Bama Bucks deer farm thrives in Lion country
By Gene Stanley/Staff Correspondent In 1998, Terry Turk saw a dream fulfilled when he bought a captive whitetail deer. ‘A,’ as in one. Today, Turk’s Bama Bucks farm contains over 250 deer along with three kangaroos, three elk and a pair of peafowl on his Sardis City farm. And that only counts the outdoor animals. […]
Youth find mission field close to home
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
More than 40 young people worked in the Ohatchee-Southside area the week of July 8-12, weeding flower beds, building a walking trail, cleaning in and around schools and conducting cheerleading and football camps, as part of a Southside Baptist Church mission trip.
Their goal was two-fold: getting a lot of needed work done and showing people the way
ECSO hosts gun bill training sessions
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin vocally opposed a proposed gun bill that would have made drastic changes in the ability of business owners to limit firearms on their property, in his office to restrict gun permits, and the authority of law enforcement officers to question someone carrying a gun.
Revisions were made to the bill – which became