BY LANEY GULLEDGE The Clayton City Council members met for their regular scheduled meeting last Monday night. City Clerk Latasha Kinsey presented the council with a request from the newly constructed Family Dollar for an off premise beer and wine license.
BY REBECCA BEASLEY Commissioner Rachel Smith expressed concerns that the commissioners’ Rules of Procedure were not be followed correctly. She said at Tuesday’s meeting held in Eufaula that sometimes commissioners cannot finish what they a re saying because of “outburst from the audience.” Mrs.
Clayton police are investigating an early Sunday morning shooting that left a Clayton man injured from gunshot wounds. Clayton Police Chief Jerome Warren identified the victim as Damien Johnson of Clayton.
BY REBECCA BEASLEY The courthouse in Eufaula will be closed to the public for three hours next week. Barbour County commissioners gave their approval to close the courthouse on Thursday, August 18 from 12:00 noon until 3:00 p.m.
It’s hard to imagine that schools are opening for a new term and students are back in the classrooms. It seems as if they start so early but scheduling mandates the early school year beginnings. We published our first “Back to School” special edition last week which had a lot of beneficial information. We appreciate advertisers, school personnel and others working with us to make it happen. ****** Get outside at night to watch the most popular meteor shower, known as the Perseids. These meteor showers are active between July and September but will peak on August 13. The full moon may hinder their appearances but maybe we can catch a few !
The new members of Leadership Barbour Class XVI held their retreat at Lakepoint State Park on July 26 and 27. Presenter Dick Hammond of Leadership on the Move led the group through team building exercises and explored leadership skills. One day per month during the next nine months the class will tour industries, medical facilities, government agencies, and educational facilities in Barbour County. Pictured front row are Daniel Hall, Juanita McKinnon, Madonna Wozny, and Kasey Sims. Shown on back row are Neil Kaminski, Jennifer Casteel, Kevin Heartsill, David Wellman, Cassandra McDonald, Ron Ratchford, Rick Thorne, Frank Culpepper, and Brad Mitchell.
Jeff Hodges, CEO of Pea River Electric Cooperative and Pea River Electric Board Member Braxton Green were guests at the July 18 Clayton City Council meeting held at City Hall. Hodges expressed that Pea River Electric was interested in working with the City of Clayton with plans and funds for Clayton and Barbour County to implement high speed internet.
Seasoned truck driver, Bruce Trawick of Eufaula was honored on Friday, July 29 with a retirement reception by Hilton Cooper Contracting, Inc. in Clayton.
University of Alabama student Dillon Caraway of Clayton is participating in UA's Cooperative Education Program during the summer 2022 semester. Caraway is working for WestRock-Phenix City.
Joey Phillips was elected as the new mayor of Clio during a special called meeting of the council held last week. Phillips, who represented District 4 on the council, received the vote of four council members with one new member of the council abstaining from voting.