Birthdays, Records
6:01 am Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Birthdays

Jan. 7 

Dwight Jackson 

Bobby Robinson 

Allison Standridge 

Betty Jo Tirey 

Jerry Pace 

Thomas Parker
 

Jan. 8 

Mike Hovater 

Denise Wingo 

Allie Martin 

Wayne Hester
 

Jan. 9 

Marcia Hammock 

Peggy Whitfield 

Wade Taylor  

Jan. 10 

Alan Sherrill 

David Bixler 

Chris Webb
 

Jan. 11 

James Cooper 

Blake Hudson 

Kayla McKinney 

Sharon Robinson
 

Jan. 12 

Brenda Hunt 

Bill Jackson 

Robbie O’Neal 

Tatum Hudson
 

Jan. 13  

Archer Chase “Archie” Gilmer 

Mitzi McNutt 

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