Construction creates minor issues for Elmore County Schools

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

This is the first homicide in Wetumpka in over three years. The last homicide in the city took place in 2018.

“It’s not a good way to start out the new year,” said Benton.

Benton didn’t want to speculate on the

The theme of the 2022 effort is “Be a Champion in Your Community.” RRUW’s 2022 Annual Campaign is co-chaired by senior vice president and cash management officer with Servis First Bank, Delbert Madison and business manager with Alabama Power Ronda Cherry-Smoke. Madison is a Montgomery native, and Cherry-Smoke has lived in the River Region for over two decades. Both are members of the River Region United Way’s Board of Directors.

It’s no secret Elmore County is growing and with that growth, more classrooms have been added by the Elmore County Board of Education.

The kitchen at Redland Middle School will have the same equipment as the new kitchen at Stanhope Elmore High School.

“It is all new hardware,” Dennis said. “It’s state of the art.”

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The Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals (AASSP) named Holtville High School principal Kyle Futral the 2022 Alabama High School Principal of the Year.

schoolwide assembly at Holtville High School. Elmore County Superintendent Richard Dennis was in attendance for the presentation.

“I am excited to kick off our 2022 Campaign,” Cherry-Smoke said. “Improving the quality of life for all takes a community effort. With challenges shaped by the pandemic, an increase in community needs and changes in the workplace, increased access to resources is critical to accomplishing the

“Kyle Futral is an exceptional principal and is very proactive and innovative in his thinking and approaches to managing his school,” Dennis said,

Holtville is adding classrooms and a new kitchen is still being constructed at Stanhope Elmore High School. Newly constructed Redland Middle School is opening up to students for the first time. Elmore County Schools Superintendent Richard Dennis said while staff and students will occupy the new school, contractors are still there.

The High School Principal of the Year award was presented to Futral on Friday, Jan. 28 during a

As principal of Holtville High School, Futral has transformed

“There is a lot to be done,” Dennis said. “There are punch list items to continue to be done. We are trying to get the kitchen set up and operating as it should.”

Dennis said staff from the lunchrooms at Stanhope Elmore joined Redland Middle last week to train on the newer equipment.