Bunn to speak at society’s meeting
Mike Bunn, who is well known in Barbour County for his work in Eufaula with the Historic Chattahoochee Commission, will be the guest speaker at the May 20 meeting of the Barbour County Genealogy & History Society.
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Rev. Traylor accepts pastorate position at Clayton Baptist Church
Rev. Shane Traylor has been named pastor of Clayton Baptist Church .
Man arrested for warrants in Panama City
A traffic stop for failure to move over law resulted in the arrest of a Clayton man on May 13. A deputy with the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department made the traffic stop on Highway 51 near Boyd Drive in Clayton on a red 2001 Honda Accord.
Property acquisitions proposed at county commission meeting
Barbour County commissioners heard several concerns related to the courthouse in Eufaula at their regular meeting held last week. Commissioner Stan Adams called on Eufaula Mayor Jack Tibbs, who was present at the meeting, to give an update on the possible acquisition of the property located next to the courthouse.
Dr. Bennett receives distinguished award
Dr. Robert H. Bennett, III, a native of Louisville and current resident of Eufaula, is the recipient of the distinguished 2023 Professor of the Year Award at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus.
Hospital appropriated public funds
Barbour County commissioners approved a resolution to appropriate a total of $550,000 to assist the financially strapped hospital in Eufaula. In a meeting that lasted less than 30 minutes held in Clayton Tuesday, commissioners unanimously approved the appropriation to the Health Care Authority of the City of Eufaula “to support the continued availability of hospital services and support economic development.” The funds, to be taken from the commission’s America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, are specified for Medical Center Barbour’s operational purposes.
Local churches affiliate with Global Church
“It’s official. I am now approved as an Elder in the Global Methodist Church effective today,” the Rev. Dr. Larry Teasley, pastor of Clayton and Rocky Mount Methodist churches, wrote in his blog on Monday.
Local bill gains legislative approval
A local bill authorizing an increase in the salary of the Barbour County sheriff has received final passage in the regular session of the Alabama Legislature. The act, which becomes effective on the first day of the third month following its passage, raises the annual salary of the sheriff by $29,000.