2010-09-30

Millry has twice the chances but falls to Washington Co.



When gauging the efficiency of an offense, time of possession and offensive plays are usually two of the first measurables that are mentioned. Winning the time of possession battle and gaining more yards than your opponent usually go a long way towards winning the game. Usually. That was not the case Friday when Millry and Washington County met in their […]

Bulldogs win first three games



WHMS football is off to a good start with a 3-0 beginning — beating Thomasville Tigers 22-6, Leroy Bears 42-8, and Millry Wildcats 30-14. The next game the Bulldogs will play is against Thomasville for their last home game. Good job and good luck to our football team! Our award winning cheerleading team cheers at every football game. They yell […]

Part of learning about Indians includes building model villages



Models of American Indian homes have decorated Wilson Hall Middle School this past week. Mrs. Anderson’s history classes have been researching early Native American tribes of North America. They have discovered unique facts about some of the tribes. Students had to create a visual display of their Indian villages based on their research. They used their textbooks, library books, and […]

WHMS writers score high



Wilson Hall Middle School recently received results for the Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing. WHMS seventh graders of 2010 (this year’s eighth) achieved our highest scores ever on the Writing Assessment! Congratulations to Vernetta Richardson for the highest overall seventh grade writing score and Jahmyiah Pollock and Shelby Sellers for the highest overall fifth grade writing scores. Our students expressed […]

Junior Betas plan fundraiser



The WHMS Junior Beta Club met on September 8 to plan the year and elect officers. The club will sponsor a fundraiser from October 1 until October 28. All money for the fundraiser is due by October 28. Students are not allowed to sell candy on the school premises. These are the upcoming events: February 23, March 2, and March […]

Lots going on at WHMS



“See You at the Pole” is an annual gathering of Christian students of all ages at a flagpole in front of their school. All students will have this opportunity to pray during their designated P.E. time. Bob Holmes visited WHMS. He is a one-man volleyball team and will be speaking to students on the dangers and effects that alcohol, drugs, […]

Clarke County Records



Marriage license applications Jimmy Ray Hollis, to Ana Paula Moody; Chase Edward Dunham, to Kasie Leigh Rush; Raceala Jourdan Gaston, to Mendy Shunnterr Williams; Carlos T. Westry, to Lachandra Danielle Robinson; Lucas Monroe Karr, to Breanne Paula Roberts; Adrian Barnette, to Patricia Ann Armstead; Joshua Lynn Holton, to Bobbie Jean Harrison; Canaan Mitchell Hare, to Nadine Scheeff. Marriage license applications […]

Arrests



Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of Sept. 21-28 include: Charlotte Jean Gamble, 31, theft by deception first degree, possession of forged instrument first degree, two counts negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument, identity theft first degree/financial loss, $71,000 bond, arrested by the Clarke County Sheriff’s Dept. Patrick M. Gamble, 39, negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument, $500 […]

Sheffield



Vernell Sheffield, 88, of Calera died Sept. 24, 2010 at Hatley Heathcare in Clanton. She was born Feb. 9, 1922. Survivors include a daughter, Debbie (Don) Dunagan, Calera; one sister, Louise Deas; four grandchildren, Daphney, Tadesa, Raquel and J.P.; many great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Betty and Elvin Fendley; a son, Kenneth Walker; ex-husband, Forrest Glass. […]

Jordan



Jonathon David Jordan, 23, of Cosby, Tenn. (formerly of Thomasville) died Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Survivors include his mother, Beth Jordan, Cosby, Tenn.; father, David Jordan, Evergreen; one brother, James Jordan, Mobile; one sister, Savannah Jordan, Jackson; two nephews, Cameron Jordan, Jayce Kerley; maternal grandparents, Larry and Lorretta Fendley, Newport, Tenn.; paternal grandparents, Keith and Gaynell Lynch, Evergreen and a […]