ALICEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY SEEKS USED BOOKSHELVES
The Friends of the Aliceville Public Library organization is seeking gently used
bookshelves for use in the upcoming Friends bookstore.
If you have shelving that you would like to donate, please call Nelda Hudgins at
373-6691 or Judy Payne at 373-8748.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 104 TO MEET
American Legion Post 104 in Carrollton meets on the first Thursday of each month
at the Post at 7 p.m. All veterans and their families are encouraged to join
them. The next meeting is Thursday, Feb. 2.
SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC CONCERT IN BELK
There will be a Southern Gospel music concert in Belk, Alabama on Highway 96
between Fayette and Kennedy at Belk Community Center on Thursday, Feb. 2, at
6:30 p.m. Doug and Iva Gardner Wooten, Wayne Studdard, James and Andra
Williams, Barbara Price, Billy and Katie Gandy
and others will be on the program.The McAdams Trio will be the featured group.
There will be some congregational singing and there will be a choir made up of
the special singers. Admission is free and everyone is invited to come and
enjoy an evening of their favorite Southern Gospel music. For more information,
call 205-932-6021.
FREE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS
The Pickens County Health Department, located at 80 William E. Hill Drive in
Carrollton, will hold free prostate cancer screenings on Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. The screenings will be provided by Urology Centers of Alabama, P.C.,
Pickens County Health Department and ADPH Cancer Prevention. For more
information, call 367-8157.
LAS AMIGAS BRUNCH AND SILENT AUCTION
The annual Las Amigas Brunch and Silent Auction will be held Saturday, Feb. 4,
from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Peco Center in Gordo. Tickets can be
purchased from any Las Amigas Club Member or at the Ruth Holliman Public
Library in Gordo. For additional information call 799-2443.
BARBECUE SUPPER AT PALMETTO COMMUNITY CENTER ON FEB. 4
The Palmetto Community Center is having a barbecue supper on Feb. 4 from 4 to 7
p.m. Cost is a $9 per plate donation. There will be special music from 6 to
7:30 p.m. You may eat in or carry out. All plate donations will go toward the
remodeling of the (old Palmetto High School Building) Community Center.
PRE-VALENTINE SWEETHEART PARTY
The Aliceville Activity Center will hold its 14th Annual Pre-Valentine
Sweetheart Party on Saturday, Feb. 4; doors open at 8 p.m., and the show time
is 9 p.m. Admission is $10 per person; you must be 21 to attend; Hickman and
Hickman Photography will be taking pictures, and you will receive one souvenir
photo with each admission ticket. Hot food will be served, and the emcees will
be VJ Gent of Tuscaloosa and Ricky 1-2-3 of Aliceville. For more information,
call 373-1500.
WILD TURKEY FEDERATION TO HOLD HERITAGE BANQUET
The North Pickens Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will hold its
annual heritage banquet on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Gordo School lunchroom.
Doors will open at 6 p.m.. There will be a fish and shrimp meal, silent
auction, live auction and fun for the entire family. Tickets are available at
the door or contact any NWTF committee member. For more information, contact
Tim Browning at 205-364-7913.
REGISTRATION FOR REFORM DIXIE YOUTH BASEBAL AND SOFTBALL
Reform Dixie Youth Spring signups for baseball and softball seasons will be held
at Reform Methodist Church on Saturday, Feb. 4, and Saturday, Feb. 11, between
8 a.m. and 12 a.m. The fee is $100 per child.
REGISTRATION FOR GORDO DIXIE YOUTH BASEBALL, FASTPITCH SOFTBALL
Registration for Gordo Dixie Youth Baseball/ Gordo Girls Fastpitch Softball will
be Saturday, Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Peco Center in Gordo. For
information call 205-399-1105.
ALICEVILLE ROTARY CLUB VALENTINE’S DAY PANCAKE SUPPER
The Aliceville Rotary Club will host a pancake supper on Tuesday, Feb. 14
(Valentine
’s Day), from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Aliceville First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.
