Several rescue teams responded to a report of a possible drowning at White Oak Creek Campground, located at 395 Highway 95 in Eufaula, last week about 11:50 p.m. Unfortunately, the body of an Athens man was recovered.
My nine-year-old daughter and I share a great affinity for ducks. Ducks are, in fact, Rebekah's favorite bird. She has a pet piebald duckling now named 'Lil' Tee.' She will sometimes give Lil' Tee baths in our bathtub and Rebekah aspires to teach her duck hen how to walk on a leash and even ride in a baby stroller! I joke that Rebekah merely 'upgraded' from floating rubber ducks in the bath to an actual real duck!
Barbour County commissioners are responding to complaints about the county’s household garbage collection service.
The Rainmaker will be presented by the Tourism Council of Bullock County on April 24, 25, 26 & 27 at The Red Door Theatre in Union Springs.
Leadership Barbour Class XVIII
Barbour County Board of Education members have an important decision to make in the near future. That decision is whether to take a major step to close the Primary School in Louisville or allow it to remain open.
During Monday night’s meeting of the Clayton City Council members voiced concerns pertaining to financing for a new ambulance and why the town has not had an audit in the last four years.The new ambulance is scheduled to arrive the end of May.
There’s not a single person who is immune to possibly becoming a victim of a crime. Crimes of one extent to another that may be more violent occur every day and all times of the day and night.
Barbour Countians planning to fly domestic in the United States or enter certain federal facilities will need a REAL ID-compliant driver license (known as STAR ID in Alabama) or another acceptable form of identification, such as a passport. The REAL ID Act of 2025 will go into effect on May 7.
Construction is expected to begin soon on a new Emergency Medical Services Facility in Clayton. Ground breaking ceremonies were held Thursday before a large delegation of citizens to initiate construction of a much needed EMS facility for rescue personnel.