Coming Soon for June 26
PICNIC IN THE PARK ALABAMA begin at noon July 16 at the Geraldine Town Park. Entertainment will be provided by Backwoods Revival, chosen generation, Pat Upton Country Case and a variety of great local talent. There will be great food, traditional pit-cooked barbecue plates 1/2-chicken. $ 8 per ticket plate can be purchased in advance at City Hall. It will be black and pinto beans pot corn bread, hot dogs and other tasty eats. Arts and crafts booths are welcome. There will be eating contest with cash prizes and competitions photogenic. For more information, call 256-659-2122.
EMMA SANSOM MEETING 45th High School Class will be held from 5-8 pm on August 6 at Gadsden Museum of Art. For more information, call Jennifer Graves, 256-546-4087, or Cheryl Whited, 256-490-0639.
NATIONAL AWARENESS DAY HONEY BEE will be held 9:00 to 4:00 p.m. on August 20 at Attalla City Park. For more information, call David Kelton, 256-523-4767.
GLENCOE senior center is open 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for games, table games and exercise room. Lunch is available for people aged 60 and older.
Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society members are working on several cemeteries in Etowah County: Fairview Baptist Cemetery Mount Lookout Cemetery, the cemetery Tillison, McCauley Cemetery, Reid Cemetery, Oak Park Cemetery, Attalla Old Cemetery, the cemetery and Moody in Altoona. If anyone knows of unmarked graves in these or any other information on these cemeteries, contact Rosemary Hyatt, 256-538-1122, and Anne Batie, 256-492-2739, or e-mail neagslib@comcast.net. The book Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery is for sale. For Turkeytown cemetery, call 256-492-2898 Shirley Keeling. Contact a member of the Family History Library Nichols.Another book is new cemetery "Mt Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery." The cemetery is on the road to Tabor. To purchase a copy, contact Glenn and Gina Pruitt Schiazza, 256-492-1833. The company announced the addition of a new book called "Chapel Cemetery Young." The book contains information about Young's Chapel Congregational Methodist Church. For more information or to purchase a copy, contact Julia Young, 256-547-8477 or Anne Batie, 256-492-2739. Reid Cemetery Book is now available. This book contains information on obituaries, census records, military records and family relationships.It also has a brief history of the town of Glencoe. This cemetery is located on 129 years Bend Lonesome Road in Glencoe. Anyone interested in the book can call Anne and Harold Batie, 256-492-2739.
Stanley McClover, who played at Auburn from 2003-05, said he received $4000 after recording four sacks against Alabama and that he received money in a book bag during the recruiting process. He also said he received a $500 handshake at LSU and sexual