From the monthly archives: September 2010
Shown above L to R Greene Co. Commission Chair William Johnson and AL Supreme Court Justice Glenn Murdock Greene County Commisson Chair William Johnson released the following statement this week. “This press release is in response to the statement released by Justice Glenn Murdock regarding his employment as the attorney for the Greene County Commission,” [...]
On Saturday, September 25, 2010, the Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) awarded $175,000 to 62 community organizations in the ninth round of its Community Grants Program to serve its 12 county Alabama impact area. Since 2005, over $800,000 has been awarded by BBCF to community organizations through the Community Grants Program. An additional $690,000 has [...]
At their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 28, the Eutaw City Council finally reached an agreement with Southfresh Inc. regarding the water rate the company would pay. The company will now pay $2,500 per month for water and $500 for sewage. If the city is penalized by ADEM for excess sewage, they will be compensated [...]
Volunteer fire fighters from 12 of Greene County’s 13 Volunteer Fire Departments met at the Forkland Town Hall on Tuesday, September 21st for their regular monthly meeting. This meeting, however, was different in that there were several representatives from the Alabama Forestry Commission present to talk to the local fire fighters about [...]
At its Fall Endorsement Convention on Saturday September 18, 2010 at the Maggie Street Dream Center in Montgomery, AL, the Alabama New South Coalition (ANSC) endorsed Ron Sparks for Governor as well as other Democratic candidates for statewide offices. Sparks addressed the group and answered questions from ANSC members as part of the [...]
The Black Belt Community Foundation will host its ninth Community Grants Award Ceremony on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 1:30 pm at Wallace Community College in Selma, AL. BBCF is proud to highlight the largest and most diverse group of grantees in BBCF history. These sixty-two organizations from across twelve Black Belt counties will [...]
In her report at the regular monthly meeting of the Greene County Board of Education, Superintendent Isaac Atkins discussed the academic accountability results in the system. In 2007, said Atkins, the Greene County School System made AYP for the fourth consecutive year. and the high school graduation rate was 78%. In the 2008/2009 school year, [...]
By Connie Tucker At its August 24, 2010 meeting, the Selma City Council voted down a resolution that called for a vote of no confidence of the Council’s President Pro-tem, Cecil Williamson. The resolution charged Williamson with being a racist. Williamson co-commissioned a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest and co-founded the Friends of Forrest, [...]
The Greene County Commission has spent time over several meetings trying to decide what to do about the C&D Landfill. Although the facility is still in use, it does not bring in enough cash to justify remaining open. During the discussion at the regular monthly meeting on September 13, 2010 Commissioner Underwood reminded everyone that [...]
By John Zippert, Co-Publisher At its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, the Eutaw City Council voted 4 to 2 to approve a zoning change ordinance from M-1 (light industry) to M-2 (heavy industry) for Elam Properties to develop a metal and tire recycling yard on the former site of Sumter Veneer on O’Neal [...]
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