Promotions announced at 1st USB and US Bancshares



THOMASVILLE – First United Security Bank and United Security Bancshares, Inc. (USBI) Board of Directors made decisions regarding officer promotions at a recent meeting. Eight individuals received promotions within their existing branches and areas of responsibility. They include Alton McRee to Executive Vice President/Branch Administration, Chris Alvis to Assistant Vice President, Sonja Brown, Georgia Dozier, Kim McLendon, Patricia Paul and […]

Pine Hill Mission has grand opening for arts program



The Pine Hill Mission Food Bank in Pine Hill held its grand opening last week for its new arts program, made possible by a $2,000 Black Belt Community Foundation grant to promote the arts. The program will be open free of charge every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the mission in downtown Pine Hill. Arts included are: quilt making, crafting […]

Ballards announce birth of a daughter



Rev. and Mrs. Nate (Jami) Ballard of Thomasville announce the birth of their daughter, Lilly Krystine, born at 4:35 p.m., June 1, 2009, at Mobile Infirmary Hospital in Mobile. She weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and was 21 inches long. Krys was welcomed home by her older sister Kathryn Ann, age 7, and older brother Braydon, age 6. Paternal grandparents […]

Yellow squash is in season

Cookin' at Gunpoint

Living in the south I absolutely love it when fresh vegetables are in season. However, now with the price of fresh butterbeans and peas – and with none of our kids living at home – I rarely go to all the trouble of filling the deep freeze with enough vegetables to last through the winter. So, Billy Ray and I […]

Father – daughter masquerade ball held



Father – daughter masquerade ball held Pictured above: Center couple Jeff Champion and Hannah Champion dance the Virginia Reel. Three Girl Scout troops, Daisy Troop No. 8165, Brownie No. 8557 and Junior No. 8057, held a father-daughter masquerade ball recently at the Stafford Gallery at the Thomasville Civic Center. Each troop chose a different theme of dress with the Daisies […]

Put trust in the right ‘One’

Spiritual Reflections

Iam not fond of flying, in airplanes, or otherwise (“otherwise” is also known as falling). God made man from the Earth, and placed him on the Earth. That is his natural habitat. Flying through the air above Earth is not a natural state of affairs for man, any more than tunneling under the Earth is. My granddaddy said, “Don’t get […]

School supplies arrive from TBC



Today is a big day for Ghana. President Obama is in Accra speaking before Parliament. We here in the northern part of Ghana are trying to watch his speech on TV, but so far I have not been able to hear it. Maybe later today! The school was presented with school supplies from First Baptist Church, Owasso, OK preschool department […]

CHURCH CALENDAR



Pastor appreciation Mt. Bethel Baptist Church in Frankville will begin celebrating its pastor’s (Rev. Anthony Kimbrough Sr.) second year appreciation at 7 p.m., July 17 with guest speaker The Rev. Theodore Law and climaxing at 3 p.m., July 19, with the Rev. Tony Campbell of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Meridian, Miss., as guest speaker. Pastor appreciation Elam CME Church […]

Smyly recognized



Thomas Smyly, a rising eighth grader at Thomasville Middle School, qualified to receive state recognition for his performance as part of the Duke University Talent Search. Four students from TMS earned the privilege of participation, but Smyly was the only one to perform well enough on the ACT to earn this esteemed recognition. “Thomas scored greater than 21 on portions […]

Creative Inventions Convention