MICHELLE TUCKER - Hunter Army Airfield !Daley Real Estate

Daleville Alabama

"Gateway to FORT RUCKER"

Local Upcoming Events

August 2008

• The Daleville Public Library is having a bake, book and rummage sale. The Daleville Library is located on Donnell Boulevard in Daleville. The Event will be September 5-6 from 10 am until 3 pm.

• The Lower Alabama Veterans Alliance (LAVA) will hold its regular monthly meeting at 11 am on August 16 at the Daleville VFW, Post 6020. The guest speaker will be Alabama State Representatvie Jay Love. For more information on this organization call Fred Griffin at 334-445-1683.

• The Fort Rucker Community Spouses' Club is having a membership drive on Thursday, August 21 from 10 am until 1 pm at Aviators' Landing. CSC is seeking new members for 2009. All spouses of retired and active duty military personnel and all Fort Rucker civilian employees and their spouses are encouraged to come out and join the club.

• The Friends of NRA will be having a meeting on September 25 starting at 6 pm. The VFW located at 434 Highway 84 East Daleville, AL 36322 will house the event. For additional information contact Susan Posey
  Phone:(334) 347-4039
  Email: SHemmer@aol.com

• August 29 Warhawks VS Highland Homes @ WARHAWK STADIUM (Daleville High School)

• Daleville High School Marching Band will be selling Community Calendars August 20 -31

• Daleville High School Marching Band will be having a Car Wash fundraiser in front of the high school on September 6.

Future Community Events:

• December 5, Daleville Christmas Parade: 5 pm, downtown Daleville. Point of contact Pam Souders @ 334-598-6331.

• December 7, Children's Christmas Musical: 6 pm. For more information call 334-347-7151.

• December 6, Geneva Christmas Parade: 5 pm, downtown Geneva. Call Chamber of Commerce for more information @ 334-684-6582.

Daleville AL / Fort Rucker AL / Dale County

Upcoming Events

Proudly serving / Fort Rucker

Daleville High School / Warhawks

Michelle Tucker / Realty World

ENTERPRISE / FORT RUCKER ALABAMA

"THE WIREGRASS COMMUNITY"

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 8th - Getting to Know Enterprise, 9 am - 2 pm, Enterprise Civic Center.

August 9th - Dirty Dog Days of Summer Dog Wash, 10 am - 2 pm @ Pampered Pets Paradise located at 1235 Rucker Blvd.

August 12th - Fort Rucker Job Fair, 9 am - 1 pm, Enterprise Ozark Community College.

August 15th - Texas Hold'em Tournament, 6 pm registration, Fort Rucker Aviatiors' Landing Grand Ball Room, For more information, please call 255-8187, 379-7868 or email at holdeminfo@gmail.com.

August 15th - Enterprise Chamber of Commerce Membership Drive Barbecue, 11 am - 2 pm @ the Chamber, for more information contact Lisa Pair at 347-0581.

August 16th - Fort Rucker's Cub Scout Membership Drive - 1 - 3 pm, Bldg. 8950 Scout Building. 334-447-3791 or kimberlyawood@hotmail.com

August 21st - Ozark Business Expo, 2 - 6 pm, Ozark Civic Center. 334-774-9321.

August 21st - Fort Rucker Library Back to School Daze craft activity, 3:30 - 5 pm. 334-255-3885.

August 23rd - Eufaula Street Art & Music Festival, 8 am - 5 pm, downtown Eufaula. 334-616-6170.

August 23rd - Fort Rucker Enlisted Spouses Organization (ESP) Annual Membership, 1 - 3 pm, @ Rucker-Picerne Building on Andrews Ave. 334-774-4074.

September 4th - Army Aviation Association of America Aviation Center Chapter (AAAA), 4 pm, @ Divots Restaurant & Grille at Silver Wings Golf Course. Guest Speaker retired Lt. Col. Andrew Simpkins.

