During the annual State of the City address, Scottsboro Mayor Jim McCamy awarded Mary K. Carlton the Mayor’s Award, recognizing Carlton for her work in the community, notably acting as
Caldwell Elementary School has a new principal, and he is a familiar face to the students and staff there. Zachary B. Holt was named the schoolâs new principal with July 1 being his first official day in his new position.
Holt comes from a family of educators, so he is following a family tradition. His father, Buddy Holt, served as the principal of Caldwell for seven years. He is proud of his son and this accomplishment. âHe has worked hard for this,â said the senior Holt. âNow, it is time for him to do what he does with the opportunity given him.â
There are occasions when children have to spend time at the Department of Human Resources (DHR) office.Â
One of the social workers there is working to make their visits a little less frightening by giving them things to do while they wait.
Macy Thomas works with child welfare at DHR. She says that children often have to wait in her office. Their time there might be short, but there are times when these children are there for hours.
Thomas is trying to create an activity corner in her office for these children. She serves children from infants through teenagers.
She has been gathering up some items for the children to use to help pass their time while the adults take care of business. A local group helped her with this project when they collected items at their monthly meeting.Â