The Eufaula Barbour County Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for two scholarships awarded to a graduating senior who resides in Barbour County. The Chamber office must recive all applications by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 7.
A public hearing was scheduled to be held Wednesday before the Local Legislation Committee of the House of Representatives.
Financing for a new ambulance for Clayton were finalized during a special called meeting of the council Tuesday morning. The ambulance is expected to arrive later this month. The council voted in a previous meeting to purchase the ambulance at a cost of $220,822 to be financed at MidSouth Bank. At that time, the Rescue Squad had collateral in the account for the loan to be approved. However, when the time came to acquire the loan, funds were not available in the account to secure the loan. A down payment of $70,000 had already been paid toward the ambulance purchase.
Two Eufaula City School System teachers have been selected to serve on the Alabama State Department of Education’s State Textbook Committee. Victoria Smith, Eufaula Elementary School art teacher, and Katie Beth Lewey, Eufaula Primary School music teacher, will play a key role in selecting curriculum and supplemental materials to be adopted for all schools in the state.
Missy Pierce, an auditor with Rabren Odom, Pierce and Hayes, PC, Certified Public Accountants, presented the 20202021 audit to Clayton Mayor Kathy Thomas and city council members at the April 21 Clayton City Council meeting.
Shyanne Nicole Ray, mother of the four-year-old autistic boy who was missing for nearly three days in rural Barbour County in early 2024, entered a guilty plea to endangering a child in Henry County, according to a court report.
Savannah Salter, who is a first grade student at The Lakeside School, is a winner with her poster she drew and entered in the Alabama Farm-City Kindergarten through third grade contest. She won second place in the division earning her and other winners $100 from the Alabama Ag in the Classroom for their poster. Posters showcased the theme of “Our Community Counts on Farmers.”
Jeremy Gulban came to Clayton when his company, Cherry-Road Media, purchase The Clayton Record nearly four years ago. His mission when he purchased the local family owned newspaper was to save small newspapers many of which were fading.
Commissioner Stan Adams responded to the overwhelming feedback the commissioners have received since their Special Called meeting on March 24 during the April regular scheduled meeting held at the Eufaula courthouse.