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Looking Back

75 YEARS AGO JANUARY 10, 1947 The Blue Springs basketball team won over Midland City Friday night, January 3, by a score of 22 to 12. Herbert Parr and Captain Wayne McLaughlin were high scoring men for Blue Springs.

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28 years of service honored

RETIREMENT RECEPTION - Michael Warr shows the plaque he was presented last week at a reception held in recognition of his retirement from the clayton Water and sewer Board as chief operator of Water department after 28 years of service. shown participating in the presentation are virgil devose, equipment operator i, Portia Glenn, board member, Tommy Moses, equipment operator david Moses, board member, Bobby Warr, chairman of Water and sewer Board, Benelle Warr, water Photo by Laney Gulledge clerk, and Kathy helms, office director.

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BUFFALO SOLDIERS DONATE BICYCLES

BICYLES FOR LOCAL CHILDREN - Eufaula’s Buffalo Soldiers Chapter member, Gary Henderson, “Mr. G”, is shown delivering four bicycles to Assistant Clayton Police Chief Edward Hardy to be donated to four children in the community. Bicycles were also donated to Eufaula Police Department.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

BARBOUR COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING The Barbour County Industrial Development Board will meet Tuesday, January 11 at 1:00 p.m. at Barbour County Courthouse in Clayton.

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Eufaula man convicted of murder

A jury empaneled for the murder trial of Reginald Coley in Eufaula returned a guilty verdict for the 2015 murder of Michael Marshall of Eufaula. In addition to the guilty verdict, Coley also was found guilty of Assault 2nd degree for the shooting of Marshall’s brother, Marvin Marshall, also of Eufaula, Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Possession of Marijuana 1st degree.

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Beasley receives ALFA endorsement

Sen. Billy Beasley, (D-Clayton) who is seeking re-election to the Alabama Senate District 28 seat, has received an endorsement from the Alabama Farmers Federation. District 28 is comprised of all of Barbour, Bullock, Henry and Macon counties as well as portions of Houston and Russell counties.

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