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With the start of the 2022-23 basketball season just a few weeks away, this month's Past Time Alabama reflects back to 1978. The Collinsville Lady Panthers 1978 girls basketball team reached the state semifinals after defeating Brantley 58-51 in the opening round of the Class 1A State Tournament. Collinsville fell to W. J. Jones 56-42 in the semifinals. The 1978 team members include: (Front Row) Barbie Nelson, Robin Jones, Claire Coker, and Lori Sharp; (Second Row) Suzanne Myers, Becky Kennedy, Karen Dixon, and Beth Coker; (Third Row) Mitzi Hood, Sandy Twilley, and Delena Moses; (Back Row) Julie Norris and Angie Padgett. If you have something you would like to see featured in a future Past Time Alabama section contact the Alabama Ledger at 256-506-7368 or via email AlabamaLedger@gmail.com
Alan Smith, Dean of Workforce Development, awards a full scholarship to Reannea Lanfair, a graduate of Gadsden State’s GED program. The scholarship was awarded during the graduation ceremony Oct. 4 at the Oxford Performing Arts Center. Additionally, six students received $500 scholarships to Gadsden State. They are Kateri Barrett, Christy McGowan, Edwin Israel, Samuel Howard, Jasmine Deegan and Ashley Lemons. All of the GED completers will receive tuition for one free class at Gadsden State as well. The GED graduates include Ruth Bain, Harlie Baldwin, Kateria Barrett, Kaitlynn Nicole Brown, Emily Chalfant, Mandi Chivington, Arianna Collett, Shanika Crook, Alexander Morgan Dailey, Jasmine Deegan, Michael Fisher, Matthew Frix, Amy Frohock, James Fuller, Lori Hammett, Elizabeth Hershberger, Jacob Hodes, Thomas Paine Horton, Samuel Howard, Travis Ingram, Edwin Israel, Shelby Jones, Jomaica Kellom, Ashley King, Reannea Lanfair, Ashley Lemons, Zoie Grace Leghan Letson, Christy McGowan, Kristina Meeks, Charishma Mehta, Yancey Munsch, Chandler Page, Ejidia Elena Pascual, Chad Price, Destany Rainey, Lilia Ramos, Johnathan Rogers, Lindsey Rogers, Benjamin Schall, Brittany Smith, Marshall Lee Smith, Kerry Stubbs, Matthew Surface, Brandon Thompson and Connor Trammell. Students Graduate From GED Program CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Other grants awarded in North Alabama include: Belk: $400,000 to replace a major water line; Berry: $400,000 for sewer line replacement and related improvements; Cherokee: $362,422 for drainage and ditch improvements; Colony: $399,827 for street improvements; Courtland: $400,000 for water line upgrades and improvements; Garden City: $389,800 to upgrade the town’s sewer system; Guinn: $304,000 for street resurfacing and drainage improvements; Hodges: $329,000 for downtown revitalization, including razing dilapidated buildings; Jacksonville: $500,000 to replace sewer lines; Lexington: $397,907 for water and fire suppression improvements; Oxford: $500,000 for drainage improvements and demolition of dilapidated structures; Pell City: $500,000 for water system improvements; Ranburne: $400,000 to renovate the town’s senior citizen center; Steele: $400,000 to replace a main water line; and Winfield: $342,000 to demolish 18 dilapidated and abandoned/vacant structures. Other grants awarded in Central Alabama include: Brent: $500,000 for sewer line rehabilitation. Coosa County: $135,801 to resurface American Legion Road near Goodwater and Coosa County Road 38 in the Mt. Olive Community; Coosada: $350,000 to demolish 30 dilapidated vacant or abandoned structures throughout the town; Crenshaw County : $500,000 to resurface and relocate water lines on Starhope Church Road; Forkland: $400,000 to upgrade the town’s park including constructing a pavilion and concession stand/bathroom facility; Hale County: $500,000 for water system rehabilitation along Hale County Road 64; Luverne: $400,000 for sewer line improvements and street paving; Mosses: $400,000 for the resurfacing of Main Street; Notasulga: $32,000 to develop a comprehensive city plan; Randolph County: $500,000 to resurface and improve drainage along Randolph County roads 30 and 17 in the Rock Mills Community; and Roanoke: $500,000 to rehabilitate and resurface five streets. Other grants awarded in South Alabama include: Ashford: $234,000 to make improvements on four streets; Barbour County: $400,000 to construct a new senior citizen center in Clio; Butler: $222,750 for a sewer line replacement; Castleberry: $400,000 to rehabilitate the town’s water system and several streets, including adding fire hydrants; Clayhatchee: $202,366 to provide lighting for a baseball field and to