Board Of
Education
Meeting
Rescheduled
After Hiring
Disagreement
Business as
usual did not go
on at the Walker
County Board of
Education
meeting Thursday
afternoon,
because there
were not enough
board members in
attendance to
establish a
quorum (the
minimum number
of members
required to
conduct
business).
Members not
attending the
meeting were
Sonia Waid, Jeff
Burrough and
Mike Raines.
Ms. Waid was
reportedly
absent due to a
family
emergency, but
efforts to reach
the other two
members were
unsuccessful.
Superintendent
Vonda Beaty said
that she
suspects the
absences stem
from a dispute
over her
recommendation
for the
replacement of
Cordova High
School
principal, the
post being
vacated by Jason
Adkins, who will
take over as
Superintendent
in January. Mrs.
Beaty was
expected to
select current
assistant
principal Kathy
Vintson for the
principals'
post, but due to
other candidates
having more
experience and
degrees, decided
to let Adkins
name the
replacement
after he takes
office.
The following is
a list of items
that were on the
agenda for the
meeting that
were postponed
due to the lack
of a quorum:
•Approval of
personnel list.
•Five public
comments.
•Approval of
bids for
Internet
service, paper
and uniforms for
maintenance
workers.
•Request to add
COMPASS Learning
Grant to 2011
Budget.
•Approve 20
percent At-Risk
Allocation for
2011 Budget.
•Discuss lease
of property to
City of Carbon
Hill.
•Selection of
delegates to the
Alabama
Association of
School Boards
2010 convention.
Five Drug
Arrests Made In
Past Week
Five drug
arrests were
made over the
past week in the
Carbon Hill
area, according
to Police Chief
Heath Allred.
According to
Allred, the
majority of the
cases were made
on traffic
stops, where the
drivers were
obviously
impaired.
Arrested were:
•Royderick
O’Neil Brown,
26, of Carbon
Hill was
arrested
Saturday for
first-degree
possession of
marijuana.
•Terry Wayne
Derrick, 41, of
Carbon Hill was
arrested Tuesday
for unlawful
possession of a
controlled
substance.
•Polly Elizabeth
Wright, 60, of
Carbon Hill was
arrested on
Saturday for
driving under
the influence
and unlawful
possession of a
controlled
substance.
•Tammy Darlene
Cain, 43, of
Carbon Hill was
arrested Sunday
for
second-degree
possession of
marijuana.
•George Herron,
60, of Carbon
Hill was
arrested Tuesday
for
possession/use
of drug
paraphernalia
and unlawful
possession of a
controlled
substance.
Also arrested in
Carbon Hill was
Patricia Raines
Brasher, 40, of
Nauvoo on
non-drug related
charges of five
counts of
fraudulent use
of a debit card.
Allred reported
that Brasher
faces similar
charges in
Winston County
and Jasper. The
case is still
under
investigation.
Couple
Rescues
Abandoned
Animals
Handsome Jack is
the newest
member of
Shirley and Ted
Hooks canine
family. When
they first saw
him three months
ago, lying in
the middle of
the road, they
thought he was
dead. After
taking him to
Sumiton Animal
clinic, where he
was treated for
scabies, red
mange and bb's
in his shoulder,
the eight week
old, eight pound
puppy has
blossomed into
an almost 25 lb
dog. The Hooks'
40 acres are
home to 17 dogs,
all of whom were
abandoned or
abused. However,
both in their
70's, they
wonder how much
longer they can
continue to care
for the dogs
that they have
and take in
other abused
ones. Ted Hooks
says that he
hopes someone
will takes up
where he and his
wife left off if
something
happens to the
couple.
