DOUBLE SPRINGS - The remains of a Double Springs woman were found in the rubble of her single wide manufactured home after a blaze destroyed the residence Thursday night, Sept. 13.

ADDISON - In Addison, the second Saturday in October is dedicated to one of America’s best-known comic entertainers, Pat Buttram.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Ashley Brooke Fields, 26, of Arley, who was found guilty of murder/felony murder at the end of her 10-day murder trial, Aug. 10, was sentenced Wednesday afternoon

ADDISON - Addison Civitan Club met Aug. 30, at the Addison Community Center.

WINSTON COUNTY - During the week of September 17-20, the Office of U.S. Senator Doug Jones will host informational sessions across Alabama for constituents who are interested in applying for a nomination to one of the five U.S. military service academies.

DELMAR- Cases of water were given by the Delmar Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 4543, to Lynn, Delmar, Bear Creek, Haleyville and Craft fire departments on the evening of Sept. 10.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A new look is coming to the tag decals on the back of vehicles for Winston County, soon to be for all of Alabama. For now though, Winston County is a pilot county, among others, for issuing the month and year on one decal to be placed on the upper right corner of tags.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The second annual Double Springs City Fest was held Saturday, Sept. 8 and was bigger than last year according to event sponsor Crystal Till.

WINSTON COUNTY - A bus carrying 26 pediatric resident students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham crashed between Houston and Arley Friday afternoon, Sept. 7.

HALEYVILLE - Registration is now open for "Preschool Story Hour" at the Haleyville Public Library and is for children ages two-and-a-half to five years of age and not yet in kindergarten.

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HALEYVILLE - What began Thursday, Aug. 30 as a missing person’s report quickly turned into a murder scene on Aug. 31. Vicky Denise Howton, 53, was found deceased and hidden in the bedroom closet at 1630 9th Court.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Caleb Pruitt, age 8, is going to be a natural born salesman when he grows up. The third grader was honored Monday, Aug. 20, at the Double Springs Cub Scouts Pack 92 meeting, for selling 78 plates for the Big Jerry’s Fundraiser.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Bankhead National Forest.

HALEYVILLE - The Parks and Recreation Department and the City of Haleyville have entered into a partnership with the Coach Safely Foundation. The resolution was passed at the council meeting on Sept. 4.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Board of Education held their first budget hearing at the regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 28, with anticipated revenue and budgeting expenditures staying close to the same amount.

BEAR CREEK - Allegations of misspending of funds in the Town of Bear Creek has been raised to a new level, with an active investigation now underway by the State Bureau of Investigation. The SBI has been making visits to the Bear Creek Town Hall/Water Works building, seen in photo, as part of their investigation.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Winston County Schools have invested in even stronger student and staff safety features while on buses, thanks to the Zonar system, which tracks buses with location reports, rider status and driver performance, as well as other web-based features during routes.

BEAR CREEK - A Bear Creek woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, reckless endangerment, possession of drug paraphernalia, attempting to elude a police officer, criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance, said Haleyville Police Chief Kyle Reogas.

HALEYVILLE - Several areas in need of paving are being eyed in the industrial section of Haleyville, now that the city has learned they can apply for up to $150,000 in a revolving loan project through the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments.

HALEYVILLE - Results from the election for places two and three of the Haleyville Board of Education Tuesday night, Aug. 28, showed Place 2 Incumbent Barry Burleson winning over opponent Beth Sunseri Moore in a close race.

LYNN - The Town of Lynn will be donating $10,000 to its schools and organizations within the school. This was a topic at the regular town meeting on Monday, Aug. 20.

HALEYVILLE - One hundred years. That’s how old Waldrop Free Will Baptist Church will be on Sunday, Aug. 26, with the celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. That’s 36,525 days or 52,596,000 minutes, and the church plans on celebrating many more years to come.

