Archives
 By  Staff Reports Published 
8:19 pm Tuesday, August 20, 2002

Reunions
Aug. 18, 2002

By Staff
Friday Meridian High School Class of 1957 will hold its 45th-year reunion at Holiday Inn Northeast beginning at 6:30 p.m. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served. The next day a picnic will be held at KC Hall on Highway 19 North from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and a dinner at 6 p.m. For information, call Russelyn Dennis Keyes at 485-4884 or e-mail: russelyn@aol.com.
Aug. 27 The USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Association will hold its 10th reunion in Portland, Ore. For information, call George M. Takis Jr. at (770) 393-3185.
Aug. 27-Sept. 2 The U.S. LST Association is looking for all LST'ers to have a reunion with shipmates from World War II in St. Louis, Mo. For information, call Bob Garner at (800) 228-5870 or e-mail USLST:@KMBS.com.
Sept. 1 The Semmes Family Reunion will be at St. Patrick Family Life Center beginning at 11 a.m. It will be a potluck dinner. For information, call Norma Walters at 776-3212 or 632-4758.
Sept. 4-8 The 25th Infantry Division Association is holding its 53rd annual reunion-convention in Branson, Mo. Also planned is a Veterans Day Weekend (Nov. 8-11) reunion in Washington commemorating the 20th anniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam War Memorial. For more information, write Andy Ansell at RD #3 Box 336 Acme, PA 15610.
Sept. 19-22 All former ship's company, officers and Marine detachment of the USS Canberra (CA-70, CAG-2) who served aboard the ship from 1943 to 1971 are invited to a reunion in Falls Church, Va. For information, call Paul D. McManuels at (717) 737-2516 or e-mail: memcrew@aol.com.
Sept. 20-21 Meridian High School Class of 1962 will hold its reunion at Highland Park Carousel House on Friday from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. The gathering continues Saturday, at 6 p.m., at Howard Johnson's E-mail patsyjh@msn.com for more information.
Oct. 12 Jefferson Davis Academy School Reunion will be from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Whynot Community Center. To volunteer to help or for information, call Carrie Jones Latham at 485-4337.
Upcoming Clarkdale's Class of 1993 is planning its 10-year reunion. For information, e-mail: Clarkdale93@aol.com.
Upcoming Meridian High School Class of 1973 is planning a reunion. For information, call Kathy Manning-Burton at kburton_30349@yahoo.com.
Upcoming Union Class of 1994 is planning its reunion. To let us know where you are, contact Mandy White at (336) 996-8965 or (336) 665-7622 or e-mail mdogw@aol.com or mwhit33@sears.com.
Upcoming Meridian High School's Class of 1988 is planning its 15-year reunion to be held in the summer of 2003. For information, e-mail Tiffanie Roberts at TIFF2T@aol.com.

Also on Franklin County Times
Phil Campbell High School dismisses early due to water leak
News, Phil Campbell, Phil Campbell Bobcats
By Brady Petree For the FCT 
February 2, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL – Student and faculty were sent home early Monday morning as a result of the high school facilities being without water. A post to the o...
Rural hospitals face challenges: New state tax credit could help
Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County’s two hospitals face the same financial pressures confronting rural health care across Alabama even as they remain esse...
Phil Campbell gets ‘clean opinion’ on audit
Main, News, Phil Campbell, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — Certified public accountant Don Wallace told town council members on Jan. 20 there were no problems with this year’s audit. “This is w...
MLK’s legacy: Blueprint we must follow
Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Rev. Bennie “B.J.” Bonner stood before an audience gathered Jan. 19 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration March and described ho...
Elementary students begin Super Citizen program
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
Second and third graders from West Elementary and Russellville Elementary began Liberty Learning Foundation’s Super Citizen program during an event ki...
Book Lovers Study Club explores tea’s role in history
Columnists, News, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
January 28, 2026
Our Book Lovers Study Club’s January meeting highlighted both the Boston Tea Party boycott of English tea and the traditions of afternoon tea. One of ...
Moving from excuses to action in 1 year
Columnists, Opinion
January 28, 2026
In just 12 months, the Trump administration has delivered real results that Americans can see in their daily lives by restoring law and order at our b...
Higgins hired as RHS football coach
High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Darrell Higgins has been hired as the new head football coach at Russellville High School. His hiring was announced Saturday following ...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *