Marengo County club to host Auburn O-line coach Tuesday

The Marengo County Auburn Club will host its annual banquet Tuesday, May 6 at the Demopolis Country Club at 6 p.m.

The guest speaker for this year’s banquet will be Auburn offensive line coach J.D. Grimes.

The banquet serves as the club’s chief fundraiser for a scholarship fund that will annually provide an award to one Marengo County student bound for Auburn University.

“We have raised $12,500 dollars and this year awarded the first Marengo County/Sonny Parker scholarship to Charlie Parten,” Marengo County Auburn Club president Sean Parker said.

The club, which was given five years to raise the funds for the scholarship, accomplished the feat in just three years. The club will now turn its attention to adding to the scholarship fund and put itself in position to hand out multiple opportunities each year.

Tickets for Tuesday’s banquet are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Tickets are available at Robertson Banking Company’s downtown branch, Papa’s Foods in Linden and Holiday Cleaners.