A small group of citizens were present for the public hearing held Thursday evening, June 23 at Town Hall to discuss the Town of Clayton’s submission of an application for the Fiscal Year 2022 Community Development Block Grant. Mayor Kathy Thomas and Councilman Alex Moses were the only city officials in attendance.
An arrest has been made in connection with a fire that occurred in Eufaula on Casey Drive on June 11. According to the Alabama State Fire Marshal’s Office, Joshua Alex Williams, 30, of Eufaula was arrested and charged with second-degree arson.
Grants have been awarded to assist low income and elderly residents of Alabama with weatherizing their homes to lower energy costs. The grants, which total $494,875, support Alabama’s Weatherization Assistance Program which provides funds to improve the energy efficiency and safety of qualifying homes.
The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles held 27 parole hearings on Thursday, May 26 during which four paroles were granted and 23 were denied. Among those that were denied included Jerry Rolf Methvin of Barbour County.
Jerrel Jernigan, Eufaula High School varsity head football coach, was honored in his new position with a “Meet and Greet” last Thursday, June 23, at the school’s Indoor Facility. Jernigan began his career with Eufaula High School in 2015 coaching wide receivers as well as coaching basketball. Jernigan graduated from Eufaula High School where he played quarterback and led Eufaula to the 2006 Class 5A state title game. Jernigan went on to play wide receiver for Troy University were he accumulated nearly 6,000 yards receiving. He was drafted by the New York Giants and played for the Giants for three years before returning back to his hometown to coach. Shown with Jernigan, third from right, at the Meet and Greet are Eufaula Mayor Jack Tibbs, President of Eufaula City Council Wes Register, and Eufaula Council member Otis Hill. In the picture on the right, Coach Jernigan speaks to the crowd gathered for the “Meet and Greet.”
GRADUATES FROM AIR FORCE ACADEMY - 2nd Lieutenant Jailyn Holt graduated from the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, with a degree in Legal Studies and commissioned as an intelligence officer in the United State Air Force. Lt Holt will attend technical school training at Goodfeller AFB, TX. She is a 2018 graduate of Loveless Academic Magnet High School and the daughter of Pastor Edward and Jurilyn Holt of Elam Baptist Christian Fellowship in Clayton.
The hot and humid days of summer are luring people to places to cool off and the upcoming July 4th holiday is the perfect occasion to take advantage of area locations. The continuous spouting of water from an underground stream keeps the pool at Blue Springs State Park crystal clear and cold.
CLIO FARMERS MARKET The Clio Farmers Market will be be held at David Grice Park, Clio, AL. The market will be open each Thursday from 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM and every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM through August 23.
Grand jurors have once again issued a number of improvements that need to be made to the Barbour County courthouse after inspecting it on June 10. Many of the recommendations are repetitive from previous jurors who have toured the building in Clayton.
Not only have Barbour Countians been under extreme heat advisories with temperatures soaring near 100 degrees, last Wednesday night severe thunderstorms and high winds passed through the county. Weather alarms were activated several times starting at 5:43 p.m.