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The Greene County Commission held its regular meeting on Monday, May 13, 2013. A key topic regarding public and private parks was raised by the County Engineer Willie Branch. Branch said that the engineering department has been receiving request to assist in upkeep of the parks grounds, including maintaining the grounds for summer recreational programs. [...]
On April 15, 2013, Greene County Sheriff Jonathan Benison made the monthly distribution of bingo funds according to the rules and regulations of his office. A total of $203,045.17 was distributed to the Greene County Commission, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, the Cities of Eutaw, Boligee, Union and Forkland and the Greene County Board of [...]
The condition of roads all over the county and the need for road repair was a major concern voiced at the regular meeting of the Greene County Commission on Monday, April 8. Funding for road repair was one of the problems. Some roads qualified for federal funding, but guidelines are based on amount of use. [...]
On Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, Sheriff Jonathon Benison distributed a total of $220,425.81 from the 4 bingo gaming establishments licensed in Greene County. Total contributions from each of the bingo entities were as follows: Greenetrack, $59,826.81; Green Charity, $60,000, Dream Inc./Frontier, $60,000 and YAPO/Lucky Star, $40,000. The Greene County Commission received $88,170.32; Greene [...]
Tuesday morning, Feb. 19, 2013, on a warrant signed by 5th District Circuit Court Judge Tom Young, Alabama Attorney General, Luther Strange raided Victoryland, the bingo establishment located in Shorter, Alabama. Gaming machines, computers and cash were taken from the establishment. In a statement issued from the AG’s office, Strange stated, “Today’s actions are the [...]
The Greene County Commission, at their regular meeting on Monday, January 14, 2013 unanimously decided to hire Willie Branch, who has been working as Asst. County Engineer, as County Engineer. He will be paid $100,000 per year with increments of $3,750 for five years. His salary will max out at $115,000 annually. Before [...]
In correspondence dated July 12, 2012, the U.S. Justice Department, Voting Rights Section, informed the Greene County Commission’s attorney it does not object to Act No. 2012-422 (S.B. 564) (2012), which authorizes Greene County to conduct a special ad valorem tax election for a 3 mill increase. As part of the pre-clearance procedure, Greene County [...]
At the regular meeting of the Greene County Commission, CFO Paula Bird told the commissioners that the county would have to take some money out of the Bond Warrant Funds to complete the year, but that she expected to get it back from other sources. She indicated that she saw no problems at this point [...]
At their regular meeting on Monday, April 9, the Greene County Commission approved a request from the Greene County Board of Education to publish a Notice of Public Hearing (see page 3 this issue) and to institute other actions to allow the voters of Greene County to vote on a 3 mill increase in ad [...]
On Monday, March 19, the Eutaw City Hall was filled to capacity with citizens angry and distressed about the failure to repair the roads in Branch Heights and King Village. Members of the Greene County Commission, the Eutaw City Council and both city and county Housing Authorities, along with their attorneys, were present [...]
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