WINSTON COUNTY - The following local students were named to Mississippi State University’s president’s list for the 2025 spring semester...

WINFIELD - The Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Northwest Alabama RC&D Council will hold a pasture walk-through for residents of Winston, Walker, Fayette, Marion and Lamar counties at the Upper Coastal Plains Substation, 171 Experiment Loop, Winfield, Ala., on Friday, July 25.

Congressman Robert Aderholt has announced that he will host two Vietnam veteran pinning ceremonies this August to honor and thank Vietnam veterans living in Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District for their service and sacrifice.

WINSTON COUNTY - Residential garbage increased $5 a month per customer in Winston County July 1, after Winston County commissioners cited various factors and financial reasons behind the increase at their regular meeting Monday, June 30.

ARLEY - After more than a decade and three terms in office, Arley Mayor Chris Tyree decided this year not to run for re-election.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Elmo Robinson will soon be retiring from town business, after serving as mayor the past 22 years and town council member 11 years before that.

WINSTON COUNTY - The University of West Alabama has announced nearly 500 outstanding undergraduate students named to the president's list for the spring 2025 academic semester.

HALEYVILLE - Questions about finances on specific items took the forefront of discussion at the June 23, work session of the Haleyville Board of Education.

HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville Street & Sanitation Department will be closed Friday, July 4, for Independence Day.

HAMILTON - The second annual Northwest Alabama veterans town hall meeting is set for next Friday, July 11, from 10 a.m. until noon at the Bevill Business Center in Hamilton.

WINSTON COUNTY - The University of West Alabama has announced nearly 600 outstanding undergraduate students named to the dean's list for the spring 2025 academic semester.

HALEYVILLE - Two church buildings, located within just one city block of each other in downtown Haleyville, have been hit with break-ins and extensive vandalism over a two day period, in what one church official is terming a hate crime against God.

WINSTON COUNTY - Qualifying for the Tuesday, August 26, municipal elections ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 24. The following is an official list of candidates for mayors and councils at each Winston County municipality and Bear Creek in Marion County.

LAKESHORE - The annual Prayer and Patriotism Service at Looney’s indoor theater will be held this Sunday night, June 29, beginning at 7 p.m., according to J.D. Snoddy, president of the Winston County Arts Council, which owns the Looney’s Complex.

WINSTON COUNTY - Anyone hoping to see a good fireworks show this Independence Day should look no further than Winston County, with several municipalities planning activities around the holiday.

BEAR CREEK - Patriotism will soar to an all-time high at Bear Creek Saturday, July 5, as the town celebrates Independence Day weekend with its annual Friendship Festival.

BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - Safety concerns for both hikers and motorists in the Sipsey Wilderness area due to an old wooden pedestrian bridge being closed after severe storm damage has been brought to the attention of both the Winston County Commission and the U.S. Forest Service.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A petition approved by the Winston County Commission at its June 3, meeting has given permission to form and incorporate an improvement district for Winston County with the sole purpose of boosting tourism and economic development.

HALEYVILLE - A partnership between the Haleyville Alumni Association and the Walker Area Community Foundation has created the first-ever endowment fund for the alumni association, keeping funding secure to not only fund deserving student scholarships, but also much needed classroom supplies for teachers.

HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College congratulates the 685 students who were named to the president's list and dean's list for the spring, 2025 semester.