Tickets are a $5 minimum donation. Tickets can be purchased through any member
of the Aliceville Rotary Club or from West Alabama Bank and First National Bank
of Central Alabama. Proceeds will go to the Rotary Club
’s civic projects to benefit Aliceville.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 40 MEETING
The American Legion Post 40 and Auxiliary meets every third Thursday of the
month at 6:30 p.m. at the Peco Conference Center in Gordo. The next regular
meeting will be on Feb. 16.
WEST ALABAMA SICKLE CELL DISEASE ASSOCIATION TO HOST GOSPEL EXPO
The West Alabama Sickle Cell Disease Association announces the featured
Annointed Brown Sisters in the First Annual Gospel and Empowerment Expo to
benefit families of sickle cell disease patients and community education of
sickle cell trait. The event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Central
High School auditorium. The doors will open at 4 p.m., and the concert will
start at 6 p.m. Tickets will be $15 for adults, and $10 for children ages 10
and under. For more information on VIP seating, call the Sickle Cell
Association office at (205) 758-1761 or email us from their website at
www.sicklecellwac.org.
POLITICAL RALLY AT ALICEVILLE ACTIVITY CENTER
There will be a political rally at the Aliceville Activity Center (Cookie Man’s place) on Saturday, March 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. All candidates are invited to
attend; please call Robert Wilder at 373-1500 for a time slot. Admission is
free; the emcee will be Herbert Lavender. There will be a variety of
entertainment, including a step competition, a cake auction, and hot food will
be sold, starting at 5 p.m. The event is being sponsored by the Aliceville
Activity Center and the Pink Pearls Jewels of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
CONSERVATION DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIP
AVAILABLE; APPLICATIONS ARE AT SOIL
AND WATER OFFICE IN CARROLLTON
The Pickens County Soil & Water Conservation District is now accepting applications for a $500
scholarship sponsored by the Alabama Conservation District Employees
Association. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, high school senior and living in
the State of Alabama. Applications may be picked up at the District office
located in the Service Center Building, Room 304, in Carrollton. The deadline
to receive completed applications in the District office is March 9, 2012. For
more information, please contact Angie Porter at (205) 367-8168.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
The Scholarship Committee of Pickens County Hospital Auxiliary now has
scholarship applications for persons in Pickens County interested in a pursuing
a career in a medical-related fields. Applications may be picked up weekdays
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m,. at the PCMC Gift Shop or from all Pickens County high
school counselor offices. Applications are also available on the DCH Health
System website under Pickens County Medical Center/scholarships opportunity.
The deadline to turn in applications to the Gift Shop is April 1, 2012. For more
information, call 367-8111, ext. 127 or 373-6980.
CORPS ANNOUNCED DECREASED HOURS AT TOM BEVILL VISITOR CENTER
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District announces decreased hours of
operation at Tom Bevill Visitor Center in Pickensville: The visitor center will
be closed on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Operating hours for the visitor
center will be Wednesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This schedule will continue to run through 2012. For any information concerning
the weekend closing of the visitor center, you may contact a ranger at the
visitor center in person or by telephone at 205-373-8705. For further
information you may also contact the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Management
Center at 662-327-2142.
FAFSA FRIDAYS AT BEVILL STATE COLLEGE
Bevill State Community College will be hosting “FAFSA FRIDAYS” in the Office of Student Services from 7:30 until 11:30 a.m. every Friday
through April 27, 2012. College personnel will provide assistance in completing
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the upcoming year. To
complete the FAFSA, a 2011 tax return is required. For more information,
contact Student Services at 1-800-3648-3271.
