• 52°
Hartselle Enquirer

Falkville Council turns to county to hire SRO

The Falkville Town Council has abandoned its search for a school resource officer and is looking to Morgan County Schools to fill the position, which was vacated when Seth Sullivan resigned prior to the current school term.  

After discussing the vacancy at a work session Oct. 28, Mayor Ken Winkles and council members acknowledged their inability to find a replacement and agreed to give notice to void a shared SRO agreement with the Morgan County school board. Terms of the agreement give responsibility for the hiring of the SRO to the town council, with the school system paying $20,000 annually of the SRO’s salary. 

Falkville police are providing school security on a temporary basis, pending the hiring of an SRO. 

The SRO agreement was approved as an agenda item for the next regular council meeting. 

Winkles announced Falkville is seeking a $250,000 ATRIP grant through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. The 100 percent federal grant, if approved, will be used to repair and upgrade Culver Road.  

City clerk Dawn Estes was approved for election training for the 2020 municipal election at Gulf Shores Dec. 4-6 at a cost of $1,389.15.  

Police officer Cody Hudgins was approved for SkidCar training in Montgomery Nov. 19 at a cost of $90. 

Items to be considered for approval at the next council meeting are: 

  • annual renewal of membership with the Air Med Care Network at a cost of $4,395. Membership provides free AirEvac service for Falkville residents. 
  • amendment of abatement for demolition costs at 94 Clark Drive with public hearing. 
  • surplus property designation for backhoe bucket. 
  • onestep raise for Police Chief Aaron Burgess following his certification as a pepper spray instructor.  

 

Morgan County

20 under 40: Trey Chowning

Falkville

20 under 40: TJ Holmes

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Spencer Bell

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Shelby Keenum

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Rachel Howard

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Mary Virgina Halbrooks

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Maggie McKelvey

Decatur

20 under 40: Maegan Jones

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Lindsey Tapscott

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

‘He lets us have sex’: More details emerge on Hartselle man accused of child exploitation 

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

Hartselle church creates Easter-themed escape rooms 

Danville

Family tradition: State livestock show legacy spans generations

Editor's picks

Baseball for Beau: More than $8k raised for scholarship named after Hartselle child  

Falkville

20 under 40: Lela Weeks

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Kalleigh Thomas

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Jaime Hatcher

Hartselle

Veteran Hartselle firefighter charged with possessing child porn

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

Cerrowire expansion named finalist in Business Alabama Awards  

At a Glance

Work begins on repairing two bridges over I-65 in Morgan County in coming weeks

At a Glance

Tickets for Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame banquet available

Falkville

Morgan County volunteers celebrated at annual fire department banquet 

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

Man jailed for stealing car from jail after earlier release 

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

Police: Hartselle man encouraged children to have sex inside his apartment

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Chris Rigoni

x