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Questions mount about $536,000 contract
By Larry Lee The Legislative Contract Review Committee recently put a hold on a $536,000 contact between the state department of education and Class Measures, Inc. of Massachusetts. Legislators want more information as to what this contract is all about. In the meantime, Decatur Daily reporter Mary Sell has continued to look at what is going on, as reported here. She states: “State Superintendent Michael Sentance communicated with the education consulting…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Perdido E/M School celebrates Mardi Gras
Who doesn’t love a parade, especially when there are throws of candy, beads and toys? Perdido Elementary / Middle School’s pre-k and kindergarten classes have been celebrating Mardi Gras for over 15 years with a parade on the school grounds.  Parents and teachers support this community event by sending in more than enough parade throws so every child ends up with beads, candy or toys. Mrs. Jessica White, Mrs. Brooke Drinkard,…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Mardi Gras
By Harvey H. (“Hardy”) Jackson Mardi Gras is over. Fat Tuesday has passed. Ash Wednesday then Lent. Of course you won’t see many ash-smudged foreheads up in Northeast Alabama. There Catholics and their Episcopal cousins are a distinct minority in these parts. Which was why I was so surprised when, shortly [after] I took the job at Jacksonville State, an Anniston friend invited my wife and me to join the…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Bicentennial Proclamation
WHEREAS, the United States Congress created the Alabama Territory from the eastern half of the Mississippi Territory on March 3, 1817; and, WHEREAS, by 1819, the birth and growth of cities, towns, and communities in the Alabama Territory ensured that the population of the Territory had developed sufficiently to achieve the minimum number of inhabitants required by Congress to qualify for Statehood; and, WHEREAS, the United States Congress and President…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Detained at daycare – Man questioned by local, federal authorities, released
An Illinois man who lingered in his van at a local daycare center didn’t wind up in jail on Thursday, February 23. But he drew plenty of attention from city, county and federal law enforcement officers before he was released. Four Atmore Police Department patrol officers, a city detective, a patrol deputy and K-9 team from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, and two U.S. Marshals eventually wound up at Little…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago