Each year, the Fort Payne Board of Education presents its Employees of the Year awards to teachers, transportation and CNP workers and classroom aides for their âabove and beyondâ actions for students. Each award recipient was nominated by their peers in the school system and plaques were presented on Tuesday by Fort Payne Superintendent Jim Cunningham.
The following award recipients were present Tuesday to receive their plaques:
⢠Steve Black, Fort Payne High School Teacher of the Year
⢠Lisa Powell, Wills Valley Teacher of the Year
⢠Peyton Richey, Williams Avenue Elementary School Teacher of the Year
⢠Mandora Payton, Bus Driver â Employee of the Year
At the May 18 Fort Payne City Council meeting, Council member John Smith suggested the city should give first responders a one-time bonus and proposed that the city name a street leading into the new school after the superintendent who managed its construction. The city attorney also gave an update on efforts to demolish the old DeKalb General Hospital.
Smith said the city should dedicate the $1,063,000 in CARES Act money it has received toward $1,250 bonuses for full-time employees of the police, fire and E-911 departments and $625 for part-time employees of the same.
âOur first responders worked through this every day, never had a day off,â Smith said. âWe received updates about how many of them got COVID or had to quarantine. Iâd like to take this first payment and reward them.â
A little more than a year after Lancaster Airport officials had to send most of their employees home due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the runways in Manheim Township are the busiest they ve been in years.
Through the first three months of this year, the airport saw 20,342 departures and landings, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration; the most in that period since 2012.
Itâs the latest sign that Lancaster Airportâs efforts to remake itself as a destination for corporate and chartered jet services are paying off after a difficult year for air travel.
In June, officials plan to unveil a new VIP-style lounge area for corporate clients, according to Airport Authority Chairman Jim Cunningham.
Among those, the Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act, sponsored by Fred Upton, Republican-Michigan, and Bobby Rush, Democrat-Illinois, would require DOE to carry out a program to coordinate federal agencies, states, and the energy sector to ensure the security, resiliency and survivability of natural gas pipeline, hazardous liquid pipelines and LNG facilities.
And the Energy Emergency Leadership Act, also reintroduced May 11, would help elevate energy and cybersecurity responsibilities as a core function at DOE. Lead sponsors are Representative Bobby Rush, Democrat-Illinois, and Tim Walberg, Republican-Michigan.
The committee highlighted two other recently introduced bills, aimed at encouraging public-private sector partnerships bolster cyber security of electric utilities.