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Congratulations to Kayla Lawler on receiving four major scholarships during the ECU Education Department Scholarship Reception on Monday evening. She received the Cephus Lawson Teacher Scholarship, the ECU Future Teachers Scholarship, the Georgia Howell Limes Scholarship and the Tara Millsap Student Teaching Scholarship
Read moreOn Sunday, October 24, 2021, little 4-month old Miss Christian Rae Files of Little Rock, Arkansas, along with her brother Roman, dad Tim and mom Drew, made her first appearance out & about Allen to visit family to visit family.
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The Allen FCCLA Chapter collected a total of 682 pairs of socks for Citizens Caring for Children that will go to help foster kids in Oklahoma. Pictured here are (left to right) Aiyana Sanchez, Keenan Walker, Aniston Weeks, Brayden Tatum, Zak Matzkvech, and Kaili Childers.
Read moreThe Zombies Are Coming! The Zombies Are Coming!
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Please allow me to introduce Bill Spray. Bill Spray has been a part of the Allen/Atwood area since 1989 when he moved here from Wanette, Oklahoma. He married Rhonda Rinehart in 1990 and they have two daughters. He raised his family in this area until they left briefly to follow his job.
Read more“ . . . the paper is more than a guide to local happenings: It’s a repository of community knowledge. People come to search the archives for birth announcements, obituaries, stories about their families, and businesses that used to be in town. When those stories aren’t written, they’re not kept anywhere. There’s no record.”
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The Blessing Box was created with the idea in mind of “Take what you need, Give what you can.” The box is available for anyone (anyone at all) to drop items in or pick items up form. The Blessing Box is often for those who are not easily able to meet everyday food and personal needs. The box also might stock afterschool snacks for neighborhood kids or that “cup of sugar” you never have when you need it.
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