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.
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.
Qualifying for public office is getting in full swing with the beginning of a new year. The Democratic Party opened qualifying on December 6 for candidates seeking election on the Democratic ticket, and the Republican Party opened qualifying this week on Tuesday, January 4.
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.
Acting Police Chief Jerome Warren was promoted to Chief of Police at the Clayton City Council meeting held at Clayton City Hall on Monday, December 20. Mayor Kathy Thomas and council members voted to promote Warren to Chief and Dr.
Drivers will notice a change in Alabama license plates beginning this month. The new 2022 Alabama standard license plate design replaces the mountain scene with a beach and the website www.alabama.travel along the bottom.
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.
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.
Barbour County women, ages 15 to 55, have the opportunity to receive preventative health screening and management for chronic diseases due to a new program being offered at the Barbour County Health Department.
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.
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.