Patrick Miles will be the new police chief for Lake City following a months ong process to find one that saw the first preferred candidate decline the offer.
Jefferson County Schools considering reimbursing parents after band trip was canceled
Three schools in the district hired Musical Destinations to coordinate band trip but say promised refunds have not been paid
Parents want money from canceled band trip By Morgan Hightower | March 9, 2021 at 5:25 PM CST - Updated March 9 at 7:21 PM
GARDENDALE, Ala. (WBRC) â Musical Destinations, a travel company based in Florida, is withholding refunds for canceled band trips owed to at least six school districts in Alabama, according to district leadership. WBRC Fox6 On Your Side Investigators have found schools in Georgia and Mississippi that also claim Musical Destinations and its owner, Joseph âJodyâ Cooper, has failed to return promised refunds and has stopped all communication with the schools.
St. Clair County BOE sues travel company, claiming it failed to return $100,000 for trip canceled due to pandemic
Parents across the state wait nearly a year for refund they say was promised by Musical Destinations’ owner, Jody Cooper
Parents waiting for refund after band trip canceled By Morgan Hightower | February 4, 2021 at 7:46 PM CST - Updated February 26 at 8:29 PM
SPRINGVILLE, Ala (WBRC) -
UPDATE: Shelby County Schools has decided to refund the total amount Chelsea Middle and Chelsea High School parents paid for the 2020 band trip to Orlando which was canceled because of the pandemic.
School leaders also said they would never use Musical Destinations as a vendor again.