WINSTON COUNTY - While a new broadband provider prepares to begin serving the Haleyville area, an existing provider is proud of the achievements it has made to expand internet service while planning to do more to serve Winston County.
Winston County Commission Chairman Roger Hayes notes that the subject of the U.S. Forest Service keeping up forestry roads is a sore subject to him.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Accusations were made that the Winston County Commission was not following through on their commitment to improve roads as well as being in violation of doing road work on federal property.
WINSTON COUNTY - It is quite possible you have seen those cards and flyers on counters and displays asking for census workers. The United States Census Bureau has been getting ready for the upcoming 2020 Census for several months now, and they need workers to help in all local areas.
BEAR CREEK - An investigation into the Town of Bear Creek’s financial situation - to be conducted by the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, Internal Revenue Service and Alabama Department of Revenue - should begin in August...
HALEYVILLE - The neighborhood improvement project for 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Avenues is back on track in Haleyville after the council approved a low bid for the grant-funded work.
This is one of the three water tanks needing upgrades. It is just north of Arley on Firetower Road. The other two are located at Houston and Nesmith.
ARLEY - The Town of Arley is applying for a $350,000 Community Development Block Grant through Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs with help from the North Alabama Council of Local Governments. The majority of the grant will be used to clean and paint the area’s three water tanks. One tank is located in Houston, one at Nesmith and the other on County Road 52, or Firetower Road, just north of Arley.
MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $339,281 grant to support a non-profit organization that assists domestic violence victims in Northwest Alabama.
Bear Creek Mayor Tammie Batchelor shows the income statement that residents must fill out before the town can obtain grant funding. Also shown is Water Supervisor Tyson Brown.
BEAR CREEK - Needs throughout the Town of Bear Creek, which kept coming back to water issues, were the forefront of a public hearing Thursday, June 20, gathering public input towards a $350,000 Community Development Block Grant that will be used for overall community improvements.
The Winston/Marion County District Attorney's Office has confirmed to the Alabamian that a two-year-old child died over the weekend. The case is under investigation by the DA's office.
Authorities have not released the cause of the child's death. Winston County Deputy Coroner Tracy Yealock has not released the child's name due to the child's age.
The Alabamian will provide more details as they become available.
WINSTON COUNTY - The National Forests in Alabama, Bankhead Ranger District, is soliciting applications for a concession special use permit for the operation of two developed recreation sites, Clear Creek Recreation Area and Corinth Recreation Area.
WINSTON/MARION - An overnight storm system that quickly swept through the area left some tree and power line damage in its wake, resulting in power outages that are still ongoing.
Winston County Commission Chairman Roger Hayes, left, explains about the need to keep equipment updated for the sanitation department. Also shown is Commissioner Bobby Everett.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - A resolution passed by the Winston County Commission Monday, June 10, increased rates for garbage collection service by $1.50 for a total of $14.75 per month for the service, with an additional $3 late fee applied each quarter to any rates that are not paid.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College congratulates the 804 students named to the president’s list and dean’s list for the spring 2019 semester.
Lynn Police will have even more of a visible presence in the town.
LYNN - The small, tight knit town of Lynn has been compared through the years to the Mayberry community on “The Andy Griffith Show”, but the stereotypical small town atmosphere of everybody knowing everybody doesn’t always work in police business.
