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May 23, 2008

Best friends are top two in Dixie’s senior class
Best friends are top two in Dixie’s senior class

Kasey Helms and Jennifer Shepard have been best friends since kindergarten.

Girls Scouts can use some helpers
Girls Scouts can use some helpers

They may be known for their cookies, but Girl Scouts of America benefit more than your sweet tooth.

Set a Godly example before children

I am always amazed at a child’s innocence, trust and big imagination. 


May 20, 2008

Local moviegoers made Martin Theater popular
Local moviegoers made Martin Theater popular

The old marquee in front of the Martin Theater on Broad Street reminds us of Saturday matinees, the smell of hot popcorn and good times. 

Africa Hope director to visit church
Africa Hope director to visit church

According to Joseph Wamutitu, there are 1.5 million orphans in Kenya who have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS.

Columnist discusses lawn woes
Columnist discusses lawn woes

I have been receiving many calls concerning problems that happen from year to year and seem to be somewhat random from yard to yard. 

Yummy deserts the family will enjoy

Mrs. Fields Carrot Cake


May 19, 2008

AMMS students tour Auburn
AMMS students tour Auburn

AMMS gifted students recently toured Auburn University’s Museum of Fine Arts and College of Veterinary Medicine.


May 16, 2008

Girls enjoy ‘Night with the Queens’
Girls enjoy ‘Night with the Queens’

Seventy girls in kindergarten through fifth grade recently spent the night with the Miss Eufaula, Relay and Forestry queens. 

Bluff City principal reminisces
Bluff City principal reminisces

Bluff City principal and former student Suzann Tibbs admits that life was simpler in 1968 when she was a third grader in Ellen McQueen’s room.

Former Bluff City students pay homage to school
Former Bluff City students pay homage to school

After 40 years of service, Bluff City Elementary is closing its doors next week to elementary school students.

Students won’t forget school
Students won’t forget school

Despite the extra homework, fifth-grader Cortez Farmer says Bluff City is much more fun than any other school he has attended.

Fond memories of ‘Uncle T-Bone’

Aunt D. and Uncle T-Bone. These were some of the nicknames Quitman County Extension Coordinator Carl Childree had for the employees at Bluff City Elementary School in the early 1990s.

Music students perform at Eufaula church

Music students from the studio of Jan Ziglar Eunice performed a piano and flute music recital Saturday, April 26, at First United Methodist Church.

Put a brand new finish on an old life

A couple of years ago, I undertook the tedious project of refinishing our old coffee table – a project that truly caused me to question my sanity. 

Farmers Exchange Bank returns to Escambia Co.
Farmers Exchange Bank returns to Escambia Co.

Farmers Exchange Bank held a grand opening Friday to celebrate the opening of its newest branch in Brewton.

Eufaula High School student honored
Eufaula High School student honored

The National Society of High School Scholars founder and chairman Claes Nobel announced recently that Eufaula High School student Allison Braswell has been tapped for membership.

41 graduate from Andrew College
41 graduate from Andrew College

Blue and yellow flags in front of Old Main announced the 154th commencement exercises of Andrew College earlier this month. 


May 12, 2008

Band, choral students hold school concerts

The EHS Choral Company spring show last Thursday showcased many of the community’s finest young singers and dancers.

Town of Clio prospered with railroads

“Clio,” historian Alto L. Jackson wrote, “is a relative newcomer to Barbour County.” 

Mike Canfield awarded scholarship
Mike Canfield awarded scholarship

Mike Canfield, director of the cardio-pulmonary department at Medical Center Barbour in Eufaula, was recently awarded a $28,000 scholarship from the Pulmonary Pediatric Center at UAB Children’s Hospital in Birmingham.

Chicken recipe easy to make and healthy, too

I like anything that is quick and simple to make, so this is easy and better for you than frying.

‘Don’t Pout, Help Out’
‘Don’t Pout, Help Out’

Wallace Community College recently hosted approximately 475 area fourth graders for the 2008 Barbour/Bullock Groundwater Festival.


May 09, 2008

Sewing seeds of faith
Sewing seeds of faith

Monica Pilgrim held up the red teddy-bear patterned dress and smiled.

County bears name of Va. politician
County bears name of Va. politician

James Barbour, the man for whom Barbour County was named, was born in Orange County, Va., on June 10, 1775, when America was in the first year of its war for independence from Britain. 


May 07, 2008

Quitman rabies clinic a success
Quitman rabies clinic a success

The Quitman County annual rabies clinic was held on Saturday, May 3, at the Extension Office in Georgetown and at Nolan’s Store in Morris. 


May 06, 2008

Local churches give to support Indian orphanage, hospital
Local churches give to support Indian orphanage, hospital

Dr. Samuel Kochappi visited Word of Life Family Center Friday to report on the progress of AHEAD Ministries’ many programs in India.


April 29, 2008

Baroque ensemble will perform Thursday

The Eufaula Carnegie Library will host Harmonie Universelle, a musical ensemble who specializes in Baroque music, this Thursday.

FLY to host Pastor Beemer
FLY to host Pastor Beemer

New Beginnings Assembly of God’s youth group, called FLY, will host Pastor Warren Beemer on Thursday.

Potato casserole one sweet treat

These Boston Market recipes come from copy-cat at Self-Help Services.

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