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June 06, 2008
Election Day results
2,565 registered voters (including absentee voters) in Barbour County voted Tuesday, June 3.
June 05, 2008
Five injured in two-vehicle wreck
Five people were injured Thursday morning in a wreck that occurred on the Baker Hill Highway (Hwy. 131), approximately one mile past the Eufaula City Limits.
Programs available to help seniors beat the heat
Moses Freeman, 67, is feeling the heat this summer.
Farmers struggle with rising fuel prices
Fuel costs have affected Americans right down to what they buy in the grocery store. They have also affected the people who help put that food in the grocery store - the farmers.
Davis, Griffin win Districts 3, 5
Jackie Davis says she’s excited to be elected to the Barbour County Board of Education and looks forward to making several changes in the school system.
June 04, 2008
Tribune places third in state for General Excellence
The Eufaula Tribune earned 10 awards in the 2008 Alabama Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, including third place for General Excellence.
June 03, 2008
Davis, Griffin earn school board seats
Two school board races were determined tonight in Barbour County
Voting machines fixed quickly
There were minor problems at two voting locations this morning according to Barbour County Probate Judge Nancy Robertson.
Logging truck, tractor involved in wreck
An accident involving an 18-wheeler carrying logs and a tractor occurred on U.S. Highway 431 north of Lakepoint Resort State Park late Monday morning.
Council approves funding for spec building
The Eufaula City Council voted Monday to approve construction of a $1 million speculative building to help lure jobs to the area.
Wife: Husband is ‘not monster’
Laura Grantham says her husband made a mistake, but says “he’s not the monster he’s being made out to be.”
Eufaula crime for June 3, 2008
The Eufaula Police Department released the following names connected with a drug sweep conducted last month.
First phase of trail nearly complete
The old dusty trail is now a little less dusty.
Audubon meeting set for this Friday
A process that has taken nearly four years will reach a significant milestone this Friday.
June 02, 2008
Pot plants confiscated, Clayton man arrested
The Eufaula Police arrested a Clayton resident on Wednesday after confiscating 35 marijuana plants from his home.
Man injured in 431 wreck
Two vehicles were involved in a wreck on U.S. Hwy. 431 North late Monday morning, including a log truck that overturned.
May 31, 2008
Music fans to be jamin’ in Coffee County
ENTERPRISE - Wearing a blue cap and white T-shirt, Ronnie Gilley shakes hands and shoots the breeze with family, friends and sponsors Friday night during a barbecue at the site of the BamaJam Music & Arts Festival.
May 30, 2008
Watson new Lakeside headmaster
Miranda Watson says being Lakeside’s new headmaster is a dream come true.
Jail food
While some Alabama counties have found a way to turn a profit off of an inmate’s food allowance of $1.75 per day, Barbour County Sheriff Leroy Upshaw says inflation has left little room in his budget for extras.
Escapee ‘collared’ on theft charge
A Clio man was arrested Tuesday after a six-hour search by Barbour County Sheriff’s deputies and personnel from Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton.
Commissioners not giving up
Barbour County commissioners were stunned last week after Gov. Bob Riley vetoed the county’s sales tax proposal.
Eufaula crime for May 30, 2008
An inmate with the Eufaula Police Department was found missing after a stay at Medical Center Barbour Sunday to be treated for a heart condition.
Despite delay, graduation ‘meaningful’
The movers were ready, the trucks were in place, and Eufaula High School Principal Steve Hawkins had one eye on the weather Friday as the graduating Class of 2008 prepared for commencement.
Klages taking state position
After six years working in the same office at Admiral Moorer Middle School, Instructional Specialist Cindy Klages is moving away from the desk and into the field.
Rezoning request considered
A Eufaula native came before the city’s planning commission recently to seek rezoning of 25 acres at the corner of Wall Street and Old Dale Road.
May 29, 2008
Scholarship winners named
Two Bluff City scholars were recently awarded $1,000 scholarships by the Eufaula Rotary Club.
Clayton anticipates Unity Day
Downtown Clayton is preparing for the first annual Unity Day celebration.
More residents taking the bus
Jeffrey Moss found it hard to keep $80 worth of gas in his Suburban each week.
May 28, 2008
Eufaula man charged with rape
A 42 year-old Eufaula man has been arrested and charged with the forcible rape of an acquaintance that allegedly occurred at a local residence early Friday afternoon.
Commissioners not giving up on tax proposal
Barbour County commissioners are considering a resolution that would once again ask state legislators to allow them the opportunity to approve a one-cent sales tax increase.
