BEAR CREEK - A $7,500 grant from the Resource Conservation and Development Council has helped make the Town of Bear Creek’s first monument honoring veterans a reality, with a dedication ceremony being planned for Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County High School Band will hold its 2026 Harvest Festival Monday, Oct. 19, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Double Springs Middle School gymnasium.

WINSTON COUNTY - Ballot styles for voting sites across Winston County will be the same for the upcoming Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election, with the exception of the two Haleyville voting sites.

LAKESHORE - Members of the Winston County Republican Women of Alabama are busy making final preparations for the first Free State Feast.

BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - The Alabama Trails Foundation has secured a $1.2 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to correct erosion that has deteriorated trails in the Rush-Brushy Watershed, including Winston and Lawrence counties.

WINSTON COUNTY - “Buffalo Trail to Byler Road”, a play detailing the story of people, places and progress along the state’s first public road, will be performed in both Double Springs and Haleyville over the next two weeks.

HALEYVILLE - Deadlines are creeping up for businesses, churches, organizations and volunteers to have a booth or display at the City of Haleyville’s annual Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 31, which has expanded this year to include even more tricks, treats and a few frights.

Congressman Robert Aderholt has announced the approval of two Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grants - one to the Town of Brilliant in Marion County for road infrastructure to enhance development of the Gateway I-22 Industrial Park project and another for Wallace State Community College’s truck driver training expansion project.

WINSTON COUNTY - Due to the potential for inclement weather Saturday, October 10, the Winston County Commission has postponed the countywide fall cleanup day scheduled for that date.  A new date will be set when the Winston County Commission meets October 26.

 

 

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Efforts are underway to bridge gaps between industry and education in a mission to also increase profitability and improve workforce and economic development.

Monday, Oct. 12, is Columbus Day, which means many different entities will be closed.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Health Department, located at 110 Legion Road in Double Springs, will be holding a flu shot clinic Friday, Oct. 30, from 8-11 a.m. and again from 1-4 p.m.

WINSTON COUNTY - A loss of $800,000 in federal funding from previous years, as well as a decrease in average daily membership tied to loss of teacher units and other factors are giving officials with Winston County Schools some good reasons to carefully watch their budget and spending in the next few years.

ARLEY - The Meek High School DECA organization is currently taking orders for Alabama Candle Company LLC candles.

WINSTON COUNTY - The Winston Career Academy, which partners with Bevill State Community College, has received what officials describe as the largest funding allotment in the history of the center, thanks to $5 million from the Education Trust Fund budget.

Each year, the Alabamian salutes our veterans - past and present - with a special veterans section that prints on or near Veterans Day.

HALEYVILLE - Safer pedestrian traffic in the downtown Haleyville area is being emphasized, thanks to a $223,023 Federal Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program grant, which will be used to construct a sidewalk connecting two sections of the town where pedestrian traffic has been endangered by motorists.

WINSTON COUNTY - The Winston County Commission has announced that Saturday, Oct. 10, will be the day for the annual countywide fall cleanup.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Revitalization - from better pedestrian safety to a future farmers market in downtown Double Springs - has received a major financial boost, thanks to a combination of $276,000 in grants announced recently.