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In our community, May 18-26
Events Saturday A Helping Hand LLC and the LaGrange Housing Authority hosts its first free Senior Health Fair at the housing authority, 201 Chatham St. The fair will inform seniors on different health issues with seminars and offer free health screenings. Several members of the Hills and Dales Estate horticultural staff will teach a class on how to successfully propagate a variety of ornamental garden plants at 10 a.m. Each part...
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Mindy Yates
Troup schools honor retirees for 2012-2013 school year
Troup County School System and First Baptist Church on the square hosted the annual educators’ retirement reception for 2012-2013 on Tuesday with 61 retiring educators. This years retirees included 38 teachers, six para pros, one assistant principal/registrar, three food/nutrition services employees, two bus drivers, two secretaries, two academic coaches, two counselors, four custodial service employees and one choral director. The scope of...
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Ferguson, Zimmerman to wed Saturday
Chelsea Kate Ferguson and Arthur Dudley Zimmerman will be married at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church on the square with a reception following at the Ferguson home. The couple was honored with the following events: • A “Stock the kitchen” party on Oct. 21 hosted by Charis Acree, Clara Ellenburg-Aplin, Catherine Conrad, Patsy Darden, Judy Freeman and Ann Kelton at the Freeman home. • A “Christmas” shower on Dec. 22 hosted by Brig...
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Where do we go from Gosnell?
This week, Philadelphia abortion provider, Kermit Gosnell, was found guilty on three counts of first-degree murder for cutting the spinal cords of three babies who were born alive. He was also convicted of 21 counts of abortion of the unborn who were 24 weeks or older. It seems that the “pro-life” and the “pro-choice” (terms used accommodatingly) sides are both rejoicing in Gosnell’s conviction. The “pro-life” side rejoices that this man is...
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In our community, May 17-19
Events Today A senior dance is at 7 p.m. at the old Franklin Elementary School gym with a live band. Admission is $4. Saturday A Helping Hand LLC and the LaGrange Housing Authority hosts its first free Senior Health Fair at the housing authority, 201 Chatham St. The fair will inform seniors on different health issues with seminars and offer free health screenings. Several members of the Hills and Dales Estate horticultural...
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Church calendar
Weekly programs Tuesdays Eagle’s Nest Cathedral, 1306 E. 10th St. in West Point, hosts Bible study at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays Grief Share, a support group for people grieving the loss of someone close, meets at 6 p.m. at Cedarcrest Community Church, 2380 Roanoke Road. 706-882-6327. Trinity SDA Church Prayer and Bible Study Center at 710 Jenkins St. holds community prayer and Bible study at 7 p.m. Pastor Walter Gordon, 706-812-07...
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In our community, May 15–17
Events Thursday Story Hour featuring stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for preschoolers and their escorts is at 10:30 a.m. at Hawkes Library in West Point. The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pierce St. in LaGrange is open from 1 to 2:45 p.m. to help people in need of food. 706-882-9291 Beginner ballroom dance lessons for all ages are given from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Active Life center on Ragland Street. 706-884-5857 Frid...
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April marriages
The following people were issued marriage licenses in the Troup County Probate Court in April: Kentrell Demone Alford and Brittney Lynn King. Jeffrey Michael Ball and Rene Alison Pippin. Larry Samual Blakley and Jessica Lyann King. Dave Singleton Coleman Jr. and Kristina Brewer. James Cauley Connell and April Meashell Camp. Manquil La’quan Davenport and Nosha Chantel Harris. Brandon Edward Davis and Alisha Nicole Keeble. Juan ...
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You can help
Training for Bridges out of Poverty Circles of Troup County hosts Bridges Out of Poverty training will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 21 at Mike Daniel Recreation Center, 1220 Lafayette Parkway. The training provides practical, real-world support and guidance to improve your effectiveness in working with people from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Participants will learn the hidden rules of poverty, middle class and wealth; poverty-rel...
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In our community, May 13-15
Events Today Free, confidential HIV testing is available starting at 4 p.m. at Pathways at 122 Gordon Commercial Drive. Must be at least 18. 706-845-4054 Tuesday Advanced Tai Chi for Health class is 11:45 a.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register. Beginner Tai Chi for Health class is 2 p.m. at Th...
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In our community, May 11-19
Saturday LaGrange Kiwanis Club hosts its second annual sporting clays tournament for scholarships event from 9 a.m. to noon at the Liberty Hill Sporting Club, 235 Liberty Hill/Glenn Road. Entry fee is $100 per person or $400 per team. 706-350-1000 Monday The Salvation Army, 806 Murphy Ave., provides emergency food assistance 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Picture ID and Social Security card are needed. A beginner scrapbook clas...
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Submitted Contestants in Columbus Classic Club 2013 Ms. Southwest Georgia Senior Pageant are, from left, Joan Jones of Columbus, Gladys Long of Ellijay, Ann Carlisle of Columbus, Linda Combs of West Point, Linda Whitlock of LaGrange and Brenda Wise of West Point. Combs was crowned in the pageant and Whitlock was second runner up.
Locals crowned, place in Columbus pageant
On April 13, the Columbus Classic Club held the 2013 Ms. Southwest Georgia Senior Pageant at St. Mark United Methodist Church in Columbus. Family and friends gathered to celebrate the talents of six contestants: Linda Combs from West Point, Brenda Wise from West Point, Linda Whitlock from LaGrange, Gladys Long from Ellijay, Joan Jones from Columbus and Ann Carlisle from Columbus. “The purpose of the pageant is to promote positive aging,” sa...
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A tribute to mothers, purpose of motherhood
In her book “Beyond Bath Time: Embracing Motherhood as a Sacred Role,” Erin Davis declares that motherhood is under attack. She cites the following statistics in regards to motherhood: • “About half of the public – 46 percent in a 2009 Pew Research Center poll – say it makes no difference that a growing number of women don’t ever have children.” • “Only 9 percent of teenagers say that they definitely plan to become parents in their early ...
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Red tip photinia problems popping up
Most red tip photinias are susceptible to a common leaf spot disease called Entomosporium leaf spot. This disease may also affect loquat, Indian hawthorn, some pear cultivars and several other members of the Rose family. Tiny, circular, bright red spots on both the upper and lower surfaces of young expanding leaves are the first symptoms to appear. Numerous small spots may then merge into larger maroon-colored blotches on heavily diseased l...
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Bethlehem Baptist Church Women’s Fellowship hosts 'Women Initiated by Faith Spring Brunch' Saturday at Bethlehem Baptist Church Family Life Center in West Point at 11 a.m. with guest Dee Armstrong from WTLZ and 'The Dee Armstrong Show.' Tickets are $7. For more information, contact Mary Cobbs at 706-407-6627 or cobbsm@aol.com.
Church calendar
Upcoming Today-Friday Mount Gilead Baptist Church, 113 Cedar St., observes revival services at 7 p.m. Guest speaker is the Rev. Darrell Jordan of Macedonia Baptist Church of LaFayette, Ala. Friday Rising Grove Baptist Church hosts Joy Night at 7 p.m. The Rev. Jennie Laye will be speaker. Saturday A Mother-Daughter Prayer Breakfast, sponsored by CMBC Mother’s Ministry, is 10 a.m. at Confidence Missionary Baptist Church, 705...
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