John S. Jones Summer Program students learn Bee 101
John S. Jones Elementary School Summer Program got a lesson in bees on Thursday, July 17 in Attalla during an exciting 2nd annual Bee Awareness Day as part of the “Bee a good reader” program.
Children going into kindergarten through kids entering 8th grade attended the program. John Jones Elementary School Summer Program Director Janet Page said the program has 100
Alabama Power announces Alabama Good Roots Grant recipients
The Alabama Power Foundation has awarded 38 Good Roots grants totaling more than $33,000 to help communities across Alabama plant trees.
In partnership with the Alabama Forestry Association and the Alabama Urban Forestry Association, the foundation provides Good Roots grants to cities, towns and nonprofit organizations to purchase trees. Good Roots helps beautify and strengthen communities with tree-planting projects that benefit
Ivalee Volunteer Fire Department to host open house
By Laura Ann Brown Tipps/Staff Correspondent
On Aug. 2, the Ivalee Fire Department will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with free hot dogs, hamburgers, trimmings and desserts.
“We just like to give everyone a chance to come in, see our equipment and trucks and to let people see the new community center room,” said Richard French, the
Boats will race at 3rd annual Habitat dragon boat festival
The 3rd annual dragon boat race will take place on Saturday Aug. 16 at 9 a.m., Gadsden Riverwalk Park.
Each 46” long canoe should have a team of 20 paddlers, 1 drummer, and a steersperson plus 3 alternates ages 15 and up. The deadline to register a team for the race is Friday, Aug. 1.
The team will receive a 90-minute practice session
Etowah’s Thomas signs track scholarship
By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor
Three state medals were not the only prizes that Lamar Thomas earned this past track and field season.
On July 11, the Etowah High senior signed a scholarship with Kansas City (Kans.) Community College.
Thomas capped his only year on the EHS track team with three medals at the Class 5A state track and field meet in May. He
SEC 2013-14 Year in Review
The Southeastern Conference enjoyed another successful year athletically, once again winning several national championships in a multitude of sports. In all, the league captured six national titles, including championships in baseball, softball, women’s outdoor track and field, women’s gymnastics, women’s swimming and diving and the doubles championship in men’s tennis.
Vanderbilt won its first national title in baseball by defeating Virginia
Classifieds for the week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
AUCTIONS
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Immediate
Liquidation
High End Subdivision Lots
Whorton Bend
Water’s Edge Subdivision –
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Nicest Subdivisions
COTTAGE LOTS
ORIGINALLY
OFFERED & SOLD AT
$65,000.00 EA.
8 COTTAGE LOTS
IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE
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Legal notices for the week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
That certain mortgage executed by Sybile T. Franklin, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Lender, Generation Mortgage Company and Lender’s successors and assigns dated June 23, 2011, and Recorded in Instrument # 3351754 of the records in the Office of the Judge of Probate Washington County, Alabama; which
Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell
Chicken Salad and Chocolate Chess Pie
A light chicken salad plate with a small pimento cheese sandwich, fresh fruit, and a chocolate dessert is so beautiful and refreshing in the summer. I like to center a scoop of chicken salad on curly lettuce and surround it with strawberries and cantaloupe cut into bite size chunks. Add a pimento cheese sandwich that