Hello to all from this little corner of the world. The sun was shining Sunday, and the sky was a beautiful blue. The temperature was 42 degrees but felt like 36 degrees. For the next 10 days, the temperatures should be in the 40s and 50s. The weather forecast shows this weekend to be our coldest days during this period with Saturday, Sunday and Monday being 40, 36 and 45 respectively, and the nighttime lows are forecasted to be 19, 22 and 27 degrees for this weekend. So far, so good; it seems like a mild winter, but we have quite a bit of winter to go. Winter will officially end on March 26, and Daylight Savings Time will begin the second Sunday in March.
Condolences to all who have lost loved ones. “When you are lonely, I wish you love. When you are down, I wish you joy. When you are troubled, I wish you peace. When things look empty, I wish you hope. When you feel hopeless, I wish you faith.” – unknown
Lois Williams is home after spending several days in the hospital and then recovering with her daughters, Lisa Arnold and Tina Clayton.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Nicholas spent several days in Knoxville with her brother “Bubba” Flew.
Rachel Ellington is home after spending a week in the hospital for a severe injury. She then spent six months in rehab and several weeks with her daughter and family, Kevin, Marla and Kendyl Davidson. She is very thankful to God and for all the prayers.
Sarah Utley (Nashville) and Jackson Morris (Ft. Knox, Ky.) spent the night recently with Sarah’s grandmother Rachel Ellington.
Rachel Ellington, Marla, Kevin and Kendyl Davidson, Jacob Jones and Kirk, Brooklynn and Ellie Walls spent the holidays in Scottsboro, Ala., with Rachel’s daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Greg Utley. During the visit, they had a Rook card tournament with players being Greg, Sherry, Sarah and Connor Utley, Nina Orihuela, Jackson Morris, Jacob Jones, Kendyl Davidson and Kirk and Brooklynn Walls. They drew names for partners, and Rachel was the advisor. After several hours of playing, Kirk Walls and his Rook partner Sarah Utley won. They were presented with T-shirts and trophies. They enjoyed some clean family fun.
Jan Haskins is a great-grandmother. Her granddaughter, Jana, and husband Marshall Davis of Jackson are the proud parents of a son born 12-17-25 and weighing eight pounds, eight ounces. Grandparents are Jennifer and Larry Moffitt and Bobby Britton. Great-granddaddy is the late Bobby Haskins.
Tracy McGhee visited a few days with his parents Carlis and Margie McGhee. Tracy is from Harrison.
Happy birthday to Joseph Gladish, 1-11, and James Webb and Eva Jones, 1-13.
Prayer requests for Doug and Donna Bishop, Bobby Bray, Carolyn Goff, Darren Hatch, Danny Hodges, Pat Nobles Jones, Julia Parchman, Pam Priddy, James Reddin, Anita Rhodes, Nona Seaton, Kathy Seals, Milt and Cheryl Tobey, Dwayne Williams and Mike Young. Also, remember our first responders, military, firefighters and law enforcement officers.
“Always Remember....You will never get ahead by holding others back. You will not brighten your life by dimming the light of others. You cannot demand respect. Respect is earned. And a personal favorite...no matter what you have, or how much you have...your wealth will always be measured by how humble you are.” – unknown
I pray you all have a wonderful week and may it be filled with love, joy, peace and blessings. Remember: if you have news, please email me at mimmiepots@gmail.com. I would truly appreciate any news. People from here and those who have moved from our area but still want to keep in touch through the newspaper are hungry for news from home. Until next week, Happy Trails to You.
