Obituary - Roxella “Rosie” Smith Hill’s Mortuary, Inc.
Roxella “Rosie” Smith was born on May 1, 1941, in Leefield, Georgia, to Joe Brown and Effie Mae Smith. She received her education through the Bulloch County Public Schools.
At an early age, she joined Jerusalem A.M.E. Church, where she served on the Stewardess Board and was a member of the Willing Workers Club.
Rosie worked for many years as a nanny and homemaker. She enjoyed traveling, working in puzzle books, baking, cooking for her family and talking on the phone to family and friends.
Rosie was truly one of a kind. She loved and cared for everyone, especially her family.
Northland tsunami alert: How the region s response went and what can be done better
12 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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An aerial shot shows the surge from last Friday s tsunami alert going into Tutukaka. Photo / Supplied
An aerial shot shows the surge from last Friday s tsunami alert going into Tutukaka. Photo / Supplied
Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz
Just over a week on from last Friday s tsunami evacuation alert for Northland, Susan Botting took a comprehensive look at how we handled it and what we can do better.
Northland s regional tsunami evacuation on March 5 was the biggest in New Zealand with tens of thousands shifting to higher ground along 3200 kilometres of coastline.
Faith & Majesty to release first single under Swamp Records
The sister-musician duo will release quarantine anthem “Premise” Friday February 11, 2021 | 6:00am EST Sister-musician duo Faith & Majesty Smith moved to Gainesville in 2019 and recently signed to local music label Swamp Records.
Faith and Majesty Smith know the power of music bringing people together.
Both sisters were interested in music growing up, Majesty said, as she would write “cheesy” songs to perform for her family, and Faith would appreciate the art. Despite this shared interest, it wasn’t until 2016, when they started songwriting together, that Majesty said the two truly “became friends.”
After discovering their shared music taste, Faith and Majesty began performing covers and original songs at open mics in South Florida. In January 2019, they performed at a Sofar Sounds event in Gainesville. Majesty said they were encouraged by
Another beautiful day in Havasu.
Onions to recently divorced lady living in the north addition. I see you on the prowl. Ranking members of our condo association seem to whet your appetite. These men hopefully see what youâre up to. Trying to get parking favors from them using homemade cookies and beer. Really! What next?
Orchids to our wonderful neighbor Gweena who has taken my wife and I under her wing by running errands and such since we are quarantined with covid. She is truly a blessing for us.
Orchids to Bunny who works at LabCorp for assisting an 81 year old Marine in navigating the check-in process at the front counter. She also graciously slipped me in as a walk-in as all the appointments were taken by snowbirds.
THE ROONEY BIN: Tis the season for holiday lighting battles
Jackie Rooney
Putting up decorations an exercise in frustration but worth every minute
“I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights.” Maya Angelou
“No-o-o-o-o! No-o-o-o-o!” my dismayed spouse the Binmeister shouted when he went outside on Thanksgiving eve and saw our neighbor s house and trees ablaze with holiday lights. Once again, they beat us in the annual unofficial lighting competition.
Binmeister had repainted the centerpiece of our traditional display, two white wooden deer; one with a bright red nose. Spurred by the thought of being the first on the street to put lights up, he was all set to spend Thanksgiving Day whistling Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer while untangling strings of lights and roasting the turkey in his Big Green Egg.