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Students who vandalized Bullock Co. High School will be allowed to walk at graduation

Submitted by WSFA 12 News Staff
Friday, May 24th, 2013, 2:29pm

UNION SPRINGS, AL (WSFA)- Bullock County School Superintendent Keith Stewart is having a change of heart; the 23 seniors involved in the costly and messy senior prank at
Bullock County High School will be allowed to participate in graduation
ceremonies.

The graduation is scheduled for Saturday morning.

All 23 students confessed to their involvement and
have agreed to two days worth of community service. They'll also pay for the damage.

Stewart is retaining the right to press criminal charges, however, if all 23 don't complete their
community service and make their payment.

Administrators were forced to cancel classes on May 15 in order to clean the vandalism. The students released live chickens into the facility and spread hay, cooking oil and eggs through on walls, windows and floors.

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Fmr. Union Springs police officer charged with theft while on duty

Submitted by WSFA 12 News Staff
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 6:59pm

UNION SPRINGS, AL (WSFA)- Investigators in Union
Springs tell WSFA 12 News it happened on Morningview Court off Highway 223
near downtown. Sgt. Nathan Williams pulled over a Hispanic driver Williams
suspected was drunk. During the course of the traffic stop, Sgt. Williams
allegedly took the man's billfold and stole hundreds of dollars.

The allegations shocked
Ronnie Dees because he says he knows of Williams.

"From what I know
of him he's a nice guy and never gave me any problems and I didn't give him any
problems," said Dees.

Court records show
Nathan Williams faces two charges; third degree theft and an ethics violation,
a misdemeanor and a felony.

We're told Williams
turned himself in Wednesday to the Bullock County Sheriff's Department and
posted his $6,000 bond. Williams submitted his resignation to the city earlier
this week.

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Union Springs woman arrested for allegedly passing a forged check in Auburn

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 11:13am
Union Springs woman arrested for allegedly passing a forged check in Auburn

 

On Tuesday, May 21, 2013 the Auburn Police Division arrested Jamea A. Mason, 33, of Union Springs, Alabama, on warrants charging her with two counts of Possession of a Forged Instrument 2nd Degree.  Mason’s arrest stems from the investigation of a police report dated January 2012 in which a Union Springs resident stated that someone stole personal checks from her and then passed them at an Auburn business.  Mason was transported from the Houston County jail where she was being held on an unrelated charge to the Lee County Detention Center where she is currently being held on a $6,000 bond.

Information Source: Auburn PD

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Air Force Maj. Gen. Walter D. Givhan talks value of education with TROY grads

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 3:54pm
Air Force Maj. Gen. Walter D. Givhan talks value of education with TROY grads

 

MONTGOMERY—U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Walter D. Givhan, a Troy University alumnus, told TROY graduates that education will help them deal with new challenges and demanding situations as they move forward with their careers.

Givhan delivered the keynote address to graduates during spring commencement for the Montgomery Campus on Monday, May 20, inside the Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts. Some 140 students took part in the 7 p.m. ceremony.

In all, 192 students earned undergraduate and graduate degrees this spring at the Montgomery Campus.

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Eggs, chickens and cooking oil used to vandalize Bullock Co. High School

Submitted by WSFA 12 News Staff
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 6:56pm

UNION SPRINGS, AL (WSFA)- Bullock County High School was closed Wednesday after school officials discovered that the facility had been trashed. Superintendent Keith Stewart made the cancellation announcement.

Custodian Willie Everett had his day cut out for him when he pulled in the parking lot to unlock the school's doors. "Garbage everywhere," he explained.

A walk through the campus revealed cooking oil and eggs smeared on the walls, windows and floors. The school's lawn was in disarray. Amid the hay were two live chickens walking around the school's main hall.

The vandals skipped the classrooms and the office and there are no reports of anything missing, except for the students. A full day of learning and mandatory testing were canceled.

"We have a responsibility to educate children," Superintendent Stewart said, calling the ordeal "really disheartening".

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More than 250 rural road and bridge projects scheduled under new Bentley program

Submitted by WSFA 12 News Staff
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 3:09pm

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- More than 250 new road and bridge improvement projects have
been scheduled to move forward under the new Rural Assistance Match Program
championed by Gov. Robert Bentley.

The Rural Assistance Match Program, or RAMP, allows rural
areas that couldn't participate in the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation
and Improvement Program (ATRIP) due to a lack of funding the ability to access
the money needed for essential road and bridge improvements.

DOCUMENT: READ FULL
LIST OF RAMP PROJECTS HERE

Previously, 61 of 67 counties in Alabama received funding
through ATRIP which was established by Gov. Bentley in 2012. With the
additional RAMP funding all Alabama counties will now benefit from road and
bridge improvements.

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Efforts surrounding 'Prevention Week Alabama' include events and public education

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 9:03am
Efforts surrounding 'Prevention Week Alabama' include events and public education

Governor Robert Bentley recently proclaimed May 12-18 as Prevention Week in Alabama, coinciding with the National Prevention Week observance. Sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, NPW is dedicated to increasing awareness of, and action around, substance abuse and mental health issues. It serves to promote prevention efforts, provide education about behavioral health and strengthen community partnerships.

This year's theme, "Your voice. Your choice. Make a difference.," emphasizes that the prevention of substance abuse and promotion of mental health starts with the choices people make in their own lives.

Dr. Maranda Brown, director of the Office of Prevention Services in ADMH’s Division of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, says, “The Office of Prevention Services is extremely excited to celebrate the 2nd annual NPW observance.

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