The Chief of Police of Shiloh and one of his officers were honored by the Shiloh Mayor and Council during the board’s regular meeting held on June 2. The Mayor and Council presented Chief Wayne Cato and Officer Roy Harper with Commendations for saving the life of a teenager severly injured in an accident on May 10.
The Chief of Police of Shiloh and one of his officers were honored by the Shiloh Mayor and Council during the board’s regular meeting held on June 2. The Mayor and Council presented Chief Wayne Cato and Officer Roy Harper with Commendations for saving the life of a teenager severly injured in an accident on May 10.
The Chief of Police of Shiloh and one of his officers were honored by the Shiloh Mayor and Council during the board’s regular meeting held on June 2. The Mayor and Council presented Chief Wayne Cato and Officer Roy Harper with Commendations for saving the life of a teenager severly injured in an accident on May 10.
I can’t speak for anyone other than myself, of course, but I cannot operate without at least two cups of coffee in the morning.
• June 14. On this day in 1777, the Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777, which makes the Stars and Stripes the official Flag of the United States. That Act required the flag to have 13 red and white stripes with thirteen white stars in a blue field. Remaining within those boundaries, the American Flag has been modified numerous times, lastly by President Dwight Eisenhower. Incidentally, the President has the authority to modify the flag by Executive Order.
Patty Threadgill, Election Supervisor of the Meriwether County Board of Elections, announced that Advanced Voting will end tomorrow (Friday, June 12) for the General Primary Run-Off Election. Advanced Voting will be held at the Meriwether County Board of Elections and Registration office located at 756 Woodbury Highway, Suite B in Greenville on Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Five hundred columns down, and an infinity of columns yet to go! After last week’s party for the 500th collection of silly trivia, you’d think I would be ready to give up, right? Heck no. I’m just getting started. In fact, I plan to be around until we hit 1,000 columns and then some! So while you settle back and enjoy your favorite beverage appropriate for the time of day in which you read this, I’ll be working on future columns to enlighten and entertain you. Enjoy!
From now until late November the weather can become unpredictable in a matter of minutes. Why? Because we are now in the tornado and hurricane season. Keeping in mind that these storms can knock out power for several days, take lives and leave you, family or friends homeless, it is time to consider taking precautions and preparing in the event of a natural disaster such as a tornado or hurricane.
Early Voting Ends Tomorrow for Runoff
The Meriwether Historical Society program on Gullah-Geechee Culture scheduled for May 31st has been rescheduled for Sunday, June 14th, at 2 pm in the Greenville Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
