[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 103 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORATION OF SMITHS 
                                STATION

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 14, 2021

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
20th anniversary of the incorporation of Smiths Station.
  Smiths Station was first settled in 1738. The Central of Georgia 
Railway extended a train line through the community, using it to 
connect Opelika, Alabama and Columbus, Georgia.
  Shortly after this, the name of Smiths was decided on to honor the 
memory of Broadus Smith, a prominent settler who once lived in the 
community. The area is now known as Smiths Station.
  Smiths Station existed as a ``bedroom community'' and a convenient 
halfway spot between the Auburn-Opelika and Columbus-Phenix City 
metropolitan areas.
  After years of advocacy and hard work, a group of Smiths Station 
residents helped push for a successful vote to incorporate Smiths 
Station on June 22, 2001. Later that year, LaFaye Dellinger was elected 
as the City's first Mayor, serving in the position from 2001 until 
2016. Current Mayor F.L. ``Bubba'' Copeland was elected in 2016 and ran 
unopposed in the 2020 municipal election. The current City Council 
consists of Place 1 Council Member George Stringer, Place 2 Council 
Member Morris Jackson, Council Place 3 Member Steve Lansdon, Place 4 
Council Member Richard Cooley and Place 5 Council Member Victoria 
Green.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing the 20th anniversary of 
the incorporation of Smiths Station.

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