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Willie Prince serves with SWAGG

Born, raised and educated in Alabaster, local resident Willie Prince graduated from Thompson High School in 2007 with an advanced diploma. Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, November 11, 2011 4:36 pm

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Cindy Hardee here to help

Local pharmacist Cindy Hardee is very concerned about the economy and present health care reform because of the negative effect it is having on the ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, November 4, 2011 4:13 pm

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Donna Clark queen of antiquing

It has taken lots of different jobs, training, education and changes for Alabaster’s Donna Clark to find her niche. She is the only child of ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, October 28, 2011 12:35 pm

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Leslie Harrison follows a different path

Leslie Harrison, a well-known retired educator, is not an idle man. A man of many hobbies, he has been involved in photography, stained glass, wood ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, October 21, 2011 1:53 pm

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Local couple an asset to Alabaster

Isaac Prentice has led a busy and varied life. Growing up in Tuscaloosa in a family of nine boys and one girl, he moved to ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, October 14, 2011 4:17 pm

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Holden teaches hope at CVES

In the coming months, you will see Creekview Elementary third-grade teacher Chase Holden and his wife and in-laws on national television. Holden can't divulge the ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Monday, October 10, 2011 2:20 pm

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Sue Dennis dedicated to THS

Sue Dennis, registrar at Thompson High School, has a claim to fame. Her father, Ernie Chapman, moved his family here from Winston Salem, N.C., more ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, September 30, 2011 12:59 pm

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Emily Smith lives a busy life

As a third-generation graduate of Auburn University, Emily Smith is a life-long Alabaster girl. At the age of 22, she has not only graduated but ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, September 23, 2011 4:51 pm

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Fulmer living ‘wonderful life’

Being raised the first six years of her life on a farm near Clanton, then moving into town for school, firmed Caroline Dickinson’s belief in ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Monday, September 19, 2011 1:49 pm

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Scouting takes hold in Alabaster

On Saturday, Aug. 27, the Boy Scouts of America sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church of Alabaster held a scouting expo on Alabama 119 near ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, September 9, 2011 4:29 pm

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Life lessons at a young age

A 2-year-old in Alabaster is getting an early education in life. He knows, loves and is exposed to people of different generations and interests. Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, September 2, 2011 10:40 am

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Turnbow back home at THS

Thompson High School varsity volleyball coach Kellyanne Gandy Turnbow is home again. A basketball and volleyball player at Thompson in the early '90s, she earned ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Monday, August 29, 2011 2:10 pm

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Mitchell shares ‘uplook’ on life

Roy Mitchell, after attending Jefferson State to get his hotel management degree, worked in that field for a few years — until a robbery changed ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, August 19, 2011 6:03 pm

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Life without Flora Ramsey

Nearly 65 years ago, William Ramsey’s mother was left to raise her 7-year-old son alone. Because of her job, she sent him to live with ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, August 12, 2011 10:39 am

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Bubbetts live a musical life

The original “Sweets and Songs” came into being as part of a church -wide fundraiser three years ago. An evening of singing and dancing, accompanied ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, August 5, 2011 9:11 am

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