ALABAMA LEDGER FREE
Issue No. 1 - Summer 2021 - 32 Pages
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INSIDE 2021 Ledger Leader Awards
Drivers Education Classes Offered
Driving on some local highways can be hazardous and difficult for some folks. To help combat this issue Gadsden State's Continuing Education Program is offering summer Driver’s Education classes. All sessions are from 8 a.m. to noon. Students must attend all four classes in a session to receive credit for the course. The session dates and campus locations are as follows: Week of June 7 in Joe Ford Center on Gadsden’s East Broad Campus Week of June 14 at Gadsden State in Centre
Week of June 21 on the Ayers Campus in Anniston Week of July 12 in Joe Ford Center on Gadsden’s East Broad Campus Week of July 19 at Gadsden State Cherokee in Centre The class size is limited to 12 students. The course is $175 and preregistration is required. To register visit www.gadsdenstate.edu/ continuinged. For more info, call Pam Clough at 256-5498462 or email pclough@ gadsdenstate.edu.
Class of 2021
Submitted Photo
Savannah Wood, a dual enrollment student, was able to earn her Associate Degree from Snead State while also fulfilling credits for her high school diploma at Boaz High School this past May. For more graduation info see the inside of this issue of the Alabama Ledger.
Photo by Brandon K. Pierce | Alabama Ledger
D.A.R.E. Program Holds Graduation
DeKalb County Probate Judge Ronnie Osborn speaks to 6th grade students during the 2021 D.A.R.E. Graduation festivities at the DeKalb County School's Coliseum in Rainsville. Founded in 1983 the D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Eduction) program teaches students skills they can use to make good decisions and avoid involvement in drugs, gangs and violence. More pictures from the DeKalb County D.A.R.E Graduation are inside this issue.
Election Audit Seeks To Improve Voter Confidence
Following the outcome of the 2020 General Election, many voters, as well as state and local officials, believe that more should be done to ensure fairness in the election process. Although Alabama was not in the national spotlight like its neighboring State of Georgia, the state is taking
steps to improve voter confidence in the future. The Alabama Voter Confidence Act was recently signed into law, authorizing the Alabama Secretary of State and three Probate Judges to conduct a one-time post-election audit after the upcoming November 8, 2022 General Election. According to a press
release from the Secretary of State's office, this project is being done to confirm the accuracy of the originally reported election outcome and to increase voter confidence. The audit, which will be conducted no earlier than November 30, 2022 and no later than January 31, 2023, will occur at one voting location in each of
the three counties selected. The audit will include one statewide office and one county office. Results from the postelection audit will be made public by posting on the county courthouse door in the three counties in which the audit is completed. Additionally, findings will be posted on the website of the Secretary of State.