Public workers get holiday

Published 5:35 pm Monday, May 26, 2008

By By Lisa Tindell – news editor
City, county and federal employees will be getting a three-day weekend in observance of Memorial Day Monday.
The holiday will also see a variety of businesses closed for the day. Some services will also be suspended in honor of the day.
Officials with Allied Waste said those areas scheduled for regular pick-up on Monday will have their garbage picked up on Tuesday instead.
In East Brewton, garbage and trash pickup will be conducted as usual, according to Street and Sanitation Supervisor Steve Dunaway.
Other offices scheduled to be closed for the holiday include: