Remember When? 12-23-2015
Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week A unique Christmas display at Wood Insurance Agency in Sullivan is catching the eye of many passersby and the community’s school children. It’s a miniature mountain village consisting of two electrical trains and two working aerial cable cars surrounded by a depot, tall evergreens, mini vehicles, bicycles and skiers. Gordon Wood, Jr. assembled the display, and his father Gordon R. Wood adored it. The trains in the display belong to Gordon Jr. and Wood’s other son Gerry. All of the Woods collect trains. Jill Wood, Sarah Massey and Ben Massey were among … Read More
Newspaper Closed for Holiday
•December 23, 2015• The Moultrie County News Progress offices will be closed on Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25 to observe the Christmas holidays. Offices will reopen for business as usual at 8 a.m. Monday, December 28. Happy a Merry Christmas! … Read More
Anonymous Donation
•December 23, 2015• Sullivan IGA was the scene of holiday generosity last week. A Sullivan couple came into the store and purchased $1200 worth of hams to donate to the Moultrie County Food Bank. IGA management explained the couple would like the donation to remain anonymous. Sullivan IGA employees delivered 100 hams to the Moultrie County Food Pantry Monday morning in time to be distributed to needy families prior to the holidays. … Read More
OV Over Maroa-Forsyth in Tourney Play
•December 23, 2015• In the Okaw Valley girls’ basketball tournament the Lady Timberwolves beat Maroa-Forsyth 47-38. The Lady Trojans matched Okaw Valley 9-9 in the first quarter and outscored the Lady Timberwolves 10-8 going into the half leading 19-17. Okaw Valley came back after the half with a 14-9 third quarter and took the momentum into the fourth. In the final quarter the Lady Timberwolves outscored the Lady Trojans 16-10 for the win. … Read More
Obituaries 12-23-2015: Phillip King
Phillip King Phillip O. King, 79, of Sullivan, died at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday December 16, 2015 in his residence. Celebration of Life services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Jonathan Creek Cemetery in rural Sullivan. … Read More
England Completes Doctorate
The Knights Holiday Classic is Underway
•December 23, 2015• The Knights Holiday Classic is underway with Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond winning 50-22 over Shelbyville. With Hannah Wallen hitting five field goals the Lady Knights went into a commanding 24-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Rams gained composure scoring 6-6 with the ALAH team in the second quarter. The Lady Knights went into the half ahead 30-9. Third quarter action had the ALAH team scoring 9-4 over Shelbyville and finishing the fourth quarter scoring 11 -9 over the Lady Rams for the win. … Read More
Christmas Season is the Reason for Glow on Lincoln Street
•December 23, 2015• There is a glow in the 400 block of Lincoln Street in Sullivan and the Christmas season is the reason. Clark W. Griswold watch out, Miles Wiley is on a Christmas decorating mission in Sullivan. Not unlike the National Lampoon Christmas Vacation movie’s obsessive holiday decorator, Miles’ mission is to squeeze as much Christmas as possible onto his grandmother Wilma Wiley’s Lincoln Street lawn. He is a 14-year-old student, whom his teacher refers to as Clark, and Miles has been in the decorating game since he was five. “The first year I had two lighted reindeer, a … Read More
Obituaries 12-23-2015: James Elliott
James Elliott Military rites for James Edward Elliott, 41, of Southern Pines, N.C. were provided by the Macon County Honor Guard at 1 p.m. Saturday Dec. 19. Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home in Decatur assisted the family with arrangements. The former Lovington resident died Dec. 11, 2015 in North Carolina. He was born Sept. 7, 1974 in Decatur, the son of Mary Ellen Mocabee Burt and Kent Edward Elliott. … Read More