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…

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…