An inmate at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton was found unresponsive on Thursday, September 8. According to a statement from the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), Alvin Jacobs was rushed to the healthcare unit where medical staff attempted life-saving measures.
Barbour County commissioners, who have been operating the Clayton Senior Center for many years, voted to rescind their contract with SARCOA (Southeast Alabama Regional Council on Aging) for Fiscal Year 2023 and take action on future operations. The unanimous vote taken at a called meeting Monday afternoon scheduled to discuss the FY 2023 budget will result in the closure of the center, located on North Midway Street in Clayton on September 30.
It’s a sad day in Clayton when our county commissioners voted Monday in a called meeting to close the senior center in Clayton. The center has been a place where seniors could gather for social activities and enjoy fellowship for numerous years.
Since it was written in 1901, the current Alabama Constitution has been amended almost 1000 times, making it by far the world’s longest constitution. The amendments have also riddled the Constitution with redundancies, creating a maze of words known to befuddle even legal scholars. In addition, Alabama’s Constitution is peppered throughout with language and provisions, e.g., poll taxes, that reflect the racist intent of those who originally wrote it. While much of this language has been declared illegal and voided by twentieth century court rulings, it is still in the document and has been pointed to by other states when competing with Alabama for economic growth.
A Eufaula man succumbed to injuries from a single-vehicle accident that occurred Monday, September 19, at approximately 2:40 a.m., according a release from the Opelika Post and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The report states that Demetrius A. Conway, 38, was fatally injured when the 2004 GMC Yukon he was driving left the roadway, struck a fence and then a tree. The accident occurred on Alabama 110 near the 20 mile marker, approximately 13 miles east of Union Springs in Bullock County.
Armed security guards will be stationed at both courthouses in Barbour County effective October 1. Since security stations complete with scanners and security personnel were placed in the courthouses after the terrorist attacks in 2001, guards have checked personal belongings and people entering the buildings.
An investigation into several credit/debit card numbers being obtained and fraudulently used has culminated in the arrest of four juveniles, according to a report released by the Eufaula Police Department Tuesday. All victims and suspects in the investigation attend The Lakeside School in Eufaula.
A temporary roundabout at one of the monuments in Eufaula hopefully will help with the flow of traffic in the downtown area. The Eufaula City Council passed a resolution in support of the plan to implement a temporary roundabout at the intersection of Broad Street and Orange Avenue “to ensure safe navigation of this important corridor which is crucial to the connectivity of downtown.” Installing the temporary roundabout will provide the opportunity to test whether a permanent roundabout should be implemented in the future.
A Eufaula High School graduate of 2018 has been named the winner of the 2022 Chucky Mullins Courage Award at Ole Miss University. Ka’Darian (K.D.) Hill was announced the winner of the award last week by Lane Kiffin, head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels.
As a pillar of the community, caring for others is nothing new to Dr. Augustus Saville. Dr. Saville recently announced his retirement from his private practice.However, he soon realized that his commitment and his relationship with his longstanding patients far outweighed his desire to retire.