JASPER - The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) has reopened the department’s county-based veterans service offices that were temporarily closed in response to the COVID-19 emergency.

HAMILTON - The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) confirmed late Wednesday, May 6, that an inmate incarcerated at Hamilton Aged & Infirmed (Hamilton A&I) in Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19.

HALEYVILLE - Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville has been serving all of Winston County by providing COVID-19 testing, and has now been named an official testing site for the Alabama Department of Public Health.

WINSTON COUNTY - Two individuals from Winston County have been named North Alabama Elite Tourism Professionals...

MUSCLE SHOALS - The Northwest-Shoals Community College Adult Education, Ready to Work and the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council programs are partnering to offer a free summer pre-apprenticeship program, CTE 101, beginning May 26.

HALEYVILLE - Two contracts totaling more than $660,000 have been approved for sewer improvements.

WINSTON COUNTY - Many small businesses - which have been suffering financially due to forced closures by the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic - are now beginning to reopen, but are still in need of financial assistance to cover their losses.

HALEYVILLE - A ray of light can shine through even the darkest of times.  A group of local residents united this past Saturday, May 2, to give hope and encouragement to not only those on the front lines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic but also older residents who have been seemingly shut off from the world during related restrictions.

BIRMINGHAM - As businesses begin to reopen, many cities and states are requiring or encouraging people to wear cloth face masks while in public to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

ARLEY - The Arley Public Library is not currently open, but there are books available for free in front of the building.

HALEYVILLE  - Three teacher retirements were approved by the Haleyville Board of Education during a teleconference meeting Tuesday night, April 28.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The complex which formerly housed Looney’s Tavern Amphitheater, a site which drew many tourists for several years, was most recently the site of at least $10,000 worth of vandalism, which is being actively investigated by the Double Springs Police Department.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - With the COVID-19 stirring up sickness, schools were closed in March by the Alabama State Department of Education. Homework packets were delivered to students, or they were completed online. What about the career and technical school? How will they be able to complete the year without the hands-on learning experience?

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County High School Drama Club won its region in KinderVision's, The Greatest Save contest. Now they are vying for the state honor and $1,000.

LYNN -  Format of the annual decoration service  this Sunday, May 3, at Crossroads Church of Christ, located off Highway 13 in the Lynn area, has been altered due to the new format of services at the church because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

HALEYVILLE - Meals to Go is resuming its drive-up food service at Haleyville City Schools for all children ages 18 and under today.

ASHRIDGE  - A family, including two small children, lost everything they had and need the public’s help in starting over, after a raging blaze destroyed their home Friday morning, April 24.

HALEYVILLE - Haleyville Elementary School has released its third nine weeks honor rolls...

HALEYVILLE - Two Haleyville natives have recently been inducted into the nation's oldest collegiate honor society.

HALEYVILLE - This year marks the first time in the 69-year history of the Haleyville Alumni Association that the alumni luncheon has been canceled, but the decision was necessary amid the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting not just the area, but the state.