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Today’s News
Headlines from Alabama 810 News
- Local schools fail to make Adequate Yearly
Progress goals
- Supreme Court returns murder appeal back to
Criminal Appeals Court
- Hobson City disbands police department
- Social Security Cards
Local schools fail to make Adequate Yearly
Progress goals
In a report released Monday, the Alabama
Department of Education has revealed the results of it's fourth year
of Adequate Yearly Progress. The report claims that 82.25% of all
Alabama schools have reached 100% their AYP goals and the state has
seen a 70% reduction in the amount of schools that would be
classified high poverty "Title I" schools. This comes as a major
improvement over the last few years since 3 years ago only 23
percent of Alabama schools reached 100% AYP. In Calhoun county Both
the Anniston High and Middle Schools failed to meet their goals as
well as Oxford High, Jacksonville High School, Pleasant Valley
High, Wellborn High, and White Plains and Piedmont high schools.
In Cherokee county, Gaylesville and Sand Rock high schools failed
the make the goals as well as Ranburne high in Cleburne county and
West End High in Etowah County. In St. Clair county Moody and
Springville high schools failed as well as Talladega High, Zora
Ellis Jr. High Lincoln high and B.B Comer high in Talladega County
in Randolph County, Randolph county high failed to make the grade.
Supreme Court returns murder appeal back to
Criminal Appeals Court
The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday returned
the appeal of an Alabama death row inmate to the Alabama Court of
Criminal Appeals and ordered that court to consider Jimmy Davis'
claims that he did not have adequate representation from defense
attorneys during his trial.The 36 year old Davis was convicted of
murdering 50 year old Johnny Hazle during a robbery at a Calhoun
County gas station on March 17, 1993. Davis is on his second round
of appeals through the courts and contends he did not have effective
counsel, partly because Alabama does not pay enough to attorneys who
represent poor clients.The Court of Criminal Appeals did not
consider Davis' arguments, saying he was procedurally barred from
claiming ineffective counsel at this stage in his appeal. But the
Supreme Court in an 8-0 ruling said the appeals court should have
considered Davis' arguments concerning ineffective counsel.
Hobson City disbands police department
Citing a lack of available revenue, Hobson City
Mayor Ralph Woods said the city can longer pay for a police
department. Former Chief Richard Bell was laid off Wednesday. Bell
said he has not been paid for more than two weeks.
According to Mayor Woods, the town owed back
taxes to the Internal Revenue Service from more than 10 years ago.
The IRS took money from four different accounts, which caused a
financial crisis for the city. The city was able to catch up pay
with the help of money from James “Pappy” Dunn, a Calhoun County
Commissioner. Woods would not disclose how much funding the city
received, only saying that he had to pay a little more than $10,000
in payroll. And he made up the difference from what Dunn gave and
the needed money with money from the city’s general fund. Woods said
he has made arrangements with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office to
provide police protection for the town. Chief Deputy Matt Wade said
the office will answer calls and patrol Hobson City. He said the
residents will receive the same service as all of the people the
sheriff’s office covers. Woods said the town would look at starting
a police force back up once its government is able to pay off the
money owed to the IRS. He said he hoped the money could be paid in
“six months, maybe sooner.”
Social Security Cards
Since the World Trade Center attacks on
September 11, 2001, various new laws have been implemented
concerning how people can obtain and/or replace social security
cards. As the next school term approaches and parents prepare for
the start of school, having a valid social security card is an
important part of the registration process. Kylle McKinney, public
affairs specialist for the Social Security administration, said it
is important that parents and guardians have the information they
need to register at school and start a successful school
year. Unfortunately, McKinney said, many parents come into the
social security office to obtain a new or replacement social
security card without proper identification for the child or parent.
Of the changes imposed after 9/11, McKinney said two of the most
pertinent are a limit to the number of the social security cards a
person can apply for and the documentation now being accepted as
identity. Although many parents are able to provide a valid social
security card for their child, for those who do encounter problems
like losing the card, McKinney said a replacement social security
card for a child can be obtained through local social security
offices. McKinney said social security offices will need to see
certain original documents to prove the identity of the child. These
documents must be in the legal name of the child and also provide
biographical information of the child.
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