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All three candidates for finance director of Alexander City currently work for the city or have in the past. Steve Hays is a former Alexander City finance director. Donna Barrett currently works in the city’s finance department. Miles Hamlet is currently the city’s purchasing agent. The council asked the three the same questions and hopes to appoint a new finance director at its Jan. 4 meeting following the non-reappointment of finance director Sandy Stanbrough. Hays has been living in Alexander City since 1995 working for Wellborn Forest Products as chief financial officer before w...

Dec 23, 2020 Fromer Greenville Mayor Tom Oliver, left, and Council member Fred Thomas joined in a 2018 discussion over how to address concerns over racism, as part of a workshop co-sponsored by the Greenville Corporation for Cultural Diversity File photo Pastor Fred Thomas, who served on the Greenville City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission, has died after falling ill to COVID-19. Family members announced Thomas’ passing Wednesday morning on his Facebook page, where his battle with the virus had been chronicled. “This was not our will or desi...

Dec 23, 2020 By Mark Moody Web Exclusive If in a fever dream you ever imagined a collaboration between new comer Squirrel Flower, Xiu Xiu, The Get Up Kids, and Saturday Looks Good To Me’s Fred Thomas, Polyvinyl Records is here to serve that up for you. And that’s just one song (“Do U Remember”) out of the 11 on the Exquisite Corpse compilation (digitally released in September and now being released in physical form). You’re probably aware of the “exquisite corpse” game even if you don’t recognize the name. Artist Salvador Dali and his wacky surrealist friends, when bo...

“When I got the news about Mike, it just stunned my heart,” said longtime friend Vanessa Vaughter. As choir director of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Carrollton, Vaughter says Link touches lives through music and ministry. She says Link’s health declined quickly. He was admitted to the hospital over the weekend and is now on a ventilator, she said. Vaughter says Link is taking small steps toward recovery. “I really, really want you [Link] to fight for this and I expect a hug,” she said. Another prominent McKinney figure showed small signs of improvement. “I just want him t...

McKinney pastor and comedian dies of COVID-19 "It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of my father Pastor Fred Thomas," his son wrote in a Facebook post. Author: Elizabeth Wiley Updated: 11:28 AM CST December 23, 2020 Updated at 11:29 a.m. with additional details about Paster Fred Thomas. The family of a McKinney pastor and Christian comedian confirmed Wednesday that he had died of COVID-19. Fred Thomas learned he had contracted COVID-19 in early December and was hospitalized Dec. 10.  Almost exactly two weeks later, he died. His son posted a sta...