Eufaula council members may once again consider an appointment to the Eufaula Board of Education during their meeting Monday evening. One seat on the board has been vacant for several months following the resignation of Caty Richardson whose term expires April 1, 2026.
Robin Tyra was hired at Barbour County back in May as head football coach, athletic director, head soccer coach and head track coach, as well as a Physical Education teacher. He has not coached football for the last two years with the exception of two Barbour County games in need when head coach Derrick Levett was not able to coach because of injuries sustained in a car accident. Tyra will also serve as the Abbeville athletic director and a physical education teacher.
Boston Brown, a junior at The Lakeside School, committed to play baseball for Auburn University on Friday, August 1.
My dear, 'little' daughter turned ten years old this week. Amid the blinding crush of activity that surrounds this time of the year - as my spouse and I meticulously planned Rebekah's birthday party with the kind of dedication reserved for a Queen's butler - I considered writing a column about quaint birthday traditions of the past. However, as my daughter opened her birthday presents and cut into her fat chocolate cake - as I glanced around at all the party guests, the party favors, the lavish party decorations - I was struck with a shocking revelation … Does Rebekah view the birthday traditions from my childhood as antiquated? Archaic even?
The new class of Leadership Barbour, Class XIX, has begun its year of exploring and learning more about Barbour County through several classes scheduled during the year.
The beginning of a new school term for Barbour County Schools’ students is approaching with Teacher Institute scheduled for August 4 at Barbour County High School which will begin at 8 a.m.
Guests who attended the Barbour County Farm to Table Dinner experienced the freshest meal possible Friday evening. The event drew a large crowd who supported the group of young farm families who dined on a menu prepared with fresh foods, entertainment, and fellowship.
Well overdue recognition, back on April 22, 2025, a 3 year process was completed, though the program was re-established back in 2018. It operated non-cost shared up until April 2022. We recognized it as a cost shared program, which means the Army command picks up half the bill to keep the JROTC program running. This was our very first JROTC Program Accreditation- Evaluation/Inspection.
Dr. Kathy Murphy received a warm welcome to Barbour County as the new president of Wallace Community College at a reception held in her honor at the Eufaula Barbour County Chamber of Commerce last week.