Community News

Personnel actions gain approval of School Board

June 2, 2022

Several personnel actions gained approval at the May meeting of the Barbour County Board of Education. Superintendent Zickeyous Byrd recommended the following actions: Renee Richardson, transfer from CNP manager at BCHS to Interim CNP Manager at BCPS to replace Mina Johnson effective August 2; resignations of Isiah Boone as teacher at BCHS effective May 10 and Carlos Baggage as principal at BCIS effective June 30; employment of Daniel Powell as a teacher at BCHS to replace Crystal Green effective June 1; Virginia Rumph, custodian at BCIS, suspension without pay for one day effective May 10, and Ashley Meadows, transfer from District Interventionist to ESL teacher effective June 1.

June 2, 2022

The Libertarian Party of Alabama Executive Committee nominated a slate of candidates four days prior to the May 24 primary election, one of which is the Senate District 28 seat. Sen.

June 2, 2022

Alabama’s licensed child care providers have until mid-June to apply for two grants that aim to strengthen the industry’s workforce and further stabilize operations. The third round of Child Care Workforce Stabilization grants from the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) runs through June 17.

RECEIVE CERTIFICATES – RSVP

June 2, 2022

RECEIVE CERTIFICATES - RSVP Volunteers of Barbour County Virginia Hunter and Mildred Harris, right, are presented Community Service Certificates from the Department of Treasury-Internal Revenue Service in recognition of outstanding public service contributed to the community through the SPEC, VITA and TCE PROGRAM by Site Coordinator Cheryl Olivier, left.

EHS BOYS & GIRLS STATE

June 2, 2022

Eufaula High School is proud of 11th grade students, Annie Wingate and Sam Miller, who were selected by their teachers to be delegates for the Alabama Girls State and Alabama Boys State. The programs are sponsored by the American Legion. Boys State is being held at Troy University this week, May 29-June 4, and Girls State also will be held at Troy University June 5 - June 10. Participants learn about the democratic process and how our republic form of government works at the local, state, and national levels.

Trees block roads after storm

May 26, 2022

Sunday started out as a beautiful, clear, and sunny day but by noon, emergency alarms were activated in Barbour County. The clear sky quickly became dark and the wind picked up and began swirling tree limbs, knocking down trees and power lines fell.

WORLD SERIES TROPHY ON DISPLAY AT CHAMBER

May 26, 2022

The Atlanta Braves 2021 World Series Trophy is shown when it was on display at the Eufaula Barbour County Chamber of Commerce recently. Fans had the opportunity to have their photos taken with the trophy. The World Series Trophy is on tour throughout Braves Country, featuring locations in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Carolina and North Carolina that includes 151 stops to commemorate 151 years of Braves baseball. Photo by Jeff Lee

RSVP SIGN GETS UPDATE

May 26, 2022

RSVP SIGN GETS UPDATE - Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteer members Thomas and Gena Hoskey recognized that the sign at the center needed an update. They beautified the sign by painting the sign and hanging flowers. Zola Denson, executive director of the RSVP Program, expressed her appreciation to the Hoskeys for the beautiful update and the support they give the RSVP program and the community. Mrs. Denson also expressed her appreciation to Tri-State Paint/PPG for donating the paint.

May 26, 2022

Registration for the annual summer reading program is being held at the Eufaula Carnegie Library in Eufaula. The theme for this year’s program is Oceans of Possibilities.

Beasley re-elected to State Senate

May 26, 2022

Incumbent State Sen. Billy Beasley (D-Clayton) was reelected to the Alabama Senate District 28 seat in Tuesday’s primary election in a very low voter turnout.