April 2024

By Felicia Farnsworth

Last Wednesday’s storms hit Union Springs throughout the evening and into the late hours of the night. Several citizens in our community suffered damage from the storm, but it was mostly minimal damage compared to some.

Ms. Faye Gaston woke up and went about her normal routine on Thursday morning not noticing, at first, that the once beautiful tree that stood tall in her backyard, was now laying on its side and had crushed her two car garage that was built the same year as her home, in 1910.

It's April and due to the rise and fall of the weather, we don't know how we need to dress. Should we dress in Spring attire or mild Winter attire? Springtime temperatures are different almost every day. In fashion, there are so many styles and options that you can wear and still be on trend and stay comfortable, especially pants. Variations of pants are still popular, this season, the “Chit and Chatter” has been about Capri pants making a comeback.

By Faye Gaston

The Chunnenuggee Garden Club met on April 11, 2024 at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church with Sadie Pugh, hostess.  Barbara Cox, Vice-President, prayed the Gardeners' Collect. Club President Faye Gaston presented a certificate of life membership into the Garden Club of Alabama, Inc. (GCA)  to Karen Hall.  The Chunnenuggee Garden Club submitted the nomination with a donation to the GCA scholarship fund for students majoring to be horticulturists, landscape designers, or foresters.

Pictured far left is  Janyiah Williams, a ninth grader from Union Springs. She competed along with her dancing teammates on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the League of Champions (LOC) 2024 Regionals in Conyers, Georgia. The team, Dancing Beats of Montgomery, won one first-place and two second-place awards. Janyiah is the granddaughter of Katie Williams.  (Submitted photo)

This week’s featured pet is Pugsley! When he was brought to the shelter his sister, Wednesday, was with him. She has since been adopted and unfortunately, January 25, 2024 was Puglsey’s one year anniversary of being at the shelter. This playful, adorable, loving, affectionate, sweet boy has spent the last 415 days at the shelter waiting for his chance to be adopted.

By Felicia Farnsworth

Conecuh Springs Christian School was pleased to host special visitors last Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The Sozo Children’s Choir of Uganda made a special visit to the school and blessed the students and faculty with their musical talents and traditional dances.

Congratulations to our CSCS Senior Genesis Archers, coached by Bruce Smithart (left) and Jacob Morgan (right), for their 2nd place team win today at the ACAA Archery Championship. (Photo submitted)

By Dominica Moore

Scripture:

“A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad.” - Matthew 12:33

Why I’m a sneakerhead:

By Felicia Farnsworth

As millions of eclipse watchers from Mexico, the United States, and parts of Canada stopped what they were doing to go outside and look up at the magnificent sight of the moon crossing between the Earth and the Sun, several here in town were also taking that same advantage on Monday, April 8.