HALEYVILLE - Steve Foshee of Tombigbee Electric Cooperative and U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt were keynote speakers at the Tuesday, Sept. 18, meeting of the Haleyville Civitan Club, discussing the need for high speed internet in the city and explaining why the project is knocking on the door but not yet funded.

Haleyville will be in phase 2 of a multi layered high speed internet project by Freedom Fiber which is installing fiber optic cable for high speed internet service throughout areas of Marion County in phase 1, with Haleyville and Bear Creek listed  in phase 2. 

HALEYVILLE - U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt joined Haleyville Mayor Ken Sunseri and officials with Kith Kitchens at the North Industrial Park, Tuesday, Sept. 18, to see first hand the product of federal funding the corporation has received through the years as part of the Smart Growth America program.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - There will be an outreach meeting for local farmers Friday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Bernice Hilton Walker Building in Double Springs.

HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville City Council approved a measure during their Monday, Sept. 17, meeting that will place Haleyville City Schools on track to have a School Resource Officer by Oct. 1.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The remains of a Double Springs woman were found in the rubble of her single wide manufactured home after a blaze destroyed the residence Thursday night, Sept. 13.

 

ADDISON - In Addison, the second Saturday in October is dedicated to one of America’s best-known comic entertainers, Pat Buttram.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Ashley Brooke Fields, 26, of Arley, who was found guilty of murder/felony murder at the end of her 10-day murder trial, Aug. 10, was sentenced Wednesday afternoon

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The eighth annual Empty Bowls dinner will be served up Thursday, Oct. 11, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Double Springs Municipal Building, located on Highway 195 south.

ARLEY - The Arley Public is presenting the Bama Brothers at the Arley Public Library on September 25 at 7 p.m.

HALEYVILLE - American Legion Whitehead Post 33 in Haleyville will raise a replica of the flag that flew over Fort McHenry which inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star Spangled Banner” on Friday, Sept. 14...

ADDISON - Addison Civitan Club met Aug. 30, at the Addison Community Center.

WINSTON COUNTY - During the week of September 17-20, the Office of U.S. Senator Doug Jones will host informational sessions across Alabama for constituents who are interested in applying for a nomination to one of the five U.S. military service academies.

DELMAR- Cases of water were given by the Delmar Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 4543, to Lynn, Delmar, Bear Creek, Haleyville and Craft fire departments on the evening of Sept. 10.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A new look is coming to the tag decals on the back of vehicles for Winston County, soon to be for all of Alabama. For now though, Winston County is a pilot county, among others, for issuing the month and year on one decal to be placed on the upper right corner of tags.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The second annual Double Springs City Fest was held Saturday, Sept. 8 and was bigger than last year according to event sponsor Crystal Till.

WINSTON COUNTY - A bus carrying 26 pediatric resident students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham crashed between Houston and Arley Friday afternoon, Sept. 7.

HALEYVILLE - Registration is now open for "Preschool Story Hour" at the Haleyville Public Library and is for children ages two-and-a-half to five years of age and not yet in kindergarten.

In the article regarding the Bear Creek Council that appeared in the Wednesday, September 5, 2018 edition of the Northwest Alabamian, the opening paragraph stated...

HALEYVILLE - What began Thursday, Aug. 30 as a missing person’s report quickly turned into a murder scene on Aug. 31. Vicky Denise Howton, 53, was found deceased and hidden in the bedroom closet at 1630 9th Court.

HANCEVILLE - The Evelyn Burrow Museum is proud to announce an upcoming exhibition featuring the artwork of renowned sports artist Daniel A. Moore.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Caleb Pruitt, age 8, is going to be a natural born salesman when he grows up. The third grader was honored Monday, Aug. 20, at the Double Springs Cub Scouts Pack 92 meeting, for selling 78 plates for the Big Jerry’s Fundraiser.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Bankhead National Forest.

WINSTON COUNTY - The River City Scholarship Pageant - an official Miss Alabama preliminary - will take place Sunday, Oct. 28, at Hartselle High School.

HALEYVILLE - The Parks and Recreation Department and the City of Haleyville have entered into a partnership with the Coach Safely Foundation. The resolution was passed at the council meeting on Sept. 4.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Board of Education held their first budget hearing at the regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 28, with anticipated revenue and budgeting expenditures staying close to the same amount.

BEAR CREEK - Allegations of misspending of funds in the Town of Bear Creek has been raised to a new level, with an active investigation now underway by the State Bureau of Investigation. The SBI has been making visits to the Bear Creek Town Hall/Water Works building, seen in photo, as part of their investigation.

WINSTON COUNTY - With Monday, Sept. 3, being Labor Day, local sanitation departments will be closed to celebrate the holiday. Therefore, there will be no trash collection in the county on Labor Day.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Winston County Schools have invested in even stronger student and staff safety features while on buses, thanks to the Zonar system, which tracks buses with location reports, rider status and driver performance, as well as other web-based features during routes.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Double Springs Annual City Fest will be a major event for the town on Saturday, Sept. 8. The downtown area on Hwy. 195 will be where activities take place from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m.

BEAR CREEK - A Bear Creek woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, reckless endangerment, possession of drug paraphernalia, attempting to elude a police officer, criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance, said Haleyville Police Chief Kyle Reogas.

HALEYVILLE - Several areas in need of paving are being eyed in the industrial section of Haleyville, now that the city has learned they can apply for up to $150,000 in a revolving loan project through the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments.

LYNN - September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and one local survivor is using her second lease on life to help raise awareness and support for those seeking to find a cure for the disease.

HAMILTON - Marion County Solid Waste will welcome Ecylcers USA for an electronic recycling event Saturday, Sept. 15, from 8 a.m. until noon.

WINSTON COUNTY - The U.S. Forest Service is seeking nominations to fill four positions on the Southern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee to serve national forests across the Southeast. The committee is tasked with reviewing fee proposals for the forests in 13 southern states and Puerto Rico and recommending fee changes.

HALEYVILLE - Results from the election for places two and three of the Haleyville Board of Education Tuesday night, Aug. 28, showed Place 2 Incumbent Barry Burleson winning over opponent Beth Sunseri Moore in a close race.

LYNN - The Town of Lynn will be donating $10,000 to its schools and organizations within the school. This was a topic at the regular town meeting on Monday, Aug. 20.

HALEYVILLE - One hundred years. That’s how old Waldrop Free Will Baptist Church will be on Sunday, Aug. 26, with the celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. That’s 36,525 days or 52,596,000 minutes, and the church plans on celebrating many more years to come.

HALEYVILLE - Governor Kay Ivey’s recent announcement of $365,158 in Appalachian Regional Commission funds to drastically improve broadband internet coverage in rural Alabama is good news for Bear Creek and Haleyville.

ARLEY - The Arley Women’s Club will kick off its new club year Monday, Sept. 10, and all area ladies are invited.

HALEYVILLE - Reports have come in recently where persons in Haleyville are experiencing and are complaining of bed bugs.

MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $791,838 to increase patrols and other highway safety measures in north Alabama during Labor Day weekend and other major traveling holidays during the next year.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Ashley Brooke Fields, 26, of Arley, has been found guilty of murder/felony murder at the end of her murder trial which lasted 10 days at the Winston County Courthouse.

WINSTON COUNTY - Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce reminded producers today that the deadline to sign up for enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program is Friday, Aug. 17, 2018.

WINFIELD - A single vehicle crash in Marion County has claimed the life of a Mississippi man.