Today's Features

Linda Armstrong, of Taylorsville, recently graduated from Daymar College with her associate’s degree in medical assistance. Armstrong earned a 4.0 grade point average over the two-year enrollment period.
Armstrong is the wife of Eddie Armstrong, and the mother of Lindsey and Jacob Armstrong.

Christopher Sean Duffy of Fisherville graduated from Samford University during spring commencement on May 14.
Duffy earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree.
Founded in 1841, Samford is the largest private university in Alabama with more than 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled annually.

I can hardly wait for this year’s first harvest of summer squash.  Last year was a bust because of the heat; so, I have high hopes for a bumper squash crop this year. Mostly, gardeners complain about losing their plants to the squash vine borer; but, I have managed to offset that pest pressure by delaying planting in order to miss peak egg-laying time.  I have also used row covers, lifting them in the morning so bees can do their pollinating, then covering them during the day when mama wasp of the vine borer does her work. 

Aaron M. Ashley of Taylorsville was named to the Morehead State University dean’s list for the 2011 spring semester.
To be named to the list, a student must be enrolled on a full-time basis and achieve at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale for the current semester.