Looking to observe Ash Wednesday 2021? Here’s what 9 Hall County churches have planned A woman prays during 2020 Ash Wednesday service at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Flowery Branch. - photo by Scott Rogers
With Ash Wednesday upon us, many churches are prepared to hold the midweek services with COVID-19 precautions, drive-thru pickups and online services.
The reflective holiday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day preparation for Easter composed of fasting, repentance and prayer.
Those living in Hall County have multiple options to choose from on Wednesday, Feb. 17, including both in-person and online services, as well as ashes to take home.
You voted, we counted and the results are in.
Below you’ll find the winners of the ARLnow’s inaugural winter 2021 Arlies, as voted on by well over 1,000 readers. For each category, we’ve highlighted the top vote-getter, but have included up to two others that were close behind in the voting as additional winners.
Congrats to all of the winners and thank you to all who voted. The Arlies will return with a spring edition, featuring all new categories, in a couple of months.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 8:00 am
James (Jim) Day Hunt, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 24, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born on November 10, 1939, the second oldest of six children born to Ruth and Thomas Hunt of Fairfield, Iowa. Jim graduated from the University of Iowa in 1960 and Naval Officer Candidate School in 1961. In 1964, Jim married the love of his life, Sandra (Sandy) Bush, in Rome, Italy. It was a marriage that lasted 56 years until his death and gave them five children and seven grandchildren. In 1973, Jim started Southern Aluminum Casting Company and later Southern Aluminum Machining Company in Bay Minette, Alabama. Eventually, both businesses employed over 500 people and supplied engine parts to Ford Motor Company. Jim often said that the harder he worked the luckier he got. Jim and Sandy lived and raised their children in Point Clear, Alabama for nearly 40 years, and savored walks by