Mr. and Mrs. J. Wayne Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Dixon, all of Eufaula, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Betsy Lynne Baker, to Joshua Dale Fredrickson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Fredrickson of Eufaula.

Whitney Carol Fort, daughter of Sib and Lisa Fort of Lumpkin, Ga., was married to Joel Norman Knight, son of Gary and Judy Knight of Trussville, on July 12. 

Sarah Sheppard celebrates her 90th birthday at Joe’s Food Factory.

The River City Grillers recently won the state Alabama Wildlife Federation Wild Game Cook Off held in Millbrook each year. They competed against 15 other teams and brought home the first place trophy, presentation award, and a check for $1,000.

Little Miss Eufaula, Savanna Wood, recently donated 400 books to The Lakeside School.

Kimberly D. Peterson, the daughter of Diane Peterson and Christopher G. McCoy, graduated from U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Aug. 15, from Fort Jackson, S.C., from the 165th Infantry Brigade. 

Word of Life Family Church will hold its 19th anniversary service Sunday at 10 a.m.

On Saturday, July 26, St. Luke AME Church and New Mt. Zion AME Church hosted a “Back to School” block party at the Chattahoochee Courts Community Center.

Dr. Ed Bridges, director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, will be the keynote speaker for the Historic Chattahoochee Commission’s 26th annual supper meeting in Abbeville on Sept. 25.

James and Tabitha (McClintock) Curtis of Mt. Vernon, Ill. announce the birth of their son, Jaymes Joseph Curtis.

Haley Ates is happy to be home, but she says her eleven days at the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen competition in Aug. 12 - 16, in Orlando were - obviously- outstanding.

Isabella Peak, 3, and Anna Claire Peak, 1, are now the proud owners of a newly-built playhouse.

Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Madison Upshaw III of Atlanta announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Watson Upshaw, to Samuel Adams Reeves, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Reeves of Eufaula.

On Aug. 9, the engagement of Katherine Jackson, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Balkcom, and Scott Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mitchell, was celebrated at Westover Plantation, home of Ben and Mary Ann Bowden. 

The largest service project by the Boy Scouts since World War II, the largest service project ever for the U.S. Forest Service; five National Forest sites, 5,000 Scout volunteers and five weeks of service – that all adds up to Arrow Corps 5. 

FCA stands for Fellowship of Christian Athletes, but member Rachel Robbins says the Eufaula High School organization isn’t just open to student athletes of all sports.

Christian Life Church will host Pastor Jean Givens Aug. 13-14, 7 p.m. A nursery will be provided.

At the time of the writing of Lamentations 3:22-24, Jeremiah had every reason to be the weeping prophet.

Crystal Seals of Clayton, along with 21 other Alabama 4-H members, attended the National 4-H Citizenship Washington Focus June 1-7 in Washington D.C.

Mr. and Mrs. Donnie R. Slay of Clayton announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Slay, to Johnny Morrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Morrison of Clayton.

Nasasha Davis and Lakia Rumph of Clayton recently attended the week-long BET Summer Camp for Girls.

Miss and Little Miss Eufaula queens thank sponsors for helping them raise money for the Peanut Festival Pageant.

A new grant is welding high school and community college together to provide benefits for students and local industry.

Wallace Community College recently awarded certificates to six completers of the Ready to Work Training Program offered at the WCC Sparks Campus Workforce Development Center.

An engagement party was hosted at the Shorter Mansion last month for Tiffany Weaver and John Andrews.

Morning Star CHC in Georgetown will hold a garage sale Friday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.

The Women in Missions group of Parkview Church hosted lunch for Eufaula educators on Monday to show support and appreciation for teachers and staff members of Eufaula City, The Lakeside and Parkview Christian schools.

Thomas Cooper Wingate

Charlotte Collis Perdue

Addison Lucille Johnson