BEAR CREEK - A recent break-in at Phillips Schools was one of the factors behind a recent educational program warning students of the dangers of vaping.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Audrey Duboise, of Double Springs, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

WINSTON COUNTY - Four of the biggest drug dealers in Winston County have been taken down and over $100,000 worth of drugs with a combined three pounds of methamphetamine removed from various locations in the county,in one of the largest drug stings to do down in at least a decade.

HALEYVILLE -  A 35-year-old Haleyville man has reportedly died from injuries suffered during a vehicle crash, as he was attempting to elude the Haleyville Police Department during an early Friday, May 3 pursuit.

The crash, which occurred around 150 a.m. on Marion County Road 62 near Slaughter Pen Road, claimed the life of Joshua H. Cosby, according to troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. 

Cosby was driving a 1999 Toyota Tacoma that left the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned, while he was attempting to elude Haleyville Police,  troopers said. 

HALEYVILLE - An early morning accident involving a pickup truck and a bicyclist has left a Haleyville man dead.

WINSTON COUNTY - A 2-month-old girl has tested positive for multiple controlled substances after being exposed to drug use by her parents, who now face child endangerment charges.

- Bear Creek Town Council members weighed options for better officer safety at a Saturday morning, April 20, meeting...

HALEYVILLE - As another school year winds down, numerous personnel items, including non-renewals, transfers, hirings and resignations, were approved by the Haleyville Board of Education...

ADDISON - Recent training by countywide law enforcement at Lynn Schools on how to combat active shooter situations brought to light that policies were needed for the Addison Police Department.

BIRMINGHAM - Rep. Tracy Estes (R-Winfield) has been honored by the Alabama Arts Alliance as the statewide organization’s Legislator of the Year...

PHIL CAMPBELL - Northwest Shoals Community College (NWSCC) students Faith Cook and Emma Engle were named as two of 48 students in the state to the 2024 All-Alabama Academic Team.

 

BRILLIANT - A single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, has claimed the life of a Brilliant woman.

ARLEY - The countdown is on for the 51st annual Arley Day Festival.

NATURAL BRIDGE - During a recent bioblitz at Natural Bridge Park, organized by Wild Alabama (WA), scientists, university and high school students and members of the public inventoried living species in the park.

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 20, beginning at 7 a.m.

WINSTON COUNTY - Current Winston County District 2 Commissioner David Cummings will be the next Winston County Commission chairman, after defeating former Winston County District 1 Commissioner Bobby Everett in the April 16, runoff election.

 

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Double Springs Senior Center will be closed Monday, April 15, through Friday, April 19, due to a sewer issue.

WINSTON COUNTY - The Winston County Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office and the 25th Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, is conducting an investigation into the death of Ricky Baughn Keeler.