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LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. 80%-90% of lung cancer deaths are linked to smoking.
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A Tuna Christmas to open Dec. 1 at Red Door Theatre
Performances of The Red Door Theatre’s production of A Christmas Tuna will be held in Union Springs December 1 - December 4. The curtain will open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Eufaula High School FFA awarded 3 Star National Chapter Award
With nearly 70,000 FFA members in attendance, Eufaula High School FFA was awarded the highest chapter award, the 3 Star National Chapter Award, at the 95th National FFA Convention held recently in Indianapolis, IN.
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A new license plate will be available on December 1. The “Supporting Our Sheriffs” tags, based on pre-commitment orders have been sent to each county. The $50 additional fee will support the Alabama Sheriff’s Foundation. The fees will be used to provide education training and technology assistance to sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, sheriff’s employees, and local law enforcement partners. So, if you wish to support these programs, the opportunity will be available next month! ******
Elections are over; now comes the hard part
In Alabama, the elections are over, and the voters chose the status quo, returning Republicans to power over all Constitutional offices and the Legislature. Alabama’s leaders — Gov.
Reality challenges for newspapers
News that The Huntsville Times, The Birmingham News and The Mobile Press Register newspapers will soon be gone, replaced by online publications, raises memories, worries and hopes. I confess to nostalgia for the culture, urgency and camaraderie of newspaper newsrooms; the thrill of seeing the press roll; the satisfaction of holding the paper just minutes after completing work on it; the eagerness of readers to see it; the feeling that the newspaper was, as my former employer The Decatur Daily calls itself, “a valuable part of your day.” I fondly remember manual typewriters, handset type, Linotype slugs best read upside down and left to right, rubber cement in oil cans, proportion wheels and darkrooms.
LOOKING BACK
75 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 14, 1947 The Clayton Tigers gained their fourth win of the season Friday night when they defeated Clio 45-12. Touchdowns for Clayton were scored by Milldrum and Tommy Warr - Milldrum five and Warr two.