Clayton NewsLocal news for Clayton, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Commissioners seeking support- February 25, 2008 "We have gotten to a point with the finances where there's nothing else we can do. Without the additional revenue, we'll have to drastically cut services." Barbour County commissioners pleaded for additional sales tax revenues Thursday in the latest of the commission's community forums. via Eufaula Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/clayton-al/2008/02/commissioners-seeking-support?fromrss=1 Clayton family endures storm- February 21, 2008 "Inside, the pictures weren't even knocked off of the walls" When Angel Ware and her family returned home from church services in Ozark Sunday night, tornado warnings were already in full swing across Barbour County. via Eufaula Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/clayton-al/2008/02/clayton-family-endures-storm?fromrss=1 Black history programs on tap- February 16, 2008 "I will talk about my time (as a prisoner) and how it affected me" Churches, schools and organizations across Barbour County are remembering Black History Month in a variety of ways and celebrating the African American leaders of the present, past and future. via Eufaula Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/clayton-al/2008/02/black-history-programs-on-tap?fromrss=1 'Wallace' play begins on Feb. 29- February 12, 2008 Cast members are preparing for the third year's productions of "Wallace-The Clayton Years." The stage play will be performed the weekends of Feb. via Eufaula Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/clayton-al/2008/02/wallace-play-begins-on-feb-29?fromrss=1 Church receives zoning variance- February 10, 2008 "If you bring it down to 4 by 12, it looks like a warehouse" A local church received an area variance for a new building Tuesday, but not without serious questions from Eufaula Zoning Board members. via Eufaula Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/clayton-al/2008/02/church-receives-zoning-variance?fromrss=1 Voters choose to aid firefighters- February 8, 2008 "I appreciate everything the community has done" Approximately 56 percent of voters supported the proposal. Residential property owners will pay $30 annually and commercial property owners will pay $75 annually. via Eufaula Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/clayton-al/2008/02/voters-choose-to-aid-firefighters?fromrss=1 Wiregrass Plant Lays Off 100 Employees- February 6, 2008 "We don't want that to happen and so we want to bring back as many as we can." The struggling economy has another Wiregrass company laying off 100 people. The air is usually filled with the roars of the machines at Paragon Panels of Alabama in Clayton, but lately, those sounds have been ... via WTVY Dothanhttp://www.topix.net/city/clayton-al/2008/02/wiregrass-plant-lays-off-100-employees?fromrs... |