in downtown Fulton from 4 p.m. until. Local talent includes: Bridgette Shewmake, Jennifer Henderson, Mark Lynn, Donald Pugh, Warren Harrell, Wayne Campbell, Brandy Beech, Rev. and Scotty, Centurions Quartet, Dixie Disciples, Grateful Heart and Cullomburg Quartet. Along with the singing there will be a […]

Legislative Conservationist of Year is Thomas Jackson



State Rep. Thomas Jackson, D-Thomasville, was awarded the Legislative Conservationist of the Year at the 2006 Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards banquet. The Alabama Wildlife Federation held the banquet, sponsored by the Alabama Power Company on Friday, Aug. 4 in Montgomery. The event was kicked off with a social hour for the recipients sponsored by BellSouth. Other sponsors included Alabama Electric […]

Records



Marriage license applications Brandon Doyle Lindsey, to Cora Melissa Odom; Willie Earl Coates, to Frances Lynette Thomas; Timothy Gregson, to Heather Weaver; Gary Leland Pierce, to Mary Lou Newton; Keith Cordell Butler, to Chareice Tipton; Travis Dion Chaney, to Arshe’ka Aimee Jones; Kevin Lee Neal, to Valerie Michelle Kinman; Reginald C. Shoemaker, to Rayven A. Treadwell; John Terrell Todd, to […]

Chance & Scyrene

Fill-in church speaker does fine job

Elder LaBarron Morrissette spoke at the annual Missionary Day Program at the Chance Baptist Church this past Sunday. While he was not originally scheduled to speak, he was called upon and delivered a soul stirring sermon to the congregation. He is the son of Chance native Leo Morrissette, and the nephew of Cleo Morrissette of Chance. He now resides in […]

Peterman Station date set



The Annual Peterman Station Arts and Crafts Festival will be held in downtown Peterman on Saturday, Nov. 18. Now in its 23rd year, this event has become a very popular event, bringing crafters from across Alabama and surrounding states. Over 100 booths filled with arts and crafts will fill the streets of this 100+ year old Southern Railroad town which […]