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GMT holding fish fry, Men’s Day
Greater Mt. Triumph Missionary Baptist Church invites you to join in their events this weekend. On Saturday, July 15, the church’s men’s organization will have a fund-raiser fish fry beginning at 11 a.m. and lasting until the food runs out. Plates are $7 each. If you would like delivery of two or more plates, call Friday or Saturday, 216-401-0307 or 251-253-0191. On Sunday, July 16, the church will celebrate their…
Criminal docket set
The following cases are on the criminal docket for the Twenty-First Judicial Circuit for Monday, July 17. Honorable Bert W. Rice, Division 1 State of Alabama vs. Christopher Lance Burtram, sodomy 1st, sex abuse child under 12; State of Alabama vs. Evanda Dwayne White, UPM 1st, driving while license revoked; State of Alabama vs. Charles Daniel Todd, UDCS x 3, UPCS x 3; State of Alabama vs. William Jasper Smith,…
GWFCU receives 5-Star rating
Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union, Pensacola, reports it has once again earned a coveted 5-Star rating from BauerFinancial, the nation’s premier bank and credit union rating firm. A five-star rating indicates the credit union excels in areas of capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality and much more. Earning and maintaining this top 5-Star rating for 92 consecutive quarters puts Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union in an even more prominent position as…
Honoring those who served in WWI
By Bob Jones World War I has been overshadowed in modern history by the events involving World War II, Korea, Vietnam and more recently the Middle East. Despite those events, historians debate that it was WWI that shaped our modern world. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson in a speech to Congress said, “The World must be made safe for democracy.” Wilson called for the U.S. to declare war…
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers The race for our open U.S. Senate seat is evolving. Folks, we are in a brief 33-day sprint to the primary on August 15. The winner of the Republican Primary will be our next junior U.S. Senator. The December 12 General Election will be a coronation for the Republican. The eight Democratic candidates are irrelevant as are at least six of the Republican qualifiers. It is doubtful…