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What Does Another Round Of Proration Mean For My Child?

Chuck — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:35:23 +0000

Baldwin County Public School Spokesperson Terry Wilhite said, “We’re already bleeding. This takes it to just unimaginable levels.” As far as dealing with the cuts, Wilhite said, “Its too early to tell how the school board will tackle an additional $7.5 million in proration. Its just uncharted territory.” Wilhite said the Baldwin County School Board will [...]

Riley declares 7.5 percent proration for coming year’s education budget

Chuck — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:33:47 +0000

Two days before the new fiscal year, Gov. Bob Riley on Tuesday declared a 7.5 percent cut to the pending education budget. Riley announced that across-the-board cuts, also known as proration, will reduce to $5.3 billion from $5.7 billion the state funding budgeted for public schools in fiscal 2009-10. “With less revenue coming in and the escalating [...]

Mayor seeks to preserve worker raises

Chuck — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:32:52 +0000

As the City Council considers passing next year’s fiscal budget tonight, Mayor Tim Kant said he will ask council members to restore about $468,000 in employee raises that were removed during finance committee meetings earlier this month. “The only explanation I’m hearing from anybody about why we need to cut out raises is that everybody else [...]

Sales tax increase at Foley’s Tanger Outlet Center starts Thursday

Chuck — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:32:28 +0000

Prices at the Tanger Outlet Center in Foley will go up a half-percent Thursday when a new fee for mall stores and customers goes into effect. After several months of negotiations, the Foley City Council voted Sept. 21 to approve the half-cent fee intended to pay for mall improvements and efforts to attract new businesses to [...]

11th Hour Land Deal Proposal Stuns Council

Chuck — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:31:59 +0000

A last minute proposal by Councilman Mike Ford to purchase 38.5 acres of land on HWY 13 for $900,000– for future recreational use (added onto the proposed 2010 budget), shocked the rest of the Council Monday night. Ford: ” I laid it all out for you in executive session . . . thats my story and [...]

Teen’s truck attacked with pipe

Chuck — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:30:43 +0000

The man accused of throwing a street sign through a car, killing the driver, is out on bond. Police are now investigating a similar incident in the area as the deadly attack. Josh Graham says a trip to the video store in Foley this weekend turned into a terrifying ordeal for his 16-year-old brother. According to [...]

Baldwin County Homicide Investigation

Chuck — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:29:50 +0000

According to Alabama State Troopers, they received a wreck call early Saturday morning on County Road 55 at Magnolia School in Foley. That’s where Troopers found the driver of a 1999 green Ford Mustang dead. A preliminary investigation proved that the death was not caused by a wreck, but was a homicide. That’s when the [...]

Last Day for Baldwin School Workers

Chuck — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:29:19 +0000

September 29- After the latest round of layoffs, more than 200 workers in the Baldwin County School System will go to work for the last time on Wednesday. They’ve all had more than a month to prepare but emotions are running high. Wednesday will be a half day for school children in Baldwin County this so they [...]

Publix package requested

Chuck — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:28:12 +0000

Following months of speculation, city officials have confirmed Spanish Fort is in the hunt for a Publix Super Market, and an undeveloped site at the Eastern Shore Centre is being considered District 2 Councilman Mike McMillan said developers have asked the city to “put together a financing package” that would address infrastructure issues “associated with a [...]

Layoffs likely to impact students immediately

Chuck — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:27:35 +0000

It’s a little like a bad science fiction movie. On Sept. 30, 2009, about 200 employees of the Baldwin County School System will vanish These are all probationary, non-classified employees,” said John Hudson, the Alabama Education Association Uniserv Director for the district. The AEA represents about 2,500 numbers in the Baldwin County school district and at [...]

Baldwin judge needs more time on motion in capital murder case

Chuck — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:27:00 +0000

During a hearing Thursday relating to the capital murder trial of Leslie Eric Buzbee, a Baldwin County judge put off ruling on the defense’s motion to throw the case out, days before a third attempt to try the case. Baldwin County Circuit Judge James Reid said he needed time to read briefs filed by both sides [...]

Fate of historic campus buildings undetermined

Chuck — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:26:20 +0000

City and education officials, both facing tight budgets, are trying to find a way to preserve four historic buildings on the campus of Baldwin County’s newest school. When Foley Middle School opened in August, educators and students no longer needed the old auditorium, office building and library. Education officials asked Foley to take over the buildings [...]

Hybrid cars and jobs headed to Baldwin County

Chuck — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:24:30 +0000

Thursday’s announcement could be one of the biggest economic boosts to south Alabama in years: an automotive plant bringing 5,000 jobs to Baldwin County. Governor Bob Riley announced Thursday that a group of Chinese investors plans to build a large-scale hybrid automobile manufacturing plant north of Bay Minette. The plant would actually be located in Rabun, [...]

Daphne Couple Settles Discrimination Suit

Chuck — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:22:17 +0000

The couple who owns the ‘Pina’s Mobile Home Park” says they don’t keep kids from living there, but they do restrict the numbers, and the federal government says that’s discrimination. According to the settlement, the couple will have to pay a little more than one hundred thousand dollars to those considered victims of discrimination, and 30-thousand [...]

AEA plays the Nazi card

Chuck — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:56:42 +0000

AEA representatives distributed flyers to teachers on Monday with the following text: Please join us at the Robertsdale Park Pavilion to pay tribute to our recently dismissed coworkers and the vital work they performed. Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 4:30 PM All employees are encouraged to wear black to school on this day to show our sense of [...]