Members of the Barbour County Board of Education were presented findings in an audit conducted by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts for Fiscal Year October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020 at Monday night’s meeting.
Members of Leadership Barbour Class XV met Thursday, January 13 at the Chamber of Commerce for their Economic Development Day. Speakers were Eufaula Mayor Jack Tibbs; Ken Novak, vice president of the Southeast Division of Alabama Power Company; Steve Hawkins, Chamber executive director; Phillip Clayton, director of economic development with the Chamber; Bobby Jon Drinkard, AIDT; Vince Perez, Alabama Department of Commerce; and Joel Watts, Alabama Power. They also toured Southern Plastics with Blair Osmer and Fendall Hall with Lindsey Bennett. Lunch was provided by Alabama Power. Shown standing on the front steps of Fendall Hall in Eufaula are Marie Mills, Dr. John Mehaffey, and Barbara Steger on front row; middle row, Nancy Shirley, Sheriff Tyrone Smith, Blakely Stephenson, Marcia Hudson, and Elizabeth Conklin; and back row, Ashley Ward, Katie Vickers, and Alesha Williams. Ann Blondheim is director of Leadership Barbour.
The Barbour County Commission “opened a can of worms” at the January meeting, per multiple attendees, when commissioners reinstated over 50 hours of annual leave that did not carry over into 2022 for one jail employee.
The House of Ruth, Inc., which serves Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston and Pike counties received $79,176 from a $6.8 million grant to help provide services to domestic violence and sexual assault victims as well as training and resources to law enforcement and nonprofit agencies.
The five members of the Barbour County Board of Education received accolades and commendations at Monday night’s meeting of the school board in recognition of School Board Appreciation Month. Principals and Superintendent Dr.
Rev. James Johnson’s radio persona offers a familiar sound to those whose Sunday mornings once included a rush to get to worship with the sound of Gospel music blasting from the radio situated in the window stool. Nowadays, Johnson’s familiar voice graces Facebook Live Tuesdays through Fridays and Sunday mornings. Those who tune in have come to expect to hear nothing less than the best gospel music available. Johnson does not disappoint.
The Eufaula Carnegie Library will host a meetand-greet and book signing by local author Bryan Gill for his novel The Devils in Alabama. The event will take place in the library auditorium on February 1 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Barbour County Sheriff’s Office was summoned to 956 County Road 130, Louisville, Saturday night, January 22, for a death investigation. Deputy Walter Pittman, upon arrival at the scene at 6:23, found an unresponsive man sitting on a four-wheeler.
Three suspects were reported to have attempted to smuggle unidentified items into Easterling Correctional Facility Saturday night. Barbour County Sheriff Tyrone Smith confirmed that the suspects were interviewed by an investigator with the Alabama Department of Corrections.
The Miss Barbour County 2022 pageant winners were crowned Saturday in Eufaula. Back row: Teen Miss, Shaylee Hamm, daughter of Josh and Miranda Hamm of Eufaula; Miss Barbour County, Ella Grace Bradley, daughter of Robbie and Heather Bradley of Eufaula; and Junior Miss, Maddie Parmer, daughter of Jay and Tamara Parmer of Eufaula. Front row: Petite Miss, Brooklyn Herring, and Little Miss, Merritt Herring, both daughters of Christopher and Mallory Herring of Eufaula; and Tiny Miss, Lakelynn Brown, daughter of Zack and Channing Brown of Clayton. Photo by Billy Andrews Photography