Sgt. Joshua A. Born, 25, of Niceville, Fla., died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, while serving his country in Afghanistan.
He was born on Dec. 4, 1986, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
He married Megan Myrick on June 6, 2010.
He was a member of the 549th Military Police Company stationed at Fort Stewart, Ga.
To the editor,
Lick Creek voters please take notice – if you Vote Yes on the referendum school buildings are not closing and programs are not being cut.
A Yes vote on the referendum could actually enable Lick Creek to stay viable financially and the current programs sustainable in the future.
We have heard nothing but misinformation from those opposed to reorganizing from 4 districts into 1 district.
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;" class="MsoNormal"><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria;">Karen Cleveland Bass Demmin of Cobden went home to be with her Lord at 1:10 pm on Monday, March 5, 2012, while surrounded by her family.</span></strong></p>
The PAST organization will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its “Pieces of the PAST” Quilts and Tables Show on Saturday, April 14.
The theme this year is “Through the Seasons: A Glimpse of the PAST.”
As a part of the luncheon program, a quilt turning will feature a “glimpse” of selected exhibits from each of the past 10 years’ events. Guests can expect to hear a decade of stories to accompany the quilts from that “season.”
To the editor,
I have decided to address the issue of school reorganization from a school board member's standpoint.
I was approached over a year ago to be on the committee to study if school consolidation in Union County would be feasible.
Fire caused major damage to an Anna residence early Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported.
The fire was reported at 2:16 a.m. Tuesday at a house at 119 George St.
The Anna and Jonesboro fire departments responded to the call. Firefighters were at the scene until about 4 a.m.
The owner of the house was identified as Bret Crunk.
One person who was in the house at the time got out safely.
The cause of the fire remained uncertain. The fire appeared to have started in an addition at the back of the one-story frame house.
A proposed reorganization involving four Union County school districts was defeated in Tuesday's primary election.
The proposed reorganization involved Lick Creek School District 16, Anna School District 37, Jonesboro School District 43 and Anna-Jonesboro Community High School District 81.
Unofficial results tallied at the Union County clerk's office in Jonesboro showed that the proposal lost by a margin of 2,522-624.
Results from the school districts follow:
New officers for the Anna-Jonesboro Lodge are Ed Pearl, exalted ruler; Melvin Ralls, leading knight; Tim Pearl, loyal knight; Tim Morrison, lecturing knight.
Frank Moore, esquire; LaDonna Stoelzle, treasurer; Lynn Stoner, secretary; Dianne Morrison, inner guard; Kelly Brown, chaplain; Joe Ralls, tyler.
Trustees are Bob Lence, John Gilmore, Scott McKinney, Kim Knupp and Bob Braddock.
If you listen in to any classroom discussions or happen to hear some teachers talking, it’s likely you may find people buzzing about the cuts the A-J school board is making to many of the school’s extracurriculars.
Many are enraged at the idea of the school musical only receiving funding for every other year, and having no pep band to cheer on our Wildcats at the football or basketball games, but there are a lot of people who just don’t know the whole story.
DaCota Knop was the winning pitcher in John A. Logan College’s 9-6 victory over visiting St. Charles, Mo., in community college softball action. Knop started the opening game of a doubleheader Thursday, March 1, in Carterville.
Knop, 1-1 this season, had 5 strikeouts, walked no one and allowed 9 hits.
Jayda Rendleman had three hits, including a solo home run and 2 RBIs, to lead the hitting attack. Kayla Quertermous added a hit and an RBI.
The Lady Volunteers lost the nightcap 10-2. Rendleman had a hit and an RBI in the loss.
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