Representative from Maggie Bozemanand Julia Wilder Boter Participation Foundation
By Donna Bain Staff Writer
Mayor Terrance Windham called the Aliceville City Council meeting to order on November 8, 2023. Councilwoman Rebecca Gilliam was not in attendance. After the invocation, the minutes were approved with a motion from Councilman Chris Lewis and a second from Councilman Thomas Wilkins. The Council voted to pay the city’s bills with a motion from Councilman Lewis and a second from Councilman Wilkins.
Front Row L to R: Debra Ball-Brown, Ruth McKinstry-Parker, Quieton Prude, Avis Colvin-Clark, Veronica Wilkins-Colvin, Gwendolyn Hodges-Hurst, Jacqueline Jones, Sandra McClung-Kennedy, and Berneice Mosely
Second Row L to R: Wendell Windham, Sharon Harris-Bradford, Glenda Windham-Guyton, Sarah Mayhew, Wanda Phillips, Mary Hill-Davis, Ann Billups, Dora Lewis, Sandra Burroughs, Emily Peoples-Blair, Melanie Clark-Harmon, Marlene Lockett, Glenda Garner, and Choncetia Morrow-Elder
Back Row L to R: Paula Wilkins-Taylor, Victoria Jemison-Washington, Tom Kirk, Christopher Jackson, John Coleman, Harvey Hamilton, Benjamin Stanton, Rosario Taylor, Frankie Spencer, and Denard Mosely
On October 21, 2023, the Aliceville High School Class of 1983 celebrated their 40th Year Class Reunion. This event was held at the Aliceville City Hall. There were 34 participants. During the event, former teachers and the principal gave words of encouragement. Those in attendance were Mr. Willie J. Thomas, Mrs. Annie Phillips, Mrs. Glenda Hodges, Mr. Detrick Hodges, and the principal, Mr. Herbert Lavender. Class President Melanie Clark-Harmon gave an inspiring speech that was enjoyed by all in attendance.
Mayor Mickey Walker’s Cajun Fryer fish cooker was stolen from Carrollton Baptist Church on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. The church members had cooked a meal for all the football players and athletes in Pickens County on what they call Kick-Off Sunday. The mayor left the fish cooker close to the Fellowship Hall near the parking lot to cool. He didn’t pick it up the next day because he was working.
The Pickens County Board of Education held its monthly meet- ing on June 12, 2023, at the Central Office. After the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, the Board approved the minutes with a motion from Board member Dr. John Brandon and a second from Board member Gene Dawkins. The May minutes were approved with a motion from Board member Dr. Brandon and a second from Board member Sam Wiggins.
The audit report was given by Mrs. Shelley Patrenos, State Auditor.
CARROLLTON- The Pickens County Board of Commissioners meeting occurred on June 13, 2023. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jody McGee. Commissioners Jerry Fitch and Drew Elmore were not in attendance.
The meeting began with a motion from Commissioner Jill Noland to approve the consent agenda. Commissioner Nancy Ray seconded the motion, and it was approved.
An old-time popular restaurant has opened its doors again in Pickensville, Alabama. Janice Brown has opened Down Yonder with the slogan “Let’s All Eat.” She has always been in food service. She learned to cook at home, and then she was a cook in the army for ten years and worked in the food service industry at a school district in Indianapolis, Indiana. She continued her work as a cook at the Department of Corrections in Indianapolis.
ALICEVILLE- The Aliceville City Council meeting occurred on May 24, 2023. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Terrence Windham. Council members Rebecca Gilliam and Thomas Wilkins were not in attendance.
The council approved the minutes of the May 9, 2023, meeting.
The Gordo Town Council amended a 1990 ordinance at its June 5 meeting that will impose stricter guide- lines on maintaining the property in the town limits.
Residents at AMNH Celebrating National Nursing Home Week
By Donna Bain
Staff Writer
The residents of Al- iceville Manor Nursing Home enjoyed many festivities and events the week of May 14- May 20, 2023, because it was National Nursing Home Week. The theme for this week was “Cul- tivating Kindness.”
It all began on Sun- day, May 14th when the nursing home held its annual Mother’s Day Tea. The female residents of the nursing home were treated to a manicure and given a special gift.
