Today's Features

Springfield Baptist Church, 305 Lincoln Park Road, Springfield., will host an Operation Christmas Child kick-off event for Washington and Marion County residents at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12.  The event’s guest speaker will be former shoebox recipient Timur Nesbitt.
Nesbitt grew up an orphan in Central Asia. At age 13, he received an Operation Christmas Child shoe box – the first gift he had ever received. Inside the box was a yo-yo, candy, school supplies, a letter and photo from a boy in Texas who packed the box.

Kellie and Timothy Followell of Bradfordsville announce the birth of a 7-pound, 14-ounce daughter, Karlee Elizabeth Followell, born Aug. 25, 2014 at Spring View Hospital, Lebanon.
Maternal grandparents are Kenny and Peggy Peerenboom of Loretto. Paternal grandparents are Delores and Sammy Mattingly of Calvary. Great-grandparents are Betty Peerenbroom of Louisville and Jack and Bertha Rakes of Bradfordsville.
Karlee Elizabeth has a sister, Layla Rose Followell.