CONDUCTS INTERVIEW - Rev. Carlton Worthen, vice president of the Barbour County NAACP’s chapter, conducts an interview with Ahniaelyah Spraggs, reporter with WTVM television station in Columbus, GA following Monday night’s meeting of the Eufaula City Council. James Thomas, president of the organization, standing behind Rev. Worthen, addressed the council. Other members of the organization shown also attended the meeting. They are requesting a meeting that will involve a larger representation of citizens to address the rise in crime in Barbour County and ways to combat gun violence. Photo by Rebecca Beasley
BY REBECCA BEASLEY A rise in gun violence and crime in Barbour County has prompted members of the Barbour County NAACP, Branch #5075, to take…