Victim’s Family Reflects On One Year Since Hostage Standoff
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 Next Wednesday marks one year since Jimmy Lee Dykes stormed Charles Poland Junior’s bus-killing Poland, grabbing a young child and holding him hostage in a Dale County bunker for nearly a week.Â
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Poland’s wife and one of his children sat down to talk about the past year without him. They say they are taking it one day at a time and are determined to not reopen the door of the horror surrounding his murder, instead cherish each day and remember the years they had together.
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Jan Poland, Charles Poland’s wife said, “Never let a day go bye that you don’t tell him you love him. Never let a day. If you have children…never let a day go by that you don’t love that child. Or those children. Because you never know it could be the last time you get a chance to do it.”
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As for the 21 children on the bus that witnessed Mr. Poland’s murder, Dale County Superintendent Donny Bynum says they are progressing with individual and group therapy.Â
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A special remembrance ceremony will be held next Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Dale County High School. The public is invited to attend.Â
