Workers for Midwest Folding Products in Chicago loaded a truckload of furniture that will be donated to Enterprise


High School to aid in its rebuilding process. MFP shipped 19 mobile cafeteria tables and 60 folding tables for use throughout the school. Sister company Artco-Bell Corp. of Temple, Texas, is also set to send classroom furniture as soon as the high school can accept the shipment. 

Both companies are subsidaries of Sagus International, whose senior management team was in Atlanta when the tornado struck the school, rendering it 85 percent destroyed. “The idea to donate these items occurred just hours after the tornado struck the high school,” said Becky Matthews, midwest shipping manager for Sagus who helped coordinate the relief effort. “The management team was in Atlanta for a convention when the tragedy took place and saw the devastation on the news. We decided at that time to donate to the damaged school.” Darryl Rosser, CEO and president of Sagus is also a native of Alabama and still resides part-time in the Birmingham area. “It is our team’s desire to help those who have experienced adversity,” Rosser added. “This was their wish and I am pleased to be a part of their team.”
Awards presented to Samson Lady TigersSpecial to the Ledger
The 2014 state champion Samson High School Lady Tigers basketball team received honors from American Legion Memorial Post 79 in Samson at an awards ceremony Tuesday night.
Commander David Johnson awarded several athletic award medals, Medal of Merit, and a team plaque from the American Legion post.

Johnson opened the ceremony with prayer and a meal directed by Sr. Vice Commander Chris Bradley. Homemade desserts were also served by the Ladies Auxiliary for the post.

 Johnson and Coach Devin Booth, who was named as the State 2A Coach of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association, Assistant Coach Amy Kirkland, and team Manager Lisa Holley, to assist him in giving out the awards.

The American Legion Athletic Award was awarded to each player. Senior players presented with awards were Chelsie Chancellor, Shea Howell, and Katie King. Junior players were Kala Bess, Kaylee Clark, and Kallie Revels and sophomore players were Jowanna Milsap and Trianna Reeves. Freshman players Roslyn Bess, Haley Earls, and Tequisha Reeves also received medals.

 Kala Bess was recently selected to participate with a group of high school juniors on the South Team in Alabama All-Stars Game at the University of Alabama-Huntsville gym in July. Also, Bess surpassed 1,000 career points during this season.

Senior Katie King also received the American Legion Medal of Merit and was named State 2A Player of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association at their annual basketball awards banquet.

King helped lead Samson to their second-straight Class 2A state title and a 32-1 record.

Her overall game stats included 13.2 points, 5.1 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 4.2 steals per game with a Regional 6 game average of 19.6 points per game, a state semi-final three-game average of 21 points per game and a state championship three-game average of 28 points per game.

King’s overall points in 2A state Final Four games totaled 156, the second most in 2A history, with 31 of those points in this year’s state final game.

The senior hit a milestone 2,000 career points during this year’s area championships.

In addition, she was named to the 2A girl’s All-State team  and was selected Most Valuable Player at state tournaments in 2013 and 2014.

King is also the valedictorian of the 2014 senior class at Samson High School.

An engraved plaque was presented to the team in recognition of their success. It is on display at Samson School to commemorate the team’s “BACK TO BACK” state championships.