Governor Kay Ivey issued a statewide ‘No Burn Order last Wednesday. She also signed a statewide Drought Emergency Declaration which prohibits all outdoor burning in Alabama. This order is effective November 9, 2023, at 8 a.m. Central Standard Time.
November 2023
A new Yield to Pedestrians traffic sign has been placed in the pedestrian crosswalk located in front of the Courthouse. State Law required all traffic to yield to pedestrians. According to the Union Springs Police Department the speed limit downtown Prairie Street is 15 MPH. Motorists are encouraged to obey the Law and yield to pedestrians and to observe the traffic speeds for the safety of pedestrians. Tickets can be issued for violations. (Photo by Barbara McLaurine)
By Jeffery Moore
By Darius Cates
The Tourism Council of Bullock County held its Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church of Union Springs. Midge Putnam, Executive Director, welcomed all in attendance. The invocation was given by Rev. Gene Nelson.
By Margaret Buford Jones
Educators/Teachers make all other professions possible through the art of teaching. If for no other reason teachers deserve a special thanks. American Education Week is celebrated the week prior to the week of Thanksgiving, which is a time most people pause to give thanks.
By Tasha Diesselhorst
“Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has began.” - 2 Corinthians 5:17
Devotional:
By Barbara McLauraine
Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day, celebrating the end of World War I. The occasion was the signing of the Armistice between the Allies and Germany, at 11:00 a.m., November 11, 1918. The annual holiday was celebrated in honor of the Veterans of World War I, known as the war, to end all wars. Following World War II, service Veterans from that war and the Korean Conflict were included in the Armistice Day Celebration.
By Faye Gaston
By Essie B.Thomas