Cleanup day at Botush Cemetery Saturday
HALEYVILLE - Botush Church, located on County Road 90 off of Highway 13 just south of Haleyville, will be holding a cemetery clean-up day Saturday, April 22.
Collins outlines plans for Bear Creek Police
New Bear Creek Police Chief Eddie Collins, third from left, discusses new ideas and plans he has for the town with Town Council members. Shown from left, Eric Mills, Eric Loden, Collins, Alex Price, Tom Misner and Chris Gillum.
BEAR CREEK - The concept of community policing is being put into action for the Town of Bear Creek by newly installed chief Eddie Collins, who met with the mayor and council at their April 5, town council meeting to discuss new ideas and a fresh approach to law enforcement.
Registration underway for Head Start and Early Head Start
HALEYVILLE - Registration is currently underway for Community Action Partnership of North Alabama’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs for the 2023 - 2024 school year.
4-H'ers to compete in Pig Squeal Livestock Show and Auction
WINSTON COUNTY - Winston County 4-H’ers Justice Bowen, Braxten Cagle, Emma Johnson, Erin Tidwell and Elizabeth Treece will soon wrap up their Pig Squeal projects by showing the pigs they’ve raised at the North Alabama Pig Squeal Livestock Show and Auction, 10 a.m., April 29, at the Fayette County Multipurpose Complex, Fayette, Ala.
Winston County Fair in Double Springs this week
This is just one of the rides that will be at the Winston County Fair April 17-23 (Courtesy photo)
DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Fair is returning to Double Springs after a three-year absence due to COVID, and plans are for more rides and food, all while financially assisting non-profit organizations throughout the county.
Double Springs installing license plate readers
Motorists traveling on all of Double Springs main roads, which all intersect at the above area of town, will soon be passing by cameras that read license plates and enter the numbers into a state database to help law enforcement. The exact location of the cameras has not been disclosed.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - A major tool to help the Double Springs Police Department work with other agencies has been approved by the Double Springs Town Council, with the purchase of Flock Safety’s license plate-reading cameras.
Haleyville police chief receives certificate and recognition at Alabama Chiefs of Police Conference
Haleyville Police Chief Rodney Lewis
HALEYVILLE - Haleyville Police Chief Rodney Lewis has completed 80 hours of the Certified Law Enforcement Executive Program at Jacksonville State University.
Meek Elementary School third nine weeks honor rolls
ARLEY - The following students made the honor rolls for the third nine weeks at Meek Elementary School...
Two chances to see author
Quilt of Souls author Phyllis Biffle Elmore will make two appearances in North Alabama, the first at Wallace State Community College on Thursday, April 6, and the second in Arley on May 23.
Collins new Bear Creek Police Chief
New Bear Creek Police Chief Eddie Collins.
BEAR CREEK - After just over a year as Bear Creek’s police chief, Doug Hallman has resigned to pursue a career in fiber optics, with Eddie Collins, who has been investigator for the Haleyville Police Department, appointed by Mayor Rob Taylor as his replacement.
Haleyville Elementary holding additional kindergarten registration April 18
HALEYVILLE - Haleyville Elementary School will hold an additional kindergarten registration day Tuesday, April 18, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Frazier Double Springs Study Club's 2023 Woman of Distinction
Dr. Andrea Batchelor Frazier (courtesy photo)
DOUBLE SPRINGS - The GFWC Double Springs Study Club has named Dr. Andrea Batchelor Frazier its 2023 Woman of Distinction.
Recreation season begins in Bankhead
BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - The USDA Forest Service is announcing the opening of the recreation season throughout Alabama’s four national forests, including Bankhead.
Steele inducted into Sigma Kappa Delta
HANCEVILLE - Ross Steele, of Addison, has been inducted into the Sigma Kappa Delta National English Honor Society.
Tornado watch issued for Winston County
WINSTON COUNTY - Winston County has been placed under a tornado watch until 7 am by the National Weather Service. Haleyville Mayor Ken Sunseri reports that the Community Safe Room under the City Hall as well as all storm shelters in the city have been opened.
Ivey proclaims April as Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month in Alabama
WINSTON COUNTY - Governor Kay Ivey has officially proclaimed April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month across Alabama.
Family in need of assistance after house fire near Natural Bridge
Firefighters prepare to go back to what's left of James Harper's residence and check for hot spots after battling a blaze at the home.
NATURAL BRIDGE - A man and his son are in need of assistance after losing virtually everything in a house fire Thursday morning, March 30.
Arley Day turning 50 this year
Planning the Arley Day festival at Hamner, park, where the festival will be held, are, clockwise from bottom left, Arley Women’s Club members Sara Little, Jane Shirah, Gail Pisani, Montie Pafford, Beth Sargent, Anne Knowlton, Jessie Burns and Sandy Schwarz.
ARLEY - A year after the Arley Women’s Club celebrated its 50th anniversary, another 50-year event will be celebrated on Arley Day Saturday, May 20.
Forest officials looking at options regarding damaged Sipsey Rec Area bridge
The pedestrian lane of the bridge in the Sipsey Picnic Area was smashed by a falling tree during the high winds of March 3. The entire bridge is unsafe for all forms of traffic. With the lower parking lot and trailhead inaccessible, the U.S. Forest Service is assessing how to proceed.
BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - The fate of the nearly 90-year-old bridge in the Sipsey River Picnic Area, which has been closed since it was damaged by a wind-felled tree on March 3, will not be known for some time.