Sandra Thames, Author at Shelby County Reporter - Page 14 of 16

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Mary LaMaster Hixson an Easter inspiration

Mary LaMaster Hixson was born in Henry County, Kentucky but raised east of Louisville, Ky. for the next 12 years. Her family moved to Lexington, ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Monday, April 18, 2011 3:08 pm

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Rasp and his fans fondly remember baseball career

If the name Ronnie Rasp is not familiar to you, you probably weren’t in the Alabaster area in the early to mid ’80s — or ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Monday, April 11, 2011 1:24 pm

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THS band holding night of Java and Jazz

In these days of “watching our pennies,” it has become nearly impossible to entertain ourselves on a budget. Read more

by Sandra Thames, Monday, April 4, 2011 1:59 pm

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Weltzin leads Thompson to state championship

Thompson High School finally has another state championship. It’s been many years since this has happened, and it’s happened to the nicest young man in ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, March 25, 2011 3:50 pm

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Andrew Zow gives back

Raised in Lake Butler, Fla. in a family of seven boys and one girl by a praying, tough single mom who gave unconditional love, Andrew ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Monday, March 21, 2011 9:35 am

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Shaney Dunn is blessed

Born in Arkansas, Shaney Dunn moved to Fungo Hollow with her mom and grandparents when she was a child. Later, her mom married, so Shaney ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, March 11, 2011 2:21 pm

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Evangel gives back

Evangel Classical Christian School has a reputation for doing the right thing. Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, March 4, 2011 4:14 pm

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Somer Miller keeps her chin up

As a youngster growing up between Montevallo and Jemison, Somer Miller and her brother spent summer vacations in Panama City, Fla. at the Miracle Strip. Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, February 25, 2011 3:52 pm

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Idaho native calls Alabaster home

Charli Lindley Hamlin, in her first teaching job at Thompson High School, was recently awarded the “Promising New Foreign Language Teacher for the State of ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, February 18, 2011 12:54 pm

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Heart full of love

Having been born at a naval base in Seiba, Puerto Rico but raised mostly in the Jemison and Clanton area, Elaine Sparks, daughter of Rev. ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, February 11, 2011 12:48 pm

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Retirement is good for Shubert

Growing up in rural Walker County in the ‘40s and ‘50s and being raised by strict Nazarene parents put “starch in the backbone” of today’s ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, February 4, 2011 3:57 pm

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Megan Switzer pulls it together

Growing up in Indianola, Miss. (about an hour from Memphis) as an only child, Megan Majori Switzer earned her high school diploma at Indianola Academy. ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Friday, January 28, 2011 2:08 pm

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Nick Barnes defeats cancer

Around Christmas in 2007, fourth-grader Nick Barnes showed his mom a knot on his right wrist. A trip to a local doctor didn’t find “anything ... Read more

by Sandra Thames, Monday, January 24, 2011 3:13 pm

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Butcher shop survives through the years

In the North, there are butcher shops, specialty meats or meat markets on practically every corner. Read more

by Sandra Thames, Monday, January 17, 2011 4:21 pm

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Gleasons make their mark

In Alabaster the Gleasons are very well known. Read more

by Sandra Thames, Saturday, January 8, 2011 11:45 am

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