A Geraldine man died Saturday in a traffic accident.
Danny Joe Puckett, 39, was killed in a one-vehicle accident on DeKalb County 23 at about 5:15 p.m.
Puckett was traveling in a 2003 Pontiac.
A report from the Alabama State Troopers said the accident occurred seven miles northeast of Albertville.
The accident remains under investigation.
Funeral services will be […]
New coach learned game from legends
By Shannon J. Allen
The Reporter
Published August 7, 2007
Greg Nix learned to coach the game of basketball from a pair of legends – his father, Wendell, and Q.K. “Dusty” Carter.
“I always just appreciate both of them. That was my school of basketball,” said Nix, who has succeeded Lance Kitchens as the […]
Greg Nix, son of Geraldine’s legendary coach Wendell “Chick” Nix, is returning back to Sand Mountain to take the rein of the boys head basketball coach at Boaz High School. Replacing another legend’s son in Lance Kitchens, son of successful Snead State basketball coach John Kitchens. Greg come back from Houston County, GA where he was a also […]
She’s working for the troops
By Kelly Townsend
The Times-Journal
Published July 10, 2007
Saturday was a special day for Carolyn Lare as she organized her first event for the Alabama Operation America Rising.
The national organization has been in existence in Alabama for about four months and is designed to boost the morale among U.S. troops abroad, […]
Geraldine native, Carolyn Lare, led a rally in Montgomery for our troops in Iraq. Her tireless work of over 100 hours in organizing promotions in Alabama as well as in other states has made the event known as Operation America Rising possible. The event is one of many throughout the US in over 25 states. The […]
When Robi Coker was growing up, I sometimes called him the “Skirum Sensation” or “The Boss.” The latter nickname is one I pinned on him when he was an eighth-grader. Robi had accompanied his father, Gary, to Tanner to cover a state football playoff game between Geraldine and the Rattlers, and one of Tanner’s best […]