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RITE AID CLOSES ITS DOORS By Marla Jones Reporter
RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Walgreens recently purchased 1,932 locations across the country from Rite Aid. “As announced last October, we will be closing some store locations to help ensure we have the right stores in the right locations to create a more focused network of stores that can
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deliver the greatest value for our customers,� stated Phil Caruso of Walgreens Media Relations. As part of this effort, the Walgreens-owned Rite Aid located at 42 McCurdy Avenue in Rainsville will close. Prescription records will be available at the Walgreens located at 1613 Glenn Blvd. in neighboring Fort Payne. The last day of business for the Rainsville Rite Aid Pharmacy will be
June 13th and the store will remain open for two more weeks for final sales. Walgreens expects to have positions at other locations for the majority of affected team members. “Closing stores is never an easy decision,� said Caruso. “Our goal is to ensure that we have the right number of stores in the right locations to continue to help us deliver the greatest value for our customers.�
KILGRO SENTENCED IVEY ADDRESSES DEKALB GOP
By Staff Reports
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — According to the Alabama Attorney General’s Office: Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the conviction of an inmate who was already in the DeKalb County jail and tried to arrange for the assault of a local prosecutor to stop him from attending the defendant’s sentencing hearing. Joshua Kilgro, 45, now has 19 years added to sentences he already is serving for multiple other crimes. Kilgro pleaded guilty in DeKalb County Circuit Court yesterday to criminal solicitation to commit first-degree assault, a class C felony for which he was sentenced to 19 years. Additionally, he was sentenced to 12 months for third-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor, regarding a fight while he was
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incarcerated. These new sentences are to run concurrently with previous sentences for crimes including unlawful possession of controlled substances, DUI, and third-degree burglary. This conviction arises from Kilgro’s action in 2014 to solicit someone to cause a prosecutor to run his vehicle off a mountain road in order to injure him and keep him from attending a sentencing hearing for Kilgro. The intended victim was DeKalb County Deputy District Attorney Scott Lloyd. The person Kilgro solicited to assist in the scheme instead reported the matter to law enforcement. “This defendant’s attempt to thwart justice was properly met by the righteous arm of the law, resulting in even more convictions and a stern sentence,� said Attorney General Marshall. He commended those involved in bringing this case to a successful conclusion, commending in particular: Assistant Attorneys General Stephanie Billingslea, Leigh Gwathney and Ternisha Jones, and Special Agents of the Attorney General’s Investigations Division who assisted. He thanked
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FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Saturday, May 12, 2018 the DeKalb County Republican Party held its regularly scheduled breakfast at Western Sizzlin in Fort Payne. Alabama's 54th Governor, Kay Ivey made a stop on her campaign tour, to be the event's guest speaker. Governor Ivey spoke on educational funding and bringing jobs to the State of Alabama. "As I travel around the state, I enjoy telling people that Alabama is working again! We've just begun with this journey and there is so much we can do, working together, and we will," stated Ivey. "Keeping jobs is important...and more people are working in our great state than ever before." "Since I have been governor, unemployment has achieved its lowest rate in history...with new investments from the private sectors, creating some 13,000 jobs," said Ivey. "When our people are
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey made a stop on her campaign tour at the monthly DeKalb County Republican Breakfast. (Flickr)
working, it solves a whole lot of problems." Ivey advised that the new Toyota Mazda plant locating in Alabama will create some 4,000 jobs. Ivey went on to say that along with global companies such as Honda, Google, and Mercedes moving to Alabama. It shows that "Alabama is a great place to do business."Â "When these companies come, they need to be able to employ the people that work here. That is going to happen only when we make sure that our people have the
education they need and deserve," Ivey stated. Ivey continued by saying that, "As Governor, I have spent a major portion of my time on education policy and I will continue to work hard for our schools, our teachers and our education system...I began my career as a teacher." She went to recall working diligently with the legislative to offer the largest education budget in a decade. With legislative help, Ivey stated that Alabama was able to expand Pre-K and give teachers a much deserved
pay raise. "Truly education is a cornerstone of a better life," she said. She then asked all the teachers present to stand up and told them how much she appreciated them. In closing, Governor Ivey stressed that, "Alabama is better off today and stronger today than it was just a year ago." The next meeting for the DeKalb County Republican Party will be held at Western Sizzlin on June 11, 2018 beginning at 7:30am.Â
DeKalb BOE purchases property By Marla Jones Reporter RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting on May 15, 2018 at Plainview High School. During the meeting several groups were recognized for their accomplishments. The winners from SkillsUSA and HOSA were introduced and honored for their placements in the state competition. The Class 3A
The DeKalb County Board of Education voted to purchase the Mustard Seed Learning Center for pre-K programs. (Marla Jones | Southern Torch)
State Champions, Plainview Bears were honored, as well. The Board addressed the need for school meals
to increase. A lunch changed from $2.00 to $2.10 and a breakfast will increase from $1.10 to $1.15.
An update was presented about the Tax Renewal Update that will be on the June 5 ballot. The board stressed that this is not a new tax, just a renewal of what taxpayers are already paying. These taxes go to fund such things as security in the school system. In an Executive Session, the Board approved the purchase of The Mustard Seed Daycare that is adjacent to
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