June 2023

By Felicia Farnsworth

Conecuh Springs Christian School parents were called mid morning on Monday, June 19 to pick up their children from daycare due to not having any water. The Bullock County Humane Society had to rely on water donations from the community as well as Clear Water Solutions in order to ensure hydration for the animals in their keep and for the purpose of cleanliness during the water outage. By Wednesday, June 21 the water had again gone out, this time reaching as far as the Bullock County Hospital.

By Shamyia Simmons

By Felicia Farnsworth

The Bullock County Humane Society and Animal Control have been receiving numerous calls within the last few weeks in regards to stray animals, dogs and cats, within the city limits. The Animal Control Officer has been out to remove the animals in question, however the question then is where to house the animal once it is captured?

Can you say “snuggle-bunny”? Not only is her fur as soft as a baby rabbit, but Ms. Hilda is a loving, snuggly girl. Hilda has two awesome brothers who are also with her at the shelter, but they are more outwardly playful, as she likes instead to love on her humans. Hilda has already been spayed, up to date on all her vaccines and rabies and looking for her furrrr-ever home with a family that will give her the love she craves. She is good with other kitties and as long as they don't chase, she is good with pups as well. If you’re interested in meeting Ms.

By Barbara McLaurine

The Bullock County Historical Society will meet Sunday, July 9th at 2PM at the Union Springs Presbyterian Church at 205 Hardaway Avenue East. BCHS is actively recruiting new members and citizens of Bullock County are invited to attend and be a part of the BCHS.

John and Jeffrey Feagin will present a program on the Feagin Family history in Bullock County.

By J.D. Devine

The Bullock County Commission voted on Tuesday, June 13, to allocate funds from an Alabama Department of Transportation loan program to make significant repairs to roads that are in major need of attention.

The commission agreed to allocate $4 million of the $5 million in funding to address some of the county’s roads that are in most need of repair.

By J.D. Devine

The 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization is moving along as a divided Congress works to find compromises in order to pass the omnibus bill before its looming deadline of September 30. Since the U.S. House of Representatives is controlled by a Republican majority and the U.S. Senate has a Democratic majority, the negotiations thus far have proved tricky.

The Almeria Club Recordings is the forty-ninth studio album by American musician Hank Williams, Jr. This album was released on January 8, 2002 on the Curb Records label. He recorded most of the songs at “The Almeria Club”, a club where his father, Hank Williams, once played. The Almeria Clubhouse is located on County Rd. 15 in Bullock County. (Clubhouse Photo provided by one of our 9A Ambassadors. https://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/article.asp?xid=871)

By Willie Spears

Scripture: “He leads the humble in doing right!” - Psalm 25:9

Devotional:

As a kid growing up, I loved the Dallas Cowboys. In the 70s and 80s, Tom Landry led a team of stars: Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett, Drew Pearson, and many more. Most of these guys were childhood heroes to me. While playing youth football, many of us believed that having a pair of

Annie Seail Tarver Tatum was born on April 28, 1927 in Midway, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late Robert Tarver and the late Annie Lee Alexander Tarver. From that union, four sons were born and one daughter, who was the youngest of them all. Momma accepted Christ at the age of eleven and joined the Mount Coney Missionary Baptist Church in Midway, Alabama. She was baptized and received the right hand of fellowship by the late Reverend Ike Robbins. She later moved to Union Springs, Alabama with her parents.