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board from page A1 Agency work will start soon, which is the FEMA-funded efforts to repair roads damaged during the excessive rains in July. “We’ve got a lot of dirt to haul because we’ve got a lot of districts that are going to need a lot of dirt to fix their roads,” Merchant said. County Engineer Whitney Nelson from Melvin Engineering said he could get an estimate to survey their dirt pits and let them know how much dirt they have that’s usable. The board agreed to Commissioner Bill Parish’s request to table the discussion for a special called session on Monday morning. Resident Elka Mosier came before the board to ask that Bylsma Road remain named after her father, Otto Bylsma in response to Tamphus Messer requested it be renamed after his father, Tom Messer, during its Oct. 9 meeting. The board approved of allowing 911 Director Clint Erickson to upgrade the 911 software for $138,000, which was assured would be paid for by grant funds. “It’s not so much the technology but the manufacturers saying they won’t support the system,” Erickson said. “Like when the state pushes the new 911 text we’ll be in a whole new ballpark, and we need to be ready.” Ronnie West with NaturChem herbicide visited the board as a follow-up to their agreement in January to spray an area of road for $3,000, which was supposed to stunt the growth of the grass so the county wouldn’t have to mow as much. “Do you have the results from the test plot, because they didn’t work so well,” Williams said. The board agreed with West’s request to get with the road foremen to see exactly what the county needs and adjust it with a free spraying to compensate for the $3,000 spent in January. “The main thing I want is for you to just let us know you aren’t going to be killing any rose bushes, mimosas or cotton
fields,” Williams said. West assured him their work is precise to kill only what they target, and there’s an extensive insurance policy that would cover any damage done by mistake. The board approved of signing a 90-day contract with Interstate Commercial Services for janitorial services provided at the Holmes County Court House with a vote of 4 to 1, with Merchant voting “no.” Williams informed the board he posted for a heavy equipment operator but had no responses and inquired if he should change the description to a foreman in an effort to save the county money in the long run. The board agreed to Parish’s suggestion to discuss it further at the special session on Monday with the county attorney present. The board approved of Commissioner David Whitaker’s request to advertise for a grader operator for one more week in the Panama City News Herald, One Stop Career Center and the Holmes County Times-Advertiser. The board also approved of Herbert Carter’s Dixie Phonics Proclamation on the condition that County Attorney Jeff Goodman would rewrite the proclamation. “We need something that defines the country music here in Florida, Georgia and Alabama when we have someone go to Nashville,” Carter said. “Country music isn’t what it used to be, and we need to let them know we’re about the old country music.” Finally, the board approved of the Holmes County Recycling Center’s recommendation to hire James Cooper as its new recycling tech, agreed to establish a drainage easement with a local resident who was experiencing flooding issues because of drainage off of a county road and approved the only meeting in December will be at 9 a.m. on Dec. 12. Their next regularly scheduled meeting is set for 9 a.m. on Nov. 12.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Bailey family practice Halloween
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Employees from Bailey Family Practice dressed up as characters from the Wizard of Oz and Doctors Memorial Hospital was just one of their many stops throughout the community on Halloween.
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brief from page A1 the program or directions to Ponce de Leon High School, contact Pam Price at 836-4296.
Veterans’ Day Parade BONIFAY — Holmes County Mounted Posse will be hold its annual Veterans’ Day Parade at 10 a.m. on Saturday, down Waukesha Street in Bonifay, and hot dog lunches will be provided at Veterans’ Park after the parade.
West Bonifay Baptist Revival BONIFAY — West Bonifay Baptist Church will hold a three-day revival at 7 p.m. beginning Monday and concluding on Nov. 13. The guest
speaker will be Evangelist Donald Walton. For more information, call Lester Boswell at 547-2220 or 768-1548.
HCHS Veterans Ceremony BONIFAY — Holmes County High School JROTC will host the Veterans Day Ceremony at the Holmes County High School Gym at 9 a.m. on Monday. Any first-time veteran attendees should show up at 8:30 a.m., for registration. There will be refreshments and snacks for the veterans after the ceremony. The JROTC would like to thank all veterans for their service and will honor them at the ceremony. We will be handing out certificates to all the veterans who attend.
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Brown’s remains were found in the trunk of her car in the woods in Alabama with coaxial cable wrapped around what remained of her upper arms and duck tape around her neck. Carbon dioxide and smoke were found in her lung tissue, according to the medical examiner. Calhoun was found guilty of the kidnapping and murder on Feb. 29, 2012, in circuit court in Bonifay. All death penalty cases are automatically appealed.
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