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PCHS Receives Grant from Alabama Power

Andrea Ellis, Manager of the Reform/Aliceville Alabama Power business office, presents a $2,500 Power to Play grant check to Pickens County High School Band Director Thomas Hargrave on Tuesday, Mar. 13. Hargrave says the grant will be used to purchase instruments for the school’s music education and band programs. Pictured, from left, Craig Perrigin, PCHS Assistant Principal; Jamarian Cohen, student; Andrea Ellis; Thomas Hargrave; Ariana Hathorne, student; Keaysha Jones, student; SheMia Wilson, Principal; Caleb Yarbrough, student.

Pickens County High School was awarded a $2,500 Power to Play grant from the Alabama Power Foundation on Tuesday, Mar. 13. Thomas Hargrave, PCHS band director, said the grant will be used to purchase instruments for the music education and band programs at the school.

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Sheriff’s Beagles’ Training Pays Off

On Mar. 13, Pickens County Deputies responded to an assault at Oak Grove Road in Gordo.

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Aliceville Corn Grower Earns First Place in State

Seth More of Aliceville, placed first in the state in the A No-Till/Strip-Till Non-Irrigated Class of the National Corn Yield Contest. The contest recognizes farmers from across the country for their exceptional efforts and is held annually by the National Corn Growers Association. Farmers are encouraged through the contest to utilize new, efficient production techniques.

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Neglect of Garbage Payments Results in No Pick Up

During the Pickens County Commissioner’s formal meeting on Mar. 13, Commissioner Drew Elmore brought to attention garbage customers, within Pickens County, who have neglected payment of their AmWaste garage bill for the last two months, will not receive garbage pick up until the bill is paid in full.

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Gordo City Council Helps Out Dixie Youth League

At their meeting on Mar. 12, Gordo Mayor Craig Patterson brought to the attention of the City Council members the help needed by the Dixie Youth Park. “We try to help them every year, and it (the Dixie Youth Season) is about to get kicked off,” said Patterson.

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Aliceville Rotary Welcomes Fulbright Scholar Speaker

The Aliceville Rotary Club heard from speaker Dr. Fanbin Zeng at their meeting Mar. 13. Dr. Zeng is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Pictured from left, Connie Marine, Kathy Marine, Dr. Fanbin Zeng, and Vickie Xu, UWA International Administrator.

At their meeting on Mar. 13, the Aliceville Rotary Club welcomed Dr. Fanbin Zeng, the Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Zeng was brought by the Rotary’s former president and member, Connie Marine, International Programs Coordinator at the University of West Alabama, located in Livingston, Ala. This was at the request of Rotary program chairperson of the day, Kathy Marine.

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Aliceville Hosts ASF’s “Much Ado About Nothing”

“Much Ado About Nothing,” was performed on Mar. 15 at the Aliceville Entertainment Complex.

Shakespeare may not seem like it is for everyone, but on Thursday night, Mar. 15, it became available to all ages within our own small community in Aliceville. The Aliceville Museum, Aliceville Library, and the Pickens County Arts Guild hosted the Alabama Shakespeare Festival Touring Group’s performance of the William Shakespeare play, “Much Ado About Nothing,” an Italianate comedy for the ages.