DOUBLE SPRINGS - Addie’s Place Child Advocacy Center, serving both Winston and Marion counties, is developing its first five-year strategic plan, seeking public input during its open house planned for Thursday, Jan. 23.

HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville City Council kicked off 2025 with a full agenda for their first meeting of the year, Monday, Jan. 6.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Free State Beekeepers Association in Double Springs will be hosting a free two-part beginner beekeeper class at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, and Tuesday, Feb. 11.

 

WINSTON COUNTY-  Winston County Commission Chairman David Cummings reported at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday January 11, that all Winston County roads were deemed passable, but a travel advisory was still listed due to ice lingering on roads and bridges.

"Travel is not advised, but if necessary, use extreme caution due to the potential of slick roads, bridges and black ice," Cummings stated.

Residents seemed to better adhere to warnings to stay off the roads during the two to four inches of snow the area received in the winter storm early Friday, Jan. 10, Cummings reported.

HALEYVILLE - Haleyville Mayor Ken Sunseri gathered department heads for a meeting in the City Hall courtroom Thursday, Jan. 9, making sure all possible preparations are in place ahead of the potential for wintry weather in the area beginning as early as Friday morning, Jan. 10.

WINSTON COUNTY - First responders throughout Winston County have received the long-awaited announcement that much-needed communication upgrades and a new building on the county’s west side to house the new equipment have officially been given the go-ahead, meaning the project should begin soon.

HALEYVILLE - Community Action Partnership of North Alabama currently has openings in its early head start and head start programs in Haleyville.

An error under the misdemeanor arrests in the December 18, 2024, edition of the Northwest Alabamian listed several people as having been booked into the Winston County Jail from December 6-12, when they were actually released from jail during that time frame.

The following people were not booked into the jail during this time period, but were released from the jail:

John Travis Whitlock, 48, of Haleyville;

Daniel Ray Earley, 40, of Guntersville;

Catherine Mary Ann Dawson, 60, of Haleyville;

Tyler Dakota Hays, 34, of Graysville;

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The continuing investigation into distribution of methamphetamine from a camper has resulted in two persons being arrested after two informant-related drug buys, according to the Winston County Sheriff’s Office.

WINSTON COUNTY - Upper Bear Creek Water Authority (UBCWA) has raised its water rates by $.40 per 1,000 gallons, resulting in increases for city water customers in Haleyville and Lynn, effective Dec. 1, and perhaps in more towns in the future.

HALEYVILLE - Police are concerned over the increasing number of persons riding bicycles after dark, when visibility is limited among the cyclists as well as motorists.

NAUVOO - The Camp McDowell Farm School recently purchased a new tractor to replace one the camp has been using since at least 1987 using a $30,000 grant from the Alabama Association of Research, Conservation and Development Councils (AARCDC).

"We are funded by the state legislature," explained Mary Kendall Dixon, AARCDC's communications specialist. "There are nine local RC&D councils and our state office, so we split that money among all ten councils. To apply for a state grant, your project has to affect three or more council areas."

ARLEY - On November 7, the Winston County Rescue Squad (WCRS) celebrated the one-year anniversary of the day it began serving the communities in the east of the county and beyond.

Here are the local football scores for November 22, 2024:

Sulligent 38, Winston County 12

Hackleburg 32, Lynn 19

Here is how local teams did in the second round of the high school football playoffs:

Lynn 28, Appalachian 12

Winston County 25, Vincent 20

Wadley 55, Meek 22

 

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A Wild Alabama art exhibit called “Conservation through Art: Saving Alabama's Hemlocks” opened at the Little Rock Building in Double Springs last week, and a number of related workshops and events are coming up.

CRANE HILL - Winston County Smith Lake Advocacy Inc. will hold its fall Renew Our Rivers cleanup of the lake and its shorelines with Alabama Power this week, and volunteers are needed. The cleanup will take place by boat on Thursday, Nov. 14, and Friday, Nov. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDISON - A sewer line installation project - already delayed several months - has come to a grinding halt after the Addison Town Council voted at their Monday, Nov. 4, meeting to rescind a resolution for the project and reject all bids.