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Chancellor posts CACC president’s job By Mitch Sneed Outlook Editor
Central Alabama Community College is seeking a fulltime, permanent president. The job was posted Monday morning at the direction of Alabama Community College System Chancellor Dr. Mark Heinrich, along with the president positions at Bevill State and Gadsden State. “The positions were posted at the direction of the chancellor,” said ACCS Interim Executive Director of
Human Resources Peige Josey. “The information was compiled and the positions were posted accordingly.” Heinrich could not be reached Monday for comment. The job will remain posted until Sept. 23, but most feel that Interim President Dr. Susan Burrow is a lock for the position. Monday Burrow said she was excited to see the position finally posted. “I was very excited by the development and needless to say I will be eagerly applying for the position,” Burrow said. “It’s been a long time
coming and I would welcome the opportunity to serve in a permanent role as president here if given the opportunity.” Burrow has served as interim president since February 2013, taking over at a time when the college was mired in financial questions following a series of negative audit findings. She has restored the college to solid ground and added much needed stability. The five-page job posting outlines the expectation and requirements for qualified candidates. “The president is the chief admin-
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istrative officer of the college and is in direct reporting relationship to the chancellor of the Alabama Community College System,” the posting reads. “The president is responsible for administering and supervising the total college program in the assigned college. As chief executive officer, the president must delegate authority and yet retain final responsibility for the effective operation of the college.” The pay range for the posting is between $119,062 to $153,634, See PRESIDENT, Page 5
New Site celebrates 50 years as a town
By David Granger Outlook Staff Writer
Big crowd comes out to mark a milestone in community’s history
According to some published reports, Alabama is one of 25 states that have recently discovered they are home to a strain of lice resistant to over-thecounter treatments. Several news articles have dubbed the resistant lice a “superlice.” Dr. Karen Landers, a practicing pediatrician who also works for the State Department of Public Health, says she would not use such a hyperbolic term. “I would call them lice that are resistant to standard therapy,” Landers added. “Use of a term like ‘superlice’ tends to create a sense of fear or panic in patients and their parents.” Landers added that such lice resistant to over-thecounter therapy are, in her experience, rare but do exist and have for a while. She said certain children will require prescription treatments that are stronger See LICE, Page 9
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Above, Wayne Cotney shakes hands with Bryan Yates, while Virginia Yates mingles with others at New Site’s 50th anniversary celebration Sunday. Left, Rebecca Cotney and Sherry Koiser serve cake to attendees, while others leaf through a collection of scrapbooks that chronicle the highlights of town history.
In 1965, most of the world was paying attention to the launch of Gemini 5, the role of the United States in Vietnam, Elvis and the Beatles, but the people of the New Site community were more focused on becoming a town. To commemorate the Aug. 23, 1965 incorporation of New Site as a town, an overflow crowd gathered at town hall Sunday to relive old times and enjoy the community spirit that has made the town special for decades. “This is really a great crowd and we are so glad that so many people came out,” New Site Mayor Curtis Mims said. “I joke with people and tell them that we’ve been a town as long as the Braves have been in Atlanta. They are celebrating 50 years this year, too. This town has come a long way and I think there are some good things still ahead.” Those on hand leafed through scrapbooks that featured newspaper articles, pictures and documents that chronicled the city’s past. Virginia and Bryan Yates were on hand and it seemed like everyone who came through the door took time to say hello. See CELEBRATION, Page 2
Camp Hill sorts through town’s financial issues
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Finances are a big deal in the Town of Camp Hill, whose annual budget is just over $1 million. At last week’s council meeting, council member Anthony Pogue asked why the town appeared to running short about $150,000. “It appears that we are about $150,000 to $160,000 below where we should be,” Pogue said. Pogue and other members of the council got some of their answers Monday as the council’s finance committee met. “Just looking at payroll, we have been spending about $10,000 more a month since February.”
Before he could enroll at Lyman Ward Military Academy, 16-yearold Richard Pulido of Miami ran away from his parents Saturday afternoon in Camp Hill. “He was not yet enrolled at Lyman Ward,” Lyman Ward Admission Director Joe Watson said. “He was coming to enroll with his parents.” Pulido came to the area with his parents and was beginning
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Officials say 16-year-old Richard Pulido of Miami ran away Saturday in Camp Hill.
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