At a glance for Sept. 1

Holiday changes garbage pickup

Hartselle Public Works Department will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, for the Labor Day holiday. Therefore, the pickup schedule for garbage and yard waste will be moved forward by one day.

Residents who normally have pickup on Monday will have it picked up on Tuesday, Tuesday on Wednesday, Wednesday on Thursday and Thursday on Friday. There will be no recycling pickup on Friday, Sept. 9.

The landfill will be open as usual on Saturday but will be closed on Monday.

County schools offer ACT Prep

All five Morgan County high schools – Brewer, Falkville, Danville, Priceville and West Morgan – are now offering an ACT Prep Course through a web-based program called eprep.

This program provides students with practice opportunities on ACT-like assessments and then places students on remediation programs to help in raising ACT test scores. The assistance of an on-line tutor makes it different from most other prep courses.

The ACT is an assessment used by Alabama colleges and universities, which sets admission standards.

The eprep program is being offered as the result of a grant obtained with the assistance of State Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur.

Rebuilding Together taking repair requests

Home repair requests are now being accepted by Rebuilding Together Morgan County (RTMC) Inc. from low-income homeowners.

To qualify for repair work free of cost the homeowner must live in Morgan County and show proof that he or she qualifies based on their low household income. Repair projects will be scheduled for next spring.

RTMC is a nonprofit volunteer program that specializes in making needed repairs to homes of low-income families. To apply for assistance, call the office at 256-353-4407 to request an application.