DOUBLE SPRINGS - A children’s advocacy center is now open in Winston County and is expected to be a great benefit to children who are abused or neglected.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Voters are expressing grievance, some even saying they are being discriminated against in the voting process, since the precinct lines have changed due to the latest census, meaning some voters are now at a different polling site than where they have traditionally voted.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - A Nauvoo man was arrested after making a terrorist threat, based on at least two separate incidents, where he threatened bodily harm to a case worker with the Winston County Department of Human Resources...
The new set of Jaws of Life purchased for the department features the strongest technology in both cutting and spreading devices, as shown here by Fire Chief Allen Ward, left, and Lt. Erik Gilbreath.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Double Springs Fire Department is ready to roll with new equipment that will greatly benefit them, especially fighting fires in more rural areas.
LYNN - The Town of Lynn has applied for a grant to help with firefighting suits, Mayor Jeff Stokes explained at the regular town meeting on Monday, Oct. 15.
HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville Rescue Squad is collecting donations all week, with plans to leave out Saturday for areas of rural Florida that were hit hard by Hurricane Michael.
Lt. Tim Steien, investigator with the Haleyville Police Department, inspects the hole where the suspect gained access into the store during the break-in and theft incident.
DELMAR - A suspect tore a hole in the back wall of Delmar Quick Stop early Friday morning, Oct. 12, in order to gain access into the store, where all of the cigarettes were cleaned out as well as all of the cash taken from the store’s ATM machine.
Jerry Perkins sits in front of his children and grandchildren. From left, Carter Perkins, Jami Perkins holding Penelope, Lashae Berry, Jessica McDonald and Hilrye and Ruby Baker.
HALEYVILLE - What began by working on the assembly floor of a manufactured home plant in 1963, eventually led to retirement 55 years later as owner of a company.
Clockwise from left are Kerri Roberts, Kathy and Jackie Phelps, Charlotte Dougherty and Brian and Lou Kuntz.
CRANE HILL - What do combs, toothbrushes, unopened bottles of water, unopened bottles of oil, tires, rubber snakes, aerosol cans, plastic bags, light bulbs, tarps, chairs, rope, bobbers and barrels have in common?
A car crashes into the entrance of Goar's Market in Haleyville.
HALEYVILLE - Emergency responders and city officials swarmed the scene at Goar’s supermarket Monday morning, Oct. 8, after a vehicle crashed through the south entrance door, scattering debris and alarming store personnel and customers.
Tommy Levi Lolley, 27, of Phil Campbell, is placed into the patrol car at the scene of the bust at Phillips School Thursday, Oct. 4.
BEAR CREEK - The Bear Creek Police Department was at the right place at the right time, when they caught a man on a stolen four wheeler in possession of an active methamphetamine lab and firearms in the parking lot in the presence of students at Phillips School.
Lt. Tim Steien with the Haleyville Police Department, examines the counterfeit checks.
HALEYVILLE - Three people have been nabbed in a counterfeit check scheme affecting not just Haleyville but several northwest Alabama communities, where the individuals were attempting to cash bogus company checks while being in possession of bogus personal checks.
Bear Creek Town Council Member Jimmy Preston, far right, who was named as mayor pro tem, talks to the crowd attending the council's special called meeting, about the town being transparent and everyone working together. Council members from left, Daniel Green, Chris Hyde, James Loden and Chris Gillum.
BEAR CREEK - After a one hour executive session, the Bear Creek Town Council voted by majority to name Jimmy Preston as Mayor Pro Tem in the absence of Connie Morrison who resigned earlier that day on Wednesday, October 3.
Adam Baker, Terry Baker and Owen Oliver work on installing equipment in the sawmill in Lawtey, Florida.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Local business owner Terry Baker and his sons Adam Baker and Owen Oliver, of Baker Millwright and Maintenance, have been giving a helping hand not only in Winston County but all over the southeast.
HALEYVILLE - Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences recently welcomed 106 members of the Class of 2022. Among those admitted to OSU’s DVM program was Ashley Terry, of Haleyville.
WINSTON COUNTY - Alabama residents looking for some extra income may have a great opportunity to help their country, their state and earn a little extra money all at the same time with a federal job related to the 2020 census in Alabama.
MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL - Northwest-Shoals Community College was found to be in complete compliance, with no findings or recommendations, at the conclusion of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges on-site reaffirmation of accreditation visit recently.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Twelve brand new 2020 model school buses have been purchased by the Winston County Board of Education and is set to arrive by the beginning of the next school year.