Public objection results in Bonifay nixing proposed changes to cemetery ordinance

BONIFAY – Public outcry regarding a proposed ordinance amendment that would prohibit items such as figurines, bird feeders, solar lights, and other memorial personal items from the City Cemetery has resulted in the Cemetery Committee withdrawing the proposal from consideration of Bonifay City Council. The first reading of the ordinance was heard when the council met…

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Bonifay approves first reading of cemetery ordinance

BONIFAY – Bonifay City Council members approved a first reading of Ordinance 422 which refers to amending Ordinance 172 that relates to the placement of personal items on gravesites in the Bonifay Memorial Cemetery, when they met in regular session on April 26.   The ordinance states no benches, rocks, statues, glass figures, wood or plastic…

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Holmes County UF/IFAS completes agriculture research trials

HOLMES COUNTY – Each year, Holmes County is the site of several agriculture research trials under the direction of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). At the helm of these annual projects is Holmes County UF/IFAS Extension Director and Agriculture Agent Kalyn Waters.  Waters says the trials are meant to validate research,…

HCSB mulls purchase of bus cameras

HOLMES COUNTY – A new upgrade to an old safety measure could be coming soon to 40 of Holmes County School District’s buses. Discussion of new video surveillance equipment for the busses was chief among topics discussed when the Holmes County School District met in workshop Tuesday, April 13.  School Superintendent Buddy Brown says the proposed purchase from Dothan-based…