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The son of Melinda Young, Bobby Alexander and stepdad Roy Morris, Chad has attended Allen Schools for 12 years. He has been active in football and powerlifting during his junior and senior years, played golf as a freshman and sophomore, and been in FFA. Chad’s favorite teacher is Coach Mac.

Tim and Drew Files of Little Rock, Arkansas announce the arrival of their first child, Roman Timothy, at 3:56 a.m. on April 26, 2019 at Unas Hospital in Little Rock. The blue eyed, blonde haired boy weighed 7 pound 9.9 ounces at birth and was 19 inches long.

The Gerty Community will be hosting their monthly Bingo Night on Saturday, June 1st . Proceeds from the evening will be used for the 4th of July fi reworks display. The concession stand will begin serving at 6:30 with Bingo following.

Maria Isabel Finney was chosen as an Exchange Student, traveling from March through August to Saarbrucken, German. Isabel is a student at the Oklahoma City University. Over Easter weekend she was privileged to go to Amsterdam, Holland.

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Memorial Day services will be held Sunday, May 26th , at 2:00 pm at the Atwood Cemetery. Money will be collected for the upkeep of the cemetery on the 24th , 25th and the 26th . This year the Nazarene Church will be in charge of the ceremony. All the help you can give will be appreciated.

Memorial Day services at the Allen Cemetery will be observed on Monday, May 27th , at 11:00 a.m. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend.

Allen Schools administration will be busy over the summer looking to fill several coaching positions which have been, or will be soon be, vacated. Superintendent Jeff Hiatt said head football coach Stephen Caldwell resigned Monday.

Forty-one seniors will be honored at commencement exercises this Saturday, May 18th, and receive their high school diplomas. Commencement exercises will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the gymnasium. The Class of 2019 will enter to the sounds of “Pomp & Circumstance.”