COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Ongoing and Upcoming Events, PAGE 25 Making Margaritaville New Buffet book explores the place, the man, and the history behind it all The Courier PAGE 4 INSIDE JUNE 7, 2017 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Tracking software found on 7 Fairhope employees’ computers By CLIFF McCOLLUM Gulf Coast Media has partment Buyer Randy without notification to the website stated. [email protected] seen screenshots from Weaver, Water and Sewer seven employees. SentryPC is a com- a credible source taken Superintendent Dan Mc- The spyware, SentryPC, pletely cloud-based Software that tracks from these employees’ Crory, Gas Superinten- allows a user to monitor computer monitoring sys- employee computer usage computers that confirm dent Robert Rohm and and control what is done tem, which raised some and key strokes was the presence of the soft- recently retired Electrical on computer upon which concerns among sources placed on the computers ware there. Superintendent Jimmy the software is installed. about the information of at least seven City of Those screenshots Cluster. “Every activity your being logged from some of Fairhope employees, al- showed the software was According to confiden- users perform on the the Fairhope employees’ Winner, winner legedly at the direction placed on the computers tial sources, the spyware computer and internet is computers. Fairhope Rotary Club of Mayor Karin Wilson. of Human Resources Di- was placed on the PCs by recorded in real-time and “The city has no control Those employees were not recognizes winners of rector Pandora Heathcoe, a member of Fairhope’s in full detail for viewing over it,” a source said. informed of the actions City Clerk Lisa Hanks, Information Technol- - you will know exactly “Medical information, HR essay contest at the time of the installa- City Treasurer Deborah ogy Department at the what they did and when Page 3 tions. Smith, Purchasing De- instruction of Wilson and they did it,” the Sentry PC SEE SPYWARE, PAGE 2 Honoring our fallen heroes Quilts on quilts Students help load hand-made quilts do- nated to hospitals Page 3 Friends of the Fairhope Library to hold membership drive SUBMITTED a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization in 1972 Friends of the and has evolved into Fairhope Public Li- a dedicated group of PHOTOS SUBMITTED brary wants to add citizens determined For Memorial Day, local Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops helped place flag on graves at the new people to its mem- to make a difference State Veterans Cemetery in Spanish Fort. A service was also held at the cemetery to honor bership roster. in our community the brave men and women lost in the battles for freedom. The non-profit or- through their support ganization will hold a of the Library. special drive to boost The Friends of memberships during the Fairhope Public the week of June 12 -17 Library exists to sup- in the library’s lobby. port the operation of Prospective mem- the award-winning bers are encouraged to Fairhope Library sign up and be entered particularly in main- in a drawing for sev- taining, expanding, Glass half full eral prizes. and preserving the Easter Shore Optimist Current members library’s programs, Club selects its 2017 can come by the mem- collections, technology scholarship recipients bership drive table and special events. By during these dates in fundraising and volun- Page 27 June to place their teering they help sup- name in a drawing port many programs for current members. and materials for the DEATHS PAGE 26 Prizes include a cou- library including the pon book for a free youth summer reading Gary W. Atkins book from the book- program, weekly book Nellie Wavolene Clopton store each month for reviews, new technol- Jessie David Frames a year, a Family Fun ogy, used bookstore, book sales and other Patsy Davis Henshon basket (DVD, popcorn, soda, board game, special events and ma- Richard Michael cards) and a voucher terials. Howard for a free 2018 Choco- “Over 160,000 people Patricia M. Johnson late and Champagne frequented the library Mary Alice Mathis ticket. in 2016,” Friends Di- Jeffrey L. Odom Officially founded in rector Randal Wright 1959, Friends became said. “We would love SEE HEROES, PAGE 2 SEE LIBRARY, PAGE 2 INDEX Gulf BALDWIN LIVING, 4-5 OPINION, 9-10 Coast CLASSIFIED, 6-7 PUZZLES, 8 Media HEALTH, 11-13 SPORTS, 18-20 VOLUME 123 • ISSUE 45 LEGALS, 21-24 TV LISTINGS, 14-17 1 SECTION • 28 PAGES 2• The Courier • June 7, 2017 • Gulf Coast Media accounts if they were accessed on those computers. on April 25. SPYWARE “So, Heathcoe’s conversations with her attorney on the Multiple sources questioned the reasoning for install- CONTINUED FROM 1 assault allegations against the mayor could be tracked if ing the spyware on those particular employees’ comput- it was accessed on her computer at work, which could be ers, and alleged Wilson’s motives in placing the software information, bank account information - it’s all being an unfair advantage,” the source said. “Personal emails, could have been motivated by the employees’ closeness to stored off-site on a cloud network that may or may not personal bank statements and passwords - the SentryPC former Mayor Tim Kant. be secure. And that’s just the information that belongs software logs everything on those computers.” Gulf Coast Media attempted to contact Wilson several to the city.” The SentryPC program was installed on Smith, Mc- times for her comments, but she turned down the inter- The spyware could have also logged passwords, emails Crory, Cluster and Rohm’s computers on March 31, view requests. Any updates to this story can be found at and private information from those employees’ personal Heathcoe’s on April 5, Weaver’s on April 12 and Hanks’ gulfcoastnewstoday.com. at $15 for an individual LIBRARY and $25 for a family. 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Board has been with the Eastern Shore Art “During the recession of 2008 - 2009 five galleries, four studios and re- chairpersons have threatened to lock Center for seven years, and it is with there were lean years when the very curring events throughout the year, her out of the building, but she just a heavy heart that ESAC announces existence of the Association was in staffed by only four part-time employ- keeps on coming back.