Ider NewsLocal news for Ider, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Ancestors honored at gravesite- April 30, 2008 "I just think it is wonderful that we are here today to honor our ancestors and place new markers on their graves" Tears were shed. Not tears of sadness, but tears of joy as families gathered Beulah Baptist Church cemetery in Fyffe Saturday. via Times-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/ider-al/2008/04/ancestors-honored-at-gravesite?fromrss=1 Caucus fighting for TVA money- April 23, 2008 "What we've been able to do is stick together as a region and fight to bring money back to our area. It makes no sense for our counties to subsidize dry counties" A coalition of lawmakers representing the Tennessee Valley is continuing efforts to return Tennessee Valley Authority money to DeKalb County and north Alabama. via Times-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/ider-al/2008/04/caucus-fighting-for-tva-money?fromrss=1 New school building projects set to begin- April 21, 2008 "I thought it was extremely nice of that family. This is a family that has a lot of long-time deep roots at Collinsville." As several projects at DeKalb County schools wrap up, Superintendent Charles Warren announced the next round of building projects to the DeKalb County school board. via Times-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/ider-al/2008/04/new-school-building-projects-set-to-begin?fromrs... Education budget concerns superintendents- April 19, 2008 "This is certainly not a budget we are jumping up and down about" Much as expected, Alabama public schools received the bad news this week as the House Education Appropriations Committee approved the state's education budget that is $375 million less than last year. via Times-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/ider-al/2008/04/education-budget-concerns-superintendents?fromrs... Legislative votes to keep double dipping- April 17, 2008 "This bill sounds like it would be a good first step" A state Senate committee has approved a bill that would override the new state policy prohibiting two-year college employees from serving in the Legislature after 2010, including two DeKalb County ... via Times-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/ider-al/2008/04/legislative-votes-to-keep-double-dipping?fromrss... More state inmates coming to DeKalb- April 15, 2008 "But after doing some research on this road, we have decided it would be best to be lower than what the people who live on the road have asked for" In an effort to help Guntersville ease an overcrowding problem with its jail, DeKalb County has offered to take some of its state prisoners. via Times-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/ider-al/2008/04/more-state-inmates-coming-to-dekalb?fromrss=1 Mae Beatrice Johnson- April 13, 2008 Mae Beatrice Johnson, 77 of Fackler, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at Highlands Medical Center. via The Daily Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/ider-al/2008/04/mae-beatrice-johnson?fromrss=1 |