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Dekalb Boe Reinstates Covid Leave By Marla Jones Managing Editor
marla@southerntorch.com
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, September 30. The Board approved the reinstatement of the Families First CoronaVirus Response Act or FFCRA leave, retroactive from April 1 to September 30, 2021. The act, which ended on March 31, 2021, provided employees with paid sick leave or medical leave due to COVID sickness or exposure. DeKalb County Superintendent Wayne Lyles advised that employees who had used their sick leave, after March 31 until September 30, would be reimbursed. “This is for anyone that did not receive 10 days leave and had to take time
off work for exposure of testing positive for Covid,” stated Lyles. “This will allow them to get their sick days back and be compensated for any lost wages due to not having sick days left to use.” According to the act, employees will only receive ten days. Emails with more information and required forms will be sent out in the coming days. In other business, the Board approved the early graduate request for Sierra Ramsey of Ider High School. The board also accepted a bid for a Crossville Elementary School awning to shelter students for loading and unloading students of buses to Aluminum Awning Company LLC. in the amount of $28,000. The following
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FP to Seek Masterplan Rainsville to give for Sports Complex Longevity Raises
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com
FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook Page) The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 5. The Council discussed concession stand plans for the new soccer fields. They decided to give architect Joe Leonard,
permission to proceed with a set of plans that the Council would put out for construction bids. They agreed that the concession stand would be a multi-level concession stand, in the price range of $600-700,000. A motion was made to give Joe Leonard authority to design a master plan for the Soccer/
>See Complex, P7
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com
Rainsville, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, October 4. A Longevity Raise for City Employees was included in the newly passed 2021-2022 Rainsville Budget. The Council voted to
enact the raise beginning with the September 30, pay period. The amount of raise will be determined by the employee's years of service. The Council approved Resolution 10-04-2021 which will Transfer funds from the American Rescue Plan Account to the Sewer Account for
>See Rainsville, P7
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