AHS CLASS OF 1977 PLANNING REUNION
Aliceville High School class of 1977 is planning a 35-year reunion August 31-
Sept 2, 2012 with various weekend activities: Classmates are sought; Send your
name, street address, e-mail address, class photos, information on other
classmates and comments: Contacts: Bernard Wilder-205-799-0486, Jack Cousette
205-758-2040: Harold Crawford 501-223-5226 or email: AHS1977@ymail.com
MONTHLY MEETINGS OF PICKENS COUNTY DIABETIC SUPPORT GROUP
The Pickens Diabetic Support Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at
12 noon at the Pickens Baptist Association office building in Carrollton.
Special speakers and informational programs for diabetics, their families,
caretakers and friends are presented.
VFW MONTHLY MEETING IN ALICEVILLE
The Aliceville VFW Post 4767 will hold its regular monthly meeting at its VFW
Post Home on Summerville Drive on the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m.
All Post members are urged to be present. The Ladies Auxiliary will meet at the
Post Home
at 2 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 327 AND AUXILIARY TO MEET
The Joseph Cousette American Legion Post 327 and Auxiliary Unit 327 (Aliceville)
meet the last Thursday of each month in the basement of the Aliceville Civic
Center. All Auxiliary members and Legionnaires are asked to be present.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 104 TO MEET
American Legion Post 104 in Carrollton meets monthly on the first Thursday of
each month at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post on Highway 17 in Carrollton.
All veterans are encouraged to attend.
MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE PICKENS COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
The Pickens County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors meets on the second Monday of
each month at 10 a.m. in the District Office located at 155 Reform Street,
Service Center Building, Room 304 in Carrollton, Ala.
COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
MONTHLY MEETINGS; GENEALOGY
LIBRARY OPEN TWICE A MONTH
The Pickens County Genealogical Society meets at 1 p.m. in the Old Gordo Jail on
the first Wednesday of each month. The library is open for research on the
first and third Wednesday of each month, and by appointment. For more
information, e-mail pickensco.gen@nctv.com.
MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE PICKENS COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
The Pickens County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors meets on the second Monday of
each month at 10 a.m. in the District Office located at 155 Reform Street,
Service Center Building, Room 304 in Carrollton, Ala.
HOURS OF THE COUNTY VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE
The Pickens County Veterans Affairs Office will be open each Tuesday only.
Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m. The phone number is (205)
367-2099. The office is located on the second floor of the Service Center
building in Carrollton.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SUPPORT GROUP
American Cancer Society's TOUCH Support Group (Today Our Understanding of Cancer
is Hope) meets the second Tuesday of every month at Pickens County Medical
Center in the cafeteria at 6 p.m. The TOUCH program is a program for cancer
patients, their families and friends to help them better understand and cope
with cancer. TOUCH is a support program for people who have had cancer or are
living with cancer and are undergoing cancer treatment. Through others,
understanding, caring, and hope is available to the cancer patients and the
family members. For more information, call 205-758-0175.
ADULT GIRL SCOUT VOLUNTEERS WELCOME IN PICKENS COUNTY
Girl are signing up in large numbers wanting to be Girl Scouts in Pickens
County. However, we are in need of adults to lead the girls. Girl Scout
leadership is a wonderful volunteer experience and can be based around YOUR
TIME. You can volunteer as an individual, an organization, or a church. Call
Ms. Rice at 800.447.5755 ext 1422.
SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call the National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 100
percent confidential.
COMPUTER BASICS CLASS OFFERED AT CARROLLTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Earn a certificate in Computer Basics 101 now being held at the Carrollton
Public Library. One-on-one training is offered by appointment only during the
Carrollton Public Library
’s normal business hours. If interested, please call Tiffany at 205-367-2142 to
schedule your one-on-one session.
PUT A SMILE ON THE FACE OF A CHILD ... BECOME A FOSTER PARENT
Foster parents are needed for the Pickens County Depart-ment of Human Resources.
Foster parents are needed to provide a home environment for children who are
unable to live safely in their home. Volunteers are also needed to serve as
positive role models for children of all ages, and volunteers are needed to
provide transportation, mentoring and tutoring. Fore more information, please
call 367-1500.
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