build a pole barn at the recreation park; Coffeeville: $400,000 for roof replacement at the town’s community center; Elba: $500,000 for street resurfacing and drainage improvements; Florala: $375,655 to renovate the former Florala Middle School gymnasium; Florala: $32,000 to develop a comprehensive city plan; Geneva: $500,000 for housing rehabilitation as part of its neighborhood revitalization program; Geneva County: $474,667 to resurface several streets in the Bellwood community; Gordon: $400,000 for sewer line rehabilitation; Jackson: $500,000 for drainage improvements; Louisville: $400,000 for housing rehabilitation and demolition and clearance; Madrid: $229,200 to resurface and make improvements on two city streets; Monroe County: $500,000 to rehabilitate a portion of the Excel Water System serving the unincorporated Hillside Community; New Brockton: $392,900 for housing rehabilitation; Opp: $400,000 to resurface several streets; Pinkard: $342,177 to resurface and make improvements on several city streets; Washington County: $500,000 to resurface Mitchell Road east of Millry; and Vredenburgh: $337,125 to make improvements at the town’s community park including construction of a pavilion. Improvements
Second Annual 'Made In Alabama Showcase'
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey recenlty hosted the second annual Made in Alabama Showcase to recognize some of Alabama’s top companies. Governor Ivey selected 14 businesses for their work in producing exceptional goods for our state and invited them to exhibit their products at the Alabama State Capitol. The 11 honorees that were able to attend showcased their products, discussed their company’s history and gave away promotional items to the public. “Our state is blessed to have numerous companies producing outstanding Alabama-American made products every single day. During Manufacturing Month, I am proud to recognize 14 of the best our state has to offer,” said Governor Ivey. “Alabama made products speak to who we are as a state, and we could not be more excited to showcase these exceptional companies’ products and service to all our visitors today.” Since 2017, Governor Ivey has charged her administration, especially the Alabama Department of Commerce with creating quality jobs for Alabamians. Her focus on economic development has attracted over $32 billion in capital investment and 65,000 new jobs. The honorees were nominated by the Alabama Department of Commerce, Manufacture Alabama, the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama and the Business Council of Alabama. The 14 honorees are as follows: Frios Gourmet Pops, based in Mobile, produces gourmet popsicles for its franchisees across the country. The company has grown from a brick-and-mortar shop to pivoting in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic to be mobile by attending parties and corporate events in their tie-dye food trucks. Shaw Industries Group, Inc. offers a diverse portfolio of carpet, resilient, hardwood, tile and stone, laminate, synthetic turf and other specialty items for residential and commercial markets worldwide via its brands Anderson Tuftex, COREtec, Floorigami, Patcraft, Philadelphia Commercial, Shaw Contract, Shaw Floors, Shaw Sports Turf, Southwest Greens and more. Shaw’s fiber manufacturing plant in Andalusia, Alabama, is Covington County’s largest employer. Shaw continues to invest in plant upgrades at Andalusia that are improving efficiency and production, as well as ergonomics and safety of more than 1,100 Shaw associates who work there. Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, which employs more than 20,000 associates worldwide. To Your Health Sprouted Flour Company is a national pioneer in producing organic sprouted grains. In their 17 years of business, they have grown to become the largest U.S. producer of sprouted grains, flours, legumes, seeds and nuts, producing close to one million pounds per year. They are located in Fitzpatrick, Alabama in Bullock County. Victory Game Clocks is a female, veteran-owned and operated team sport timing supplier based in Roanoke, Alabama. Victory Game Clocks designs, manufactures and sells high-quality practice timers, play clocks, scoreboards, electronic down markers and timeout countdown clocks for football and other sports. Their products first hit the market in 2011, and today are used by professional, college and high school teams across the country. WoodHaven Custom Calls designs top of the line turkey and deer calls in Heflin, Alabama. The calls can be customized as a mouth, wood or friction call. The idea for the company was built in the late 1980s from the owner’s desire to be the best turkey hunter he could be. Red Land Cotton is a family-owned, direct-to- consumer e-commerce company crafting luxury bedding, towels and lounge wear exclusively from cotton grown on their family farm in north Alabama. Red Land Cotton utilizes a supply chain that starts and ends in north Alabama. All of the cotton is grown, harvested and ginned on Red Land Farms in Lawrence and Colbert counties. It is
