The House of Ruth, an agency that assists victims of domestic violence in nine counties including Barbour County, will receive additional funding through the state’s Domestic Violence Trust Fund. The Trust Fund, which was created by the Alabama Legislature in 2015, will provide additional funding to a total of 18 agencies that assist victims of domestic violence.
The Alabama Department of Corrections will hold a Career Fair Thursday, February 23, at Barbour County High School, Clayton. The ADOC is holding a series of Career Fairs and Onsite Events across the state in an effort to recruit for vacant positions across the state, especially Correctional Officers.
Barbour County commissioners passed a resolution that establishes the proper procedure for which county offices are closed “for special circumstances deemed necessary or appropriate.” County offices have been closed on several occasions recently due to inclement weather conditions. The decision by the commission chairman to allow employees to leave because of weather conditions brought concern from another commissioner.
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Two Barbour County residents were killed in a single vehicle accident early Tuesday morning. The victims were identified as Christopher Rocqual Wood-Caple, 28, of Clayton and his friend, Quawanna Quasheima Wigham, 26, of Eufaula.
Armed with constitutional approval to invest federal COVID funds in the expansion of broadband services, Barbour County Commissioner Jason Bennett joined officials from other counties to work on a model program to enhance internet access at the local level.
Nearly 350 employees at WestRock have returned to work after they have been on lockout at the Mahrt Mill in Cottonton since October 6. The lockout ended after workers had been out of work for 117 days when an agreement was reached with the three unions and WestRock.
The mother of a young inmate incarcerated at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton received a call no mother wants to hear. She received a call from the warden informing her that her son, Brandon Crosby, was in critical condition at a Dothan hospital about 11 a.m.
FEBRUARY 18, 2023 Parents, grab your calendar and circle Saturday, Feb. 18, in a big read circle as the 23rd Barbour County Wildlife Management Area Youth Hunt is scheduled to take place.
One inmate incarcerated in Barbour County was among the 134 inmates who were released from state prison facilities last week by the Alabama Department of Corrections. Derrick Kentrell Walker, who was incarcerated at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton on Burglar I conviction, was released under a planned massive release of inmates statewide.