One lot that hadn’t sold Monday at the auction has since been sold, according to Easley. The lot measuring 100 by 675 feet north of Highway DD and between Ash Street and Highway 137 received competitive bids, with the high bid from Ron Malam for $8,000.
“Things are picking up,” said board president Denise Henry. “As many know, to help relieve the financial situation, we don't have a director anymore. The board is taking turns working Friday and Saturday nights.
While we are watching hurricane news on the television and hopefully opening our wallets to lend a hand to groups like the American Red Cross to help in the wake of the disaster, we should be thinking ahead. What’s important to you? What’s your most valuable possession? What’s a matter of life and death?