Members of the Barbour County Board of Education met in a special called meeting Friday at 5 p.m. and then on Saturday at 8 a.m. in an emergency meeting to approve the minutes of Friday evening’s meeting.
Expressions of appreciation were shown by many people who attended a retirement reception held for Louisville’s longtime Chief of Police, Gene Hamric, Sunday afternoon. Hamric, who began as a patrolman in Louisville in 1994, has served as the police chief since 2023.
Law enforcement officers are asking for help in their search for two men suspected of robbing the convenience store in Midway late Sunday afternoon. The two suspects entered the convenience store located at the Highway 82 and County Road 47 intersection about 6:20 p.m.
Several people told us they missed our Column One comments last week. It was omitted because we went to the new mailing label system and labels are placed at the bottom of the left corner of the front page per the USPS. It looks strange but maybe it will help with paper deliveries. We want to remind subscribers that the new system automatically deletes delinquent subscribers so please remember to renew promptly. Also please let us know if you have paid and do not receive your paper. We are working through the kinks!
The Clayton Senior Center is once again bustling with activities. Participants are again enjoying fellowship with each other’s company, entertainment, and the challenges that games bring to the table. Hopefully, at the beginning of October, meals will once again be served at the center.
Barbour County Board of Education members met in a special called meeting Monday night during which they entered into contracts with a temporary Chief School Financial Officer and a temporary Payroll Clerk. Stacey Howard will assume the position after Sheri A. Mc-Mullen was recently relieved from her position as CSFO. Ms. Howard, who was in attendance at the meeting, is the CSFO for the Bullock County Schools. Paula Thornton, who works with the Opelika School System, was contracted as the temporary Payroll Clerk. Dr. Keith Stewart, superintendent, said both contracted employees came highly recommended by the state Department of Education. He added that the temporary CSFO would develop the budget to get it ready to be submitted to the state.
Jamey Williams, who has more than 25 years of law enforcement experience, has assumed the position as Chief of Police in Louisville. He fills the position held by Gene Hamric who retired from the position on August 11 after serving in law enforcement for 30 years.
Sterling Michael Garrett, assigned to Bullock Correctional Facility in Union Springs, was denied parole when he appeared before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole last month. Garrett, a 38-year-old, is serving time for one case of Burglary II from Pike County occurring in December of 2016, two cases of Burglary III, one of those cases occurred in Barbour County in July of 2016 and the other case in Pike County in May of 2018.