September 4th - Family Readiness Group (FRG) Power Training, 8:15 am - 3:45 pm, @ Solider Service Center Bldg. 5700 room 371F. 334-255-9578.

September 6th - Fort Rucker Fall Horse Trials, 8 am - 11 am, Fort Rucker Equestrian Center.

September 6th - FREE Family Day @ Museum of Art & Conference Center in Dotahn. Call 334-794-3871

September 6th - Weevil City Cruisers - CruiseIn @ Smooochies Ice Cream in downtown Enterprise. First Saturday of each month at 6 pm.

September 13th - New Brockton Trade Days - Second Saturday of each month, 6:30 am, @ the City Hall, $5 for booth rental. 334-894-5283.

September 18th - Special Education Workshop, 9 - 11 am or 12:30 - 2:30 pm, @ Solider Service Center Bldg. 5700 room 371A. Registration deadline Sept. 11. 334-255-9277.

September 19th - Newcomers' Welcome - Third Friday of each month, 8:30 - 11 am, @ Aviators' Landing on Fort Rucker. 334-255-3161.

Sept. 19th-21st - Fort Rucker Solider Show, times vary, Post Theater, tickets needed pickup at Bldg. 5700 ITR or call 255-9810.

September 26th - October Fest, 5 pm - 8 pm, Howze Field on Fort Rucker

October 4th - Claybank Jamboree Arts & Crafts Festival & Quilt Show, 10 am - 5 pm, downtown Ozark. 334-774-9321.

October 25th - Boll Weevil Fall Festival, 9 am - 3 pm Downtown Enterprise. Vendors may download applications at the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce.

Upcoming Events:

• 12/5 Daleville Christmas Parade: 5 pm, downtown Daleville. 334-598-6331
• 12/6 Geneva Christmas Parade: 5 pm, downtown Geneva, 334-684-6582
• 12/7 Level Plains Children's Christmas Musical: 6 pm, 334-347-7151

Fort Rucker / Enterprise AL / Ozark AL / Daleville AL

Dothan AL / Geneva AL / Level Plains AL / New Brockton AL

Eufaula AL /

Coffee & Dale County Alabama / Wiregrass Community

Calendar of Events

Proudly Serving Fort Rucker

Realty World - Michelle Tucker

As a military spouse have you considered putting your Real Estate career on hold while moving from installation to installation? Just when you find your niche and you have developed a client base its time to up root! Is it possible to have a successful career in Real Estate when you are moving every three years with the military?

Recently moving to the Fort Rucker / Enterprise Alabama Area from Augusta Georgia, I was reluctant to reciprocate my Real Estate License. Being a military spouse and the uncertainties of how long we will stick around on this Army installation, I was not sure that I wanted to invest the time or effort (not to mention the dough) into establishing a Real Estate career in Enterprise. After two short months I interviewed with Walt Wyatt at Realty World Southern Homes & Properties LLC, filled out the Alabama Real Estate Commission Reciprocal Application, paid my dues and joined the Wiregrass Board of Realtors.

Now comes the hard part. I had to develop a business plan that would minimize my marketing cost, become familiar with the Wiregrass area and get acquainted with the market condition. I began my research on the information highway and to my disappointment I found that there was little information highlighting what Fort Rucker / Enterprise has to offer to the residents of the area. I also found that marketing efforts were generic and limited.

Meanwhile, I stumbled across Active Rain and became really intrigued by the wealth of information. Bingo - this is where I would capitalize on the FREE cost to market myself. I read and read and read (most of the time staying up until the hubby was waking up to go to PT - physical training for the Army)....took notes and advice from others. I implemented inexpensive marketing ideas from the group marketing for cheapskates.