HALEYVILLE - Governor Kay Ivey’s recent announcement of $365,158 in Appalachian Regional Commission funds to drastically improve broadband internet coverage in rural Alabama is good news for Bear Creek and Haleyville.

HALEYVILLE - Reports have come in recently where persons in Haleyville are experiencing and are complaining of bed bugs.

MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $791,838 to increase patrols and other highway safety measures in north Alabama during Labor Day weekend and other major traveling holidays during the next year.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Ashley Brooke Fields, 26, of Arley, has been found guilty of murder/felony murder at the end of her murder trial which lasted 10 days at the Winston County Courthouse.

WINSTON COUNTY - Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce reminded producers today that the deadline to sign up for enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program is Friday, Aug. 17, 2018.

WINFIELD - A single vehicle crash in Marion County has claimed the life of a Mississippi man.

JASPER - A two-vehicle crash at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, has claimed the life of an Arley woman.

HALEYVILLE - Haleyville city employees will see an increase on their checks beginning in September.

HALEYVILLE - A house fire Monday, Aug. 6, reportedly caused by lightning, has left a family struggling to start from scratch.

JASPER - A single-vehicle crash at 6 a.m. Monday, August 6, 2018, has claimed the life of a Sumiton man.

ARLEY - The victim of an apparent shooting Friday, Aug. 3, has died.

MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday, Aug. 3, the 200 schools selected as official Alabama Bicentennial Schools.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Most schools in the Winston County School System will have at least one new hire and were welcomed by the Winston County Board of Education at the meeting on Tuesday, July 31.

ARLEY - The former location of Traders & Farmers Bank, which has sat vacant for several years, is being eyed as the location for the Town of Arley’s first senior citizen center, as those behind the planning recently approached the Arley Town Council with their requests.

ADDISON - After a successful pre-kindergarten program the past two years at Addison Elementary, the school will proudly kick off their second pre-K program when school starts Wednesday, Aug. 8, thanks to a second $120,000 grant.

HALEYVILLE - Haleyville First United Methodist Church, located on Ninth Avenue, has a new pastor who has ties across northwest Alabama and a rich family history.

HALEYVILLE - A net loss for the Haleyville Water and Sewer Board is due to depreciation according to an audit by Rick McCabe, owner of McCabe and Associates of Fayette, it was learned at the recent board meeting on Tuesday, July 24.

HAMILTON - All three of the inmates that escaped this morning from the Marion County Jail, have been recaptured and are all incarcerated in the Marion County Jail.

HALEYVILLE - The time has come to update water and sewer lines and freshly pavie areas of 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th avenues, thanks to a $450,000 Community Development Block Grant, which would be funded as a partnership between the City of Haleyville and the water department.

HELICON - Nestled in east-central Winston County, about one-and-a-half miles from the Cullman County line, is the community of Helicon.

ADDISON - Updated equipment for a rescue squad is crucial in any emergency situation.

HALEYVILLE - Effective July 26, the Thursday hours for the Haleyville Farmers Market, located at Rocky Ravine Park in Haleyville, will return to 6 a.m. until noon. The hours have been from 3-5:30 p.m. on Thursdays only this summer. The farmers market is also open on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 6 a.m. until noon.

HANCEVILLE - An informational meeting about the Wallace State Lifelong Learning Institute (WaLLi) will be held Aug. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m., on the 12th floor of the Bailey Center.

LYNN/NAUVOO - A vehicle stolen from a business in the Delmar area ended up in Lynn, after it ran out of gas, and the driver was believed to have cut a fuel line to a resident’s vehicle, before he was taken into custody.

LYNN - The Town of Lynn is acquiring ten acres of land in the hopes of expanding the ballfields in the future. At the town meeting on Monday, July 16, 2018, a motion was made and passed to purchase the land from Travis Mobley in the amount of $15,000.

HALEYVILLE - Excitement filled the air on Thursday, May 10, 2018, as 69 year-old Mrs. Christine Arnold was crowned as Ms. Haleyville Health and Rehab 2018.