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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.