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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
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Obituaries
Latrelle Branch Roberts,
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Dorothy Taylor, 85,
Ashburn
Hugh M. Hardy, 84,
Sycamore
Karen Coleman Saylor,
40, Sycamore
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No credible
threat at HS
Josh Layfield, at 138 pounds, rolls his opponent over and takes the pin a bit later. Layfield’s victory was
one of many on Saturday that helped the Rebels earn first place in the area duals tournament.
Sheriff Andy Hester said the matter at the
middle-high school on Friday was a direct
result of the social media Facebook get
ting “lit up.”
turned into,” he said. “Fooking
at things that happened the day
before at school, kids got home
and [put out] information that
was not correct. Facebook lit
up that night.
“Facebook lit up is
what caused most of
the influx of parents
on Friday morning.”
School officials
also discussed the mat
ter Thursday night.
The sheriff got a
call at 6 a.m. Friday
asking him to have
“There was no threat, no
fight, no altercation, just (two
students) verbally disagreed on
something,” said Sheriff Hes
ter, referring to a non-event at
the middle-high school last
week.
Apparently two
young men argued
about something.
That’s it, the sheriff
said. One of the two
students left the cam
pus.
“No crime was
committed by either
party,” the sheriff sheriff Hester deputies at the school,
said. That was the first he’d
The problem came from by- heard anything about the inci-
standers who took to social dent.
media and blew the matter far
out of proportion, he said.
“Speculation by every other
student at the time. That spec-
At the school last week,
Sheriff Hester said he believed
the threat was not serious, but
law enforcement was not tak-
ulation turned it into what it ing any chances.
School investigation
School Superintendent Jeff into what kind of reprimand
McDaniel said the
school is waiting on a
report from law en
forcement to decide
what to do.
“We’re not going to
get in the way of the
police discussion,” he
said. “Once they deter
mine what they have
[then] the administra
tion will certainly look
Jeff McDaniel
goes with what has
been discovered.”
Dr. McDaniel said
he is pleased with the
way everything was
handled.
“I commend the
faculty. They did a
phenomenal job of
handling the situation.
They really, really
did,” he said.
Sycamore amends budget
The Sycamore City Council
amended the budget last week
per the city auditor’s request.
The adjustment does not
change the overall budget
numbers. It does not affect
taxes either.
The amendment moves the
salary for one public works
employee completely into the
water department budget. For
years, Sycamore has put the
public works employees’
salaries in the street depart
ment. Now, the auditor says the
water department needs to
show a salary expense. Other
wise, it makes the water de
partment budget appear to
have far more profit than it
should, said Councilman Fred
Eister.
In other budget matters, the
Council postponed a decision
to get WiFi at the fire depart
ment. Fire Chief Terry Peavy
requested WiFi because some
of the reports he has to do are
online.
The street department sup
ported the idea because it
would give that office Internet
access as well. The fire depart
ment and street department are
next to each other.
Telephone and Internet
service at City Hah runs $150
a month right now. Most of
that is for Internet service.
Phone service is $40.
The Council agreed to look
into the matter to see if the the
two departments could some
how tie into the City Hall In
ternet access. The fire
department and street depart
ment are across Highway 41
and a bit south of City Hall.
City Hall and the Police De
partment are in the same build
ing.
“It is something that can
wait a month,” said Mayor
Wayne Woodruff.
REBEL WRESTLING
Spill from
blockage
Raw sewage spilling from a
manhole on the north end of
town was not collapsed pipes
as originally thought.
The pipes were clogged
with debris thought to be from
the north 1-75 rest area.
The north and south rest
areas are connected to the Ash
burn wastewater treatment
plant.
Workers pulled toys, towels,
wash cloths and a turtle shell
from the sewer lines.
BEST ENTRY
With the theme “Punk Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” Dancers’ Pointe won
the Best Overall entry in the annual Ashburn Christmas Parade. More pictures inside.
Ashburn policy
for social media
Ashburn now has a cell
phone and social media policy
to tell employees how to treat
both.
Cell phones should not be
used when driving for one
thing. Texting is limited with
City-supplied phones.
The new social media pol
icy says employees cannot use
social media while at work. It
also says they have to be care
ful when not at work.
“Anything they do outside
of work will not reflect bad on
the City,” said City Attorney
Hayden Hooks, standing in for
regular counsel Tommy Cole
man who was absent.
“You can be at home and
say something on Facebook
and it can affect your job,” said
Mayor Sedric Carithers.
(See POLICY Page 2)
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