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LYLES NAMED NEW DEKALB COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
By Marla Jones Managing Editor
Education has the confidence to appoint me as the Superintendent of DeKalb County Schools. This is a very unique situation for our school system and I am grateful to be entrusted with this opportunity. I look forward to cooperatively working with the school board and staff of DeKalb County Schools. Working together, we can continue the progress that our system has made over the past few years under Dr. Barnett’s leadership” stated Lyles.
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- In a special called meeting of the DeKalb County Board of Education, Wayne Lyles was named as the new Superintendent of Education, in a 3-2 vote. Board members Monty Darwin, Carol Hiett, and Robert Elliott voted for Lyles with Randy Peppers and Chris Andrews voting no.
“I have served as a member of the district's strategic planning team, which provided me with knowledge and insight into the system's goals and challenges. I believe my 19 years of school administration experience has prepared me
Lyles has over 19 years of experience in administration, serving as the Principal of Fyffe and Ider, and as Assistant Principal at Wills Valley. “I am blessed and honored that the DeKalb County Board of
>See Lyles, P5
MAYOR EXPLAINS SEWER INCREASE
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com
RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt announced at the June 7 meeting that the Rainsville City Council had reached an agreement between the City and The Waterworks, Sewer and Gas Board of the Town of Section
(WWSGBS) to take over billing sewer customers for the CIty of Rainsville. Southern Torch has received many comments and complaints after citizens received their first bill which included the increase. We contacted Rainsville Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt for clarification regarding their new sewer and water bill. “It was something that
we didn't want to do but the sewer was first installed in 1978 and needed improvements” stated Mayor Lingerfelt. “This will financially help the City Of Rainsville because we will not have to fund sewer through the General Fund. USDA had informed us that we could not obtain grants due to our sewer rates being so low.” These grants will
help in repair and expansion of the present sewer system.” Lingerfelt stated that Northeast Alabama Community College could not expand if it were not connected to the sewer system and that schools needed to be tied to the wastewater treatment plant. The increase of sewer and water is comparable to
other municipalities according to Lingerfelt. The agreement between the City of Rainsville and the WWSGBS is a partnership with no exact fee for billing costs, according to Lingerfelt. The two entities have a working relationship with several different
>See Mayor, P6
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