Birthdays, Records
6:03 am Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Birthdays

Feb. 25 

Roxann Pounders 

Lisa Washington 

McKinley Smith 

Corey Jackson
 

Feb. 26 

Michelle Cole 

Dianne Holland 

Ashley Dunstan 

Betty Griffus 

Falon Alexander
 

Feb. 27 

Mary Rose Wisdom 

Joe Hardy 

Lisa Washington 

McKinley Smith 

Corey Jackson 

Tim McKinney 

Jessie Patrick
 

Feb. 28 

Linda Kay Hovater 

Alisha Miller 

Don Hovater 

Opal Dillard 

Erin Robinson 

Jerry Saint 

Jackson Witt 

Georgia Amick 

Donna Lovett Hester 

Grizz Herring 

Jason Taylor  

March 1 

Jill Harper Andrews 

Will Wingo 

Tommie Bragwell 

Dot Vinson 

Heather Shremlock 

Tami Brown 

 

March 2 

Amy McDowell 

Casey Bolton 

Lauren Ritter 

Melondie Weeks 

Shannon Benford
 

March 3 

Mary Scofield 

Betty Allison 

Mary Ellen Wells 

Michael Miller 

Gerald Jackson 

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