The Debbie and Paul Standridge home was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning, January 29, 2023. A heat lamp left on under the carport fell during the night over causing the blaze.
The Debbie and Paul Standridge home was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning, January 29, 2023. A heat lamp left on under the carport fell during the night over causing the blaze.
Candidates interested in filing for municipal office in three Pontotoc County municipalities will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, February 6th. Declaration of Candidacy forms must be completed and submitted to the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 8th, when the filing period ends. Contests of Candidacy must be filed no later than Friday, February 10th, and may only be filed by another candidate for that office, unless a candidate files unopposed.
The current rankings came out and The Allen men sit at #7 in Class A, while the Lady Mustangs came it a #13. With District parings coming out Friday, we are excited we cracked the top 7, maybe we can separate ourselves from the other top teams and get in a good Area where we can see some new teams. Leading the boys in Class A are Caddo, Rattan and Vanoss, sitting at 1,2 & 3. On the girls’ side Seiling, Caddo and Vanoss are sitting atop that list.
The Allen chapter of the Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is excited to be making a difference in the Allen Elementary students’ lives. This project is being called “Mustang Mentors” and Aniston Weeks and Maggie Yarbrough are serving as the Mustang Mentors project coordinators. For this project, elementary students in Pre-K - 3rd grade were paired with a high school FCCLA member who has been visiting them in their classroom once a month. Aniston and Maggie have chosen age activities for each month to complete with the elementary students. During their visits, FCCLA members will be encouraging and helping the elementary students while also teaching them about informative subjects.
The Allen Academic Team will be competing in the State Tournament on Saturday, January 28th, at Rose State College. This hard-won honor was accomplished by the team of Maebrey Wallace (team captain), Keenan Walker, Jack Todd, Taylor Wood, Kelsey Hurt, Camdyn Williams, Brooklyn Sanders, Easton Ledo, Alex Williams, Ty O’Daniel, Lance Johnson and Conner Smith.
During the regular meeting of the Allen Board of Education Monday, Superintendent Jeff Hiatt informed the board that Allen Schools’ enrollment is down by 24 students.
The Debbie and Paul Standridge home was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning, January 29, 2023. A heat lamp left on under the carport fell during the night over causing the blaze.
The Town of Allen will start opening the sewer plant one Saturday a month for people to use the large dumpster to dispose of large items.
Five Lady Mustangs and five members of the Mustang men’s basketball teams will be recognized Tuesday evening, January 31st, in pre-game Senior Night festivities. The 5:45 p.m. ceremony will precede the Allen/Latta game. Girls will tip-off at 6:30.
The current rankings came out and The Allen men sit at #7 in Class A, while the Lady Mustangs came it a #13. With District parings coming out Friday, we are excited we cracked the top 7, maybe we can separate ourselves from the other top teams and get in a good Area where we can see some new teams. Leading the boys in Class A are Caddo, Rattan and Vanoss, sitting at 1,2 & 3. On the girls’ side Seiling, Caddo and Vanoss are sitting atop that list.
like o movies. Pat and I watched the 1978 production of “Grease” this past week. Paramount spent $6 million on this movie and made all their money back on the first weekend it was released. In case you forgot, it was about teenagers living in the ancient American times of the 1950’s and it is a musical. John Travolta plays the “Greaser” and his pretty little girlfriend is Olivia Newton John. The setting is in a California High School whose principal is Eve Arden and whose coach is played by Sid Caesar who hasn’t won a game in 7 years.
As we have closed out 2022 here are a few of my favorite end of the year stories.
