Union Springs News

Staff Reports

Seniors at the Midway Nutrition Site kicked off the holiday season in style with a Christmas Holiday Paint Party. This joyful event was hosted by Angelica Byrd, owner of We Do Care, LLC. This was the perfect way to unwind and get into the holiday spirit. Guests enjoyed Christmas jazz tunes, a delightful snack, and sparkling grape juice, making for a truly unforgettable experience. “We're thrilled to serve our community and are grateful to those who joined in on the fun,” stated Byrd.

By Darron Hendley

Congratulations to all the kids who participated in the Bama Quail Youth Field Trial on Sunday, December 8 in Tuskegee. This was the 22nd consecutive Bama Quail youth trial on these grounds making it the longest consecutively run youth field trial on the same grounds in America!

The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) hosted its Annual Community Associates retreat on December 8th-10th at the Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort Grand National.  There were seventy-nine participants from across the 12-county service area of the BBCF which include Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter and Wilcox counties.

Willie Spears

By Felicia Farnsworth

On Thursday evening the weather cooperated nicely and there was a Christmas feel in the crisp cool air as Chilly’s 3rd Annual Christmas Lights Parade was held on December 19, which started at 6:00 p.m.

By Felicia Farnsworth

Fredrina Monet Hatcher graduated, in the morning ceremony, from Auburn University in Montgomery on Saturday, December 14. Hatcher received her Bachelor of Business degree in Information Systems.

Hatcher is currently looking for a career in cybersecurity or network design and does have plans to go back to college in the future to study for her master’s degree in business.

By Felicia Farnsworth

On the afternoon of Sunday, December 22, twenty-eight children ages 4-19 and twelve mentors loaded a bus and began their trip to Callaway Gardens’ Fantasy in Lights. A quick detour to Texas Roadhouse for an early dinner allowed the group to fellowship and meet new members, plus eat a delicious meal.

By Bullock County Probate Judge James E. Tatum

Local residents receive early Christmas presents courtesy of George and Penny Johnson of Biloxi, MS.  Penny was in town volunteering for Chick N Pups Canine Crusade. Photos by Jennifer Gallagher, owner of Chick N Pups Canine Crusade.

Nathan Jordan of Union Springs, Alabama, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Auburn University At Montgomery.