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Queen City Independent School District (QCISD) Superintendent Rob Barnwell has confirmed that he is the lone finalist for the superintendent position at Jefferson ISD. 

The Jefferson ISD Board of Trustees announced Rob Barnwell as the lone finalist in their search for superintendent of JISD. The board voted unanimously on July 22 to name Barnwell as lone finalist. Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine31613/Full/index.aspx?id=31613

By Robin Aaron

raaron@casscountynow.com

This is Brian Stroman’s first year as superintendent at Bloomurg Independent School District (ISD). Possibly the youngest superintendent in the region, Stroman, 36, looks forward to many good years at Bloomburg ISD and hopes to see his district’s staff and students become the best they can be. 

One of the many things he intends to become known for is how he takes care of his employees. One of the ways he intends to do that is to offer employees at his district the tools they need to be financially sound.

“A financially fit employee is a better employee,” Stroman said.  Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine31613/Full/index.aspx?id=31613

Staff Report

Starting in August,Waste Management will provide the City of Atlanta with trash collection services in a new cart program.

According to Atlanta City Manager David Cockrell, each residence will receive a 95-gallon cart for waste soon after city leaders approve final versions of ordinances allowing the trash changes.

“Carts may be delivered any day during this time,” a release from Waste Management stated earlier this week, "We will service only these new carts. Please use the green cart for trash only. The weight limit for each cart is 150 pounds. If you require a second cart for trash contact the City of Atlanta and the cost is $10.86, plus all applicable taxes and government fees, per month billed on...  

Atlanta Independent School District (AISD) Superintendent Roger Hailey met with a team from McKinstry and Associates Thursday to see some preliminary figures gathered to assist the  District in developing future projects and cost-saving measures for its district.

So far, directives from the superintendent are to focus on projects that will pay for themselves within an average of seven years or less. Hailey expressed special interest in pursuing projects that would relate to lighting and water.

Both types of projects would save money longterm for the district. Along with Hailey, AISD representatives Marilyn Cobb, Sidney Harrist and School Board Trustee Charlotte Stanley attended the meeting as well.

 

 

Tuesday afternoon at 4:45 p.m., Atlanta Police and Fire Departments responded to a wreck at the intersection of South Louise and Pinecrest streets in Atlanta. Clyde Henderson Jones,  driving a 2008 Ford truck, failed to yield to the stop sign at the intersection of State Hwy 43 and 77. His vehicle struck Alfredo Zavala’s 2005 Toyota  sedan. A passenger in the Toyota was transported to a  local hospital, but was released shortly after. No one was seriously injured in that accident. Both drivers received citations from the Atlanta Police Department, according to Chief Mike Dupree.  

Photo by LEE ELLEN BENJAMIN

 

Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine31613/Full/index.aspx?id=31613

Millions of gallons used to contain huge fire at mill’s woodyard

By Robin Aaron

raaron@casscountynow.com

Lightening was the culprit that started a fire at the International Paper mill in Domino. Fire fighters worked up to 24 hours to clear a fire that broke out at one of the mill’s wood yard Friday. 

IP reports that their Emergency Response Team was notified at 9:30 a.m. of a fire in a segregated area of their wood yard. According to IP representatives, the fire was not in a process area, so at no time was there risk to mill’s employees or operations.

Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine31357/Full/index.aspx?id=31357

 

By Austin Lewter

alewter@casscountynow.com

The Atlanta City Council met briefly last Monday night in regular session and officially held the first reading of upcoming ordinances pertaining to trash pickup changes in Atlanta. 

City Manager David Cockrell stressed, these ordinances are preliminary and have not been acted on.  Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine31357/Full/index.aspx?id=31357

 

By Austin Lewter

alewter@casscountynow.com

The Linden-Kildare ISD Board of Trustees mandated automatic payroll deposits for all employees and took care of a few other housekeeping items of business in regular session July 8 at the W.A. Parker Administration Building.  Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine31358/Full/index.aspx?id=31358

 

By Angela Guillory

aguillory@casscountynow.com

Retirement rates for county employees will increase slightly from last year. Cass County Treasurer Donna Early informed commissioners on Monday that the Texas County District Retirement System (TCDRS) has announced a required increase in rates from 10.66 percent to 11.21 percent, a .55 percent increase from the previous year. 

Commissioners agreed to adopt the TCDRS retirement rate for Fiscal Year 2014. The rate will take effect in January 2014.  Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine31357/Full/index.aspx?id=31357

By Angela Guillory

aguillory@casscountynow.com

Employees are settling in at the Cass County Courthouse. The county clerk’s office staff moved into the restored courthouse in May.

However, since moving, they have experienced several issues. Contractors recently finished repairing damaged tile and there was an invasion of insects due to a lack of weather stripping and door sweeps on outside doors, which have been resolved.  Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine31358/Full/index.aspx?id=31358