Our buddyCecil Asburn recently had a birthday celebration at 801 Franklin given in his honor by Marie Hewitt and Louie & Jane Tippett . Cecil gets more handsome with each year that goes by!
Connie Broadway and Joe Lougheed were married recently at the beautiful Lowry House. Louie and Jane Tippett , owners of the home, hosted the event and the reception was attended by many friends and family.
Looks like it is going to be a boring city council election this fall. Sandra Moon and Mark Russell have no opposition but Jackie Reed is going up against Bill Kling . Maybe Jackie can liven things up some!
We had great time talking with Polly Sanders and Earl Watts , They are so interesting!
One of the most incredible young men we have met in a long time isJason Flores , whom we saw recently at 801 Franklin. He does things with a deck of cards that seem impossible. Maybe we should bring him to Las Vegas!
Happy birthday to Louise Avery , one of the sweetest ladies we know. She asked that friends donate to CASA rather than buy her a present. Way to go Louise! CASA is a great organization.
Our good friend Tommy Hooper is going to be up against our pal Blake Dorning in the Sheriff's election this fall. We are lucky to have such good people to choose from.
Getting ready to celebrate a late July birthday is none other than that handsome Ken Owens, of Cinram. Ken won't say how old he is, but let's just say he's getting closer to 60 than 50!
Speaking of Ken , he is also celebrating his 36th wedding anniversary with his sweetie Diane !
We were so sorry to hear of the death of Newman Wilkerson . Mr. Wilkerson owned & operated the Gulf Service station in 5 Points for 36 years before he worked at Star Market. Many remember how he helped people, and the sweet smile he had for everyone. We'll really miss him.
It was great seeing Curtis Parcus recently at his new restaurant Dallas Mill Deli on Pratt. He wanted to thank Huntsville for their patience
I enjoyed meeting with J. Mort Loomis recently. He is a resident of Redstone Village, loves to cook and is quite an avid gardener. He also has some great stories to tell!
We were so sorry to hear of the death of Joe Hursh , father of Barb Eyestone of Huntsville. We send our deepest sympathy to Barb and her mom, Ruth Hursh, as well as her brother, Joe Hursh .
Matthew Baker , son of Ercie Baker, will be in his last year at Madison Academy and is just taking it easy for the summer. It was good to catch up with Ercie recently at Furniture Factory.
The Concerts in the Park have finally started up again with huge crowds. Recently we talked with many folks we haven't seen in a while - councilman Glenn Watson and son Skip, Skip's wife Rhonyan , and their children Carter and Savannah . Glenn's daughter Connie Ward just had a 35th birthday recently and her husband is the famousKen Ward who holds court at Jackson Way Barber Shop along with Dallas Mill's mayor,Floyd Hardin .
We also caught up with the famous Billy Joe Cooley who is a legend in his own right.
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