Local tutoring nonprofit asks Colbert County to restore $2,500 appropriation
Pastor Perry Burgess asked the Colbert County Commission to reconsider appropriating funds to The Shoals Area COARMM, noting the nonprofit received no county appropriation for 2025–26 and that a prior $2,500 contribution was "a vital part" of its budget; commissioners requested financial detail to inform any action.
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Pastor Perry Burgess told the Colbert County Commission on Oct. 21 that The Shoals Area COARMM, a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) tutoring and mentoring program located at 500 S. Montgomery Ave., Town Plaza Shopping Center in Sheffield, received no county appropriation for 2025–26 and asked the commission to reconsider providing funds.
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