ADDISON - Internet service for the eastern side of Winston County is about to get a whole lot faster, thanks to a $21.5 million loan agreement, allowing Cullman Electric Co-op to build a fiber optic network among its substations, eventually improving internet service to customers along these routes.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The incredible 100+ year history of Winston County High School is all together in one place for the first time, thanks to the Alabamian’s P.J. Gossett.

WINSTON COUNTY - More vouchers have become available for a program that helps provide fresh fruits and vegetables to seniors acorss the state.

ARLEY - Phase 2 of a multi-faceted project bringing high speed internet access to residents around Arley, will set 38 miles of fiber optic cable and service to 800 residents thanks to $2.35 million in state broadband funding administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.

WINSTON COUNTY - The University of Alabama awarded some 6,326 degrees this spring.

MONTGOMERY - Last week, Secretary of State John H. Merrill notified all 204 registrars in the State of Alabama that their performances would be evaluated following the November 3, 2020 General Election.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - After several postponements and the possibility of cancellation due to COVID-19 this year, and the hard work of Crystal Till and April Flake of Community Unity, it has been announced the Winston County Fair will take place this year with more rides than ever before. It is scheduled from Thursday, July 2, through Sunday, July 12, with between 18 and 20 rides provided by C&M Southern Midways of Eastaboga, Ala.

HALEYVILLE   - A Haleyville man was transported to Huntsville Hospital late Wednesday night,  June 3, after being struck by a train while walking on the railroad tracks, authorities said.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Board of Education held a meeting for the first time in nearly four months Tuesday, May 26, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason meetings had ceased to be held.

HALEYVILLE - What began as a search for two individuals wanted on outstanding felony warrants with the Winston County Sheriff’s Office turned into arrests of five persons in Haleyville on a variety of drug-related charges.

SMITH LAKE - Memorial Day kicked off the summer season in a big way, but under entirely new circumstances, as the public flocked to beaches and waterways often not following warnings related to social distancing and other measures being urged to follow due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HAMILTON - Twelve Marion County School students - including one from Phillips High - finished the school year with a score of 30 or higher on the ACT.

NAUVOO - A Haleyville woman lost her life Thursday night, May 28, in a one-vehicle crash in Walker County.

HAMILTON - The Alabama Department of Corrections was informed via self-reporting that two staff members employed at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, one staff member employed at Hamilton Aged and Infirmed in Hamilton and one staff member employed at Bullock Correctional Facility in Union Springs have tested positive for COVID-19.

WINSTON COUNTY - The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles granted parole to Jimmy Scott Garrett Wednesday, May 27.

Garrett was convicted of manufacturing a controlled substance in Winston County and was sentenced in 2013 to 20 years in prison.

MARION COUNTY - The Town of Bear Creek is struggling with paying high water bills due to the town’s decision to not charge late fees or disconnect service to customers paying their bills late.

WINSTON COUNTY - Hiking through trails in the woods provides extraordinary views, unusual places not seen elsewhere and brings the kinship between man and nature a little bit closer together. However, hiking can be dangerous, from accidents to becoming lost.

HALEYVILLE - A Haleyville man has been arrested, charged with an ethics violation in relation to his work as a probation officer.

ADDISON -  Lacie Kay Bartlett, of Addison, was recently named to the University of Mississippi's spring 2020 honor roll lists.
Bartlett was named to the dean's honor roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50-3.74.
In order to be eligible for honor roll designation, a student must have completed at least 12 graded hours for the semester and may not be on academic probation during the semester.

 

WINSTON COUNTY - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is advising nursing home residents who are Medicaid recipients - along with their family members - that they should be vigilant against having their federal stimulus payments improperly taken from them.