Free grief support group beginning in Double Springs
DOUBLE SPRINGS - A free grief support group will begin Thursday, July 19, at 2 p.m. at the Double Springs Public Library.
Double Springs a favorite stop for Overland bicyclists
American Challengers bike across the country, with a stop in Double Springs. This photo shows them running into the ocean with their front wheels at Santa Monica on August 8, 2017, at the end of the journey. The latest group will arrive there shortly. Courtesy photo.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Southern hospitality is extended yearly by Double Springs Mayor Elmo Robinson and others toward Overland American Challenge bicyclists, it was learned at the recent town meeting on July 9.
Illegal parking near Caney Creek creating issues
Visitors face a fine if caught parking on the right-of-way.
ASHRIDGE - A popular tourist attraction in Winston County is creating problems for landowners and emergency officials.
Arts expanding in Winston County schools
Involved in the recent grant announcements, from left, State Representative Tim Wadsworth, Meek High School Principal Marla Murrah, Pottery Workshop teacher Sandra Heaven, Addison Art Teacher Shirley Sudduth, Blythe and Larry Welton, educational directors for the Winston County Arts Council and Arts Council President J.D. Snoddy.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - The goal of expanding art programs throughout all of the schools in Winston County has received a major boost with the announcement of two grants.
Arley native gives back
Celia Sampley, left, and Debra Johnson, right, give their respective grandson and son, Caleb Johnson, a big hug.
ARLEY - Arley native Caleb Johnson, author of the newly-published book Treeborne, has been on a book signing tour across the southeast since it was published by Picador Press in June, but recently came home to share his success by giving back.
Lynn firefighters dispatched to possible house fire
LYNN - The Lynn Fire Department has been dispatched to a possible structure fire on County Road 37 Monday, July 9, at approximately 6:30 p.m.
Continentally-divided family reunites
From l-r, Arnold Stewart, Kay Stewart, Georgia Evans, Pam Stewart and Keith Evans are happy to now be a united family.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Many children grow up knowing their father, his looks, his mannerisms and his character. Some grow up with their father across town or even across the nation. Not many, though, grow up without ever seeing their father because he lives in another country, but that is what happened to Georgia Rose Evans, of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.
Hirings, Transfers Top Winston Board of Ed June 26 Agenda
DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Board of Education met Tuesday, June 26.
Two die in Cullman County crash
VINEMONT - A two-vehicle crash at 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 2, has claimed two lives.
City to apply for CDBG grant to benefit south Haleyville
HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville City Council approved a measure during their Monday, July 2, meeting to pay a match of nearly $207,000 toward a potential Community Development Block Grant the city is applying for a water and sewer improvement project that will benefit approximately 70 households in a primarily low-income area along Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Streets.
Former HHS teacher gets superintendent job in Georgia
Roger Couch
HARRIS COUNTY, GEORGIA - A former Haleyville High School teacher is now at the helm of a Georgia county's school system.
Roger Couch was named the Harris County, Georgia School District superintendent June 28. Couch began his teaching career at Haleyville over 30 years ago.
Arley Women’s Club kicks off recycling program
Shown at the grand opening of the new recycling program, from left, Arley Women’s Club members Nancy Adams, Nancy Sellers, Vice President and Program Co-Chairperson Ann Atkinson, Libby Bailey, Club President and Program Co-Chairperson Cindy Bryant, Arley Mayor Chris Tyree, State Representative Tim Wadsworth and County Commissioner Bobby Everett.
ARLEY - The Arley Women’s Club has kicked off a multi-phase recycling program that will hopefully lead to grant funding for a countywide recycling effort.
Arley to make decision about vacant building
Arley Mayor Chris Tyree shows the old metal building, once used for the town’s fire department then water department, that needs to be torn down.
ARLEY - The town of Arley is faced with a decision regarding tearing down the 40X60 vacant metal building on Helicon Road where the town’s fire department and water department were once located.
Cullman County tornado Friday night also clipped NE Winston County
WINSTON COUNTY - The EF-2 tornado that caused damage in the Vinemont area of Cullman County Friday night, June 22, originated in far northeastern Winston County, where meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Birmingham found damage.
Detour on County Road 25
Detour on County Road 25
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling on County Road 25 between Lynn and Double Springs.
Wreck on Highway 13 South
DELMAR - An accident is being reported at the intersection of Highway 13 South and County Road 62 near Delmar Friday, June 22, at approximately noon. Only minor injuries are being reported by dispatchers, but traffic is blocked in both the northbound and southbound lanes. Please choose an alternate route at this time.
Webb appointed to Alabama 9-1-1 Board
Tim Webb
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Winston County 9-1-1 Executive Director Tim Webb has been appointed by Gov. Kay Ivey to the Alabama 9-1-1 Board, representing the Fourth Congressional District. Webb’s recommendation to fill a vacancy on the statewide board came from a group of his peers in the Alabama Association of 9-1-1 Districts, whose board of directors Webb has been a member of for six consecutive terms.
Hayes, mayors respond to residents' plea for better water
From left, Lynn Mayor Jeff Stokes, Double Springs Mayor Elmo Robinson and Winston County Commission Chairman Roger Hayes meet to discuss the project to see what can be done.
WINSTON COUNTY - After yet another plea presented to officials about contaminated well water on County Road 25, the Winston County Commission is joining forces with the towns of Double Springs and Lynn...
Free smoke detectors in Double Springs
From left, Double Springs Fire Chief Allen Ward, Town Council Member and Fire Department Liaison Tim Cockrell, and RC&D Chairman Roger Hayes with the free smoke detectors being given to residents.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - The risk of dying in a structure fire can be reduced by half due to an operating smoke detector, which sends out a warning alert when sensing heat or smoke.