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Updated 9:45 PM ETMIDLAND CITY, Ala. As the police standoff with an Alabama man accused of holding a 5-year-old boy hostage continued Saturday, a nearby community prepared to bury the beloved bus driver who was shot to death trying to protect children on his bus when the episode began days earlier.Charles Albert Poland Jr., 66, who was known around town as Chuck, was described by folks in his hometown of Newton as a humble hero. Hundreds of people attended a viewing service for Poland on Saturday evening. His funeral was set for Sunday afternoon. I believe that if he had to do it all over again tomorrow, he stanley mugs would, said Poland s sister-in-law, Lavern Skipper, earlier Saturday. He would do it for those children. Authorities said Jim Lee Dykes boarded a stopped school bus filled with 21 children Tuesday afternoon and demanded two boys between 6 and 8 years old. When Poland tried to block his way, the gunman shot him several times and took on stanley flask e 5-year-old boy 151; who police say remains in an underground bunker with Dykes. Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson said in a briefing with reporters Saturday that Dykes has told them he has blankets and an electric heater in the bunker on his property. Authorities have set up a command post at a church and have been communicating with Dykes through a ventilation pipe to the undergroun stanley mug d bunker.Olson also said Dykes has allowed police to deliver coloring books, medication and toys for the boy. I Vkfp Officials Want W. Va. Surgeons Back
asics Former USF wide receiver Rodney Adams is using his Saturdays workout at the NFL Combine for a good cause.Adams is raising money through PledgeIt.org to adidas originals help benefit Experience Camps for grieving children.Experience Camps are one-week camps for boys and girls who are dealing with the death of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver.Adams, a St. Pete native, lost his mother in a car accident in 2013.Hes accepting online pledges for every inch of his vertical leap at the NFL Combine. Supporters can also make a one-time flat donation.----------------------------STAY IN TOUCH WITH US ANYTIME, ANYWHEREDownload our free app for Apple and Android and Kindle devices.Sign up for Breaking News email alerts.WATCH | Latest AB yeezy C Action News Videos| WATCH | ABC Action News Live StreamFollow us on TwitterFollow @abcactionnewsLike us on Facebook