The project was $200 million short on the bond market, and mounting public pressure could result in another underwriter backing out. Alabama’s plan to build new prisons hit several snags this week: a lawsuit, protests and weaker-than-expected interest from buyers on the bond market.
Expressions of sympathy are being expressed from those who are mourning the loss of a young lady in a house fire in Eufaula early Saturday morning. Kenzie Cloke, 25, of Eufaula perished in the fire that was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived at the home on Sanford Avenue.
Alabama’s 17th annual sales tax holiday for school-related items begins this weekend at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 15, and ends at midnight Sunday, July 17.
Clio Mayor Kenneth Johnson resigned from his position effective Thursday, June 30. According to City Clerk Dawn Grimes, Mayor Johnson stated that he is resigning as mayor due to health reasons.
The disparity between my generation and that of my daughter takes me by surprise at the most peculiar of times. This week, Rebekah said she couldn't find the answer to a question about platypuses on my phone. So I suggested she look it up in an encyclopedia.
Literacy Night was held at Barbour County Primary School before students began their summer vacation. Reading Coach Bianca Register said the purpose of Literacy Night was to show activities and games parents can show their children at home. They also got to enjoy plenty of food and prizes.
Members of the Barbour County Board of Education held a Special Called Board Meeting Monday, June 27, during which several personnel actions were approved. Employments approved for Barbour County High School were Joseph Lee Fitzpatrick, Jr.
In the Bible Jesus says that we are to “render to Caesar the things which are Caesar’s and to God the things which are God.” What did he mean by this? Thank you for your question. That phrase is one which, indeed, has been used and misused over the course of history.
The Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed through a spokesperson the death of a man serving at Easterling Correctional Facility recently. William Thierry, 46, was found unresponsive in his cell by correctional staff, and attempts at lifesaving measures were unsuccessful, according to the ADOC spokesperson.
The Eufaula Captain S. H. Dent Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) held a meeting Tuesday, May 10 in the fellowship hall of the First Presbyterian Church in Eufaula.. The meeting was called to honor two former soldiers of the United States military who had Confederate soldier ancestors.