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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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Abby Gertz, Makenzie Nowlin and Josiah Burke had a great time at the Calvin Fall Festival.
Read moreThe Community Church of Gerty (formerly the United Methodist) will be observing the 5 Sunday with a special speaker, Bro. Jack Hunter, and special singing, followed by lunch (not on the ground but in the fellowship hall). We have some good cooks so come and join in a morning of worship, lunch and fellowship.
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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!
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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