My next hurdle, to become familiar with the Wiregrass area. As mentioned above there are very few websites that cover shopping, historical information, events and pictures for Enterprise and the Wiregrass Community. Cha-Ching for me! I can now knock out two birds with one stone. I venture out each day with an empty memory card in my camera, a note pad and a destination unknown. While out and about learning the area, I document my adventure and snap endless pictures of neighborhood entry ways, water towers, historical markers, churches and shopping plazas. The second bird - I will turn my adventures into informative blogs to post on Active Rain.

Lastly, the market condition. Since the MLS provides all the needed information to analyze current and past market history, this is the least challenging. Spending a little time each day to pull different reports will help aid in my quest to understand the market condition for the Wiregrass Area.

The flexibility and opportunity to use my creative side drives me to stay active in my Real Estate Career. Final conclusion, because I have to move so frequently and learn new areas, I have become a very informative and knowledgeable agent for several different market areas. "Better known as a Relocation Specialist".

ENTERPRISE REAL ESTATE / FORT RUCKER REAL ESTATE / DALEVILLE REAL ESTATE

COFFEE COUNTY / DALE COUNTY

PROUDLY SERVING / ENTERPRISE / DALEVILLE / OZARK / FORT RUCKER

US ARMY AVIATION RELOCATION SPECIALIST

MICHELLE TUCKER / REALTY WORLD

The City of Enterprise came about in 1881 when John Henry Carmichael opened a small store on what would later become North Main Street (Downtown to the locals). In the coming years came many changes for the area. The post office was located on Drake Eye, as settlers began moving to the area it was moved into Carmichael's new community. With a population of 250, Enterprise became incorporated in the year of 1896.

In 1898 a fire took most of the original downtown structures. The downtown area was then rebuilt with brick. There are no structures that predate the city's incorporation. Early commercial buildings still standing include Martin Colley Drug that is still in pristine condition. The Carlisle House on South Main built in 1898 and the Dr. Grimes house built around 1899 on 404 West College are two examples of early nineteenth century still standing.

In 1906 the population was nearly 4,000 after the Alabama Midland Railway Company began operations between Enterprise and Ozark. The first passenger train arrived on February 14, 1898. The railroad brought another population growth that was also aided by the opening of a federal land office in 1897. The office was in charge of selling 3,560 acres.

In 1915, hundreds of thousands of Mexican Boll Weevil insects entered the area and destroyed 60 percent of the cotton crop. As farmers battled the investation many reached their financial limits. While the community struggled with the adverse affects of not producing any cotton, the locals turned to PEANUTS. With much success and an economic rebound Coffee County became the top peanut producing county in the nations.

In recognition of the Boll Weevil and what it meant to the local economy, Roscoe P. (Bon) Fleming ordered the monument, paid half and asked the community to pay the rest. The monument was dedicated on December 11, 1919. The original monument had a fountain flowing from the top. This was replaced with the image of the Boll Weevil in1949. The Boll Weevil Monument is on the historic register.

The first Enterprise Public School was built on West College Ave. in 1905-6 on land donated by Jesse Rawls. The school burned in 1911 and only the gym is part of the original structure. The first hospital, the Fleming Sanitarium was constructed in 1905 east of Main Street. It was a two-story building with ten beds. Unsubstantiated history claims this hospital to be the first in the State of Alabama. In 1907 the name of the hospital was changed to Coffee County Sanitarium. The first brick power plant was built by Jesse Rawls on Adams Street next to the Railroad in 1901. This plant furnished the city's first electricity. The city purchased the plant in 1903.

Today the economy of Enterprise consists of a wide range of agricultural commodities and local industries. Additionally, Enterprise is centrally located to Fort Rucker, Home of Army Aviation.

Blanket Creek is the location of the first evidence of humans in Coffee County. The area was used as a migration route from approximately 8500 to 700 B.C. This area is now known as the Wiregrass area, named for the type of grass that grew in the region. The first federal land sale that was to become Coffee County was in 1812. The county is named after General John Coffee, Alabama commander in the Creek Indian Wars and the Battle of New Orleans.