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Jasper Council approves event permits

By James Phillips, The Community Journal

The Jasper City Council approved several event permits during its meeting Tuesday, including two for a local recovery organization. 

Recovery Organization of Support Specialists requested permits for Thursday, Aug. 31 and Saturday, Sept. 30 for events to be held on the courthouse square. 

The August event will be a Walker County Overdose Awareness Walk. Kellie Barnes, event coordinator for the City of Jasper, told council members the event would take place from 6 to 8 p.m. that day with the walk taking place along sidewalks downtown. She said there would be resource tables, two speakers and one musician at the walk. 

The September event is Recovery Rock, also sponsored by ROSS, which will take place from 7 to 10 p.m., featuring live music. Resource tables will again be setup. 

The other event permits approved on Tuesday included A Taste on Main by Jasper Main Street on Friday, June 16 and Jasper High School Cross Country Summer 5k Series on Mondays, June 5, June 13, June 19 and June 26. 

In other business from the meeting, the council:

  • Approved overnight travel for police personnel to attend the Chiefs Conference July 30 – August 3, 2023, in Orange Beach and the ANOA Conference August 21 – 24, 2023, in Orange Beach. 
  • Introduced Budget Amendment #2022/2023-15 to provide funding for the summer reading program at Carl Elliott Regional/Jasper Public Library.
  • Authorize Mayor David O’Mary to sign the FY2024 Nutrition Agreement with Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging. 
  • Approved Nuisance Abatement of several unsafe structures and grass/weeds.
  • Introduced an Ordinance annexing a parcel of land located at 3704 Florida Avenue in District 5. 
James Phillips
James Phillips
James Phillips is a proud native of the Walker County community of Empire. He currently lives in Jasper with Andrea, his wife of 23 years, and his five children, Stone, Breeze, Daisy, Joy, and Zuzu. Phillips has won nearly 200 awards over his 26-year career in media. He has also been a statewide and regional speaker on the social media/digital media within the newspaper industry. Phillips hobbies include spending time with his family and owning Jasper-based New Era Wrestling.

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