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Rivers By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A state corrections officer remained in the county jail under a $1.5 million bond this week after he was caught trying to smuggle more than a pound of marijuana and more than a half-pound of methamphetamine into Fountain Correctional Facility.According to arrest reports, 32-year-old Robert Obrien Rivers of Monroeville was taken into custody March 27 by Alabama Department of Corrections investigators when he reported…

Every year, the youngsters at First Baptist Church preschool participate in a bike-a-thon to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The younger kids have a trike-a-thon which they did last Friday, April 8.Sometimes a trike, sometimes a bike, maybe a wagon or a scooter, the goal is the same – raising money for a good cause.Shown are some of the kids pedalin’ or ridin’ for St. Jude.