Arley native gives back
Celia Sampley, left, and Debra Johnson, right, give their respective grandson and son, Caleb Johnson, a big hug.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.