manufactured in different communities across the United States before it returns as finished cloth to be cut and sewn and then distributed from Moulton, Alabama. Golden Eagle Syrup founders, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Patterson Sr., produced their first can in Fayette, Alabama on October 28, 1928. The original manufacturing building still remains the home of Golden Eagle Syrup today. In efforts to keep the historic company viable, additional products, which incorporate the syrup, are being added. Caramel Corn was the first of these brought to market and is carrying on the tradition of quality products at fair prices. Golden Eagle Syrup remains a family-owned, family-run business; the present owners have a strong commitment to preserving the tradition and quality established by the founders. Jack Daniel Cooperage manufactures white oak barrels for Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey. The Jack Daniel Cooperage is located in Trinity, Alabama and is home to approximately 175 employees. "JDC" was established in 2014 and currently produces approximately 1,200 barrels per day. Specification Rubber Products began in 1968 as a manufacturer of molded rubber components for the waterworks industry, specializing in rubber gaskets. Today, their company is a primary supplier for ductile iron pipe, valve and hydrant producers. Not only do they help to make drinking water safe, but they also received the “Best Place to Work” award in 2021 from Rubber News, a national industry publication. All of their products are Made in the USA in Alabaster, Alabama. Central City Urban Farm is a hydroponic artisanal family farm producing herbs, leafy greens and vegetables. They grow gourmet lettuces, arugula, kale, swiss chard, parsley, basil, chives and cilantro. The farm location is in the Sloss Business District in downtown Birmingham. Customers can purchase direct for home, institutional or restaurant consumption. Hartzell Engine Technologies was formed in 2010 by Tailwinds Technologies from assets of Kelly Aerospace Energy Systems. This Montgomery company offers aircraft engine accessories and cabin heating solutions for manned and unmanned fixed and rotary-wing aircraft powered by piston, turboprop and turbofan engines. The company’s portfolio consists of Janitrol Aero, Fuelcraft, Plane-Power, Sky-Tec and Aeroforce Turbocharger Systems. Together, these five strong brands provide engine accessories and heating solutions for the general aviation industry. Prystup Packaging Products, Inc. is in the business of manufacturing folding paperboard cartons that are used to package a wide variety of consumer goods products, employing 140 local citizens in its operations. Prystup Packaging Products, Inc. is a certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and a member of the Women’s Business Enterprise Council (WBEC) since 2015 as well as a certified Native American Minority Business Enterprise with Corporate Plus designation since 1991. The company has been in business in Livingston for more than 42 years. Evonik is one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals. They have about 1,000 employees in Mobile and Birmingham, Alabama and another 32,000 employees across the world. Their facility in Mobile produces feed additives, hydrogen peroxide, specialty foams and much more. Plus, Evonik Birmingham Laboratories, a part of Evonik’s Health Care business line, serves pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and medical device customers worldwide. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama employs more than 1,800 team members and builds over 3,000 engines each day. TMMAL is where the powerful V6 and V8 engines found under the hoods of Tacoma and Tundra trucks and Sequoia full-size SUVs are made as well as 4-cylinder engines for Camry, RAV4, Sienna and Highlander. There’s a very good chance if you or someone you know drives a Toyota, the engine came from the plant in Huntsville.
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