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Incumbents, Challengers File For Boards

Filing for the April 2015 elections opened Tuesday with limited activity. In the City of Ava, incumbent aldermen Burrely Loftin, East Ward, and Billy Long, West Ward, filed for re-election. Also filing for West Ward alderman was Leon Harris. Current West Ward Alderman David Norman has filed as a candidate for mayor. In the Ava…

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Bray, Haltom Are All-State

Ava junior linebacker Nate Bray (left above) and senior lineman Tristan Haltom (right) were recently named all-state for the 2014 football season. Bray and Haltom were also first team all-SCA and Haltom was named lineman of the year in the conference. The two were also among a half dozen Ava players receiving all-district honors. All-District…

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Michael Santos legal

TRUSTEE’S SALE In Re: Michael S Santos and Kristin D Santos aka Kristin Santos as husband and wife TRUSTEE’S SALE – Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by Michael S Santos and Kristin D Santos aka Kristin Santos as husband and wife dated 02/28/2006, and recorded on 03/01/2006 Book 446 Page 13…

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The Snoop 12.18.2014

This week’s Snoop is borrowed from Paul Heil’s “The Gospel Greats” newsletter, Dec. 16, 2014. “Remember When…” Forgive me a little Christmas reminiscing… In fact, perhaps you also remember… • When public school teachers would not hesitate to read the Christmas story directly from Luke 2 before the class recited the Pledge of Allegiance? •…

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Lady Bears Win 2 at Cabool; Lose to Hartville at Home

After losing to Salem in the first round of the Cabool Tournament last week, the Ava Lady Bears won their next two for consolation honors. Monday night the Ava girls hosted Hartville and the shots simply would not fall for the Lady Bears, and the result was a 43-25 loss to the Lady Eagles. In…

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Big Crowd Saturday For Ava Christmas Parade

Oh, what a difference a year makes! The 2013 Ava Christmas Parade was canceled due to ice and snow. Schools had been closed for more than a week for the same reason, and the Ava Chamber of Commerce determined that it would not be in the best interest of the public to hold a parade.…

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Ava Bears Face Tough Competition Early in 2014-15 Basketball Season

If Ava’s first year coach Scott Payne didn’t know it before, he knows now: it’s hard to beat Hartville at home. The Bears were humbled by an 81-58 loss at the hands of the Eagles in Hartville Tuesday night. The Bears fell to 2-4 on the season, but have faced some of the toughest competition…

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Gary Atchison legal

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debt and the performance of the obligations of the notes described in and secured by a Deed of Trust dated February 5, 2009 executed by Gary M. Atchison and Donna F. Atchison, husband and wife, and recorded in the Office of the…

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Calendar of Events

This column is provided to our readers free of charge to announce upcoming events that are free to the public. Publication of the same announcement will be limited to two insertions. * * * Annual Christmas play entitled, “The Night My Father Came Home” at Gentry Church on K hwy. December 19th at 7 p.m.…

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Preliminary Order Issued Against Ron Wallace

On Wednesday, Dec. 17, Judge Cynthia MacPherson, from Gainesville, who was specially assigned to the School Board ouster case filed by Prosecuting Attorney Roger Wall, issued a Preliminary Order of Quo Warranto. This order remains in effect and requires the Respondent, Ron Wallace, to file a written response within 30 days. It is alleged by…

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