WINSTON COUNTY - The Community Action Partnership of North Alabama is actively seeking new applicants for its weatherization assistance program, which provides free energy efficiency upgrades to qualifying low-income households across North Alabama.

HALEYVILLE - Shorter University, located in Rome, Georgia, has announced students named to the dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester.

WINSTON COUNTY - Most parents in the county and in Bear Creek will need to purchase their students' school supplies this year, perhaps while benefiting from the back-to-school sales tax holiday that starts today; they can also take advantage of local school supply giveaways.

HALEYVILLE - A new state law is putting students using their cell phones during school hours on hold.

ADDISON - Although another July 4 parade and festival for the Town of Addison may be in the books after a good crowd for the fireworks show finale, organizers have approached the town council with issues that should be resolved before future festivals.

ARLEY - The Arley Women's Club and Arley Public Library are continuing their summer Lunch and Learn program on Monday, July 28, from 12-1 p.m. at the library.

WINSTON COUNTY - The following local students were named to Mississippi State University’s president’s list for the 2025 spring semester...

WINFIELD - The Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Northwest Alabama RC&D Council will hold a pasture walk-through for residents of Winston, Walker, Fayette, Marion and Lamar counties at the Upper Coastal Plains Substation, 171 Experiment Loop, Winfield, Ala., on Friday, July 25.

Congressman Robert Aderholt has announced that he will host two Vietnam veteran pinning ceremonies this August to honor and thank Vietnam veterans living in Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District for their service and sacrifice.

WINSTON COUNTY - Residential garbage increased $5 a month per customer in Winston County July 1, after Winston County commissioners cited various factors and financial reasons behind the increase at their regular meeting Monday, June 30.

ARLEY - After more than a decade and three terms in office, Arley Mayor Chris Tyree decided this year not to run for re-election.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Elmo Robinson will soon be retiring from town business, after serving as mayor the past 22 years and town council member 11 years before that.

WINSTON COUNTY - The University of West Alabama has announced nearly 500 outstanding undergraduate students named to the president's list for the spring 2025 academic semester.

HALEYVILLE - Questions about finances on specific items took the forefront of discussion at the June 23, work session of the Haleyville Board of Education.

HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville Street & Sanitation Department will be closed Friday, July 4, for Independence Day.

HAMILTON - The second annual Northwest Alabama veterans town hall meeting is set for next Friday, July 11, from 10 a.m. until noon at the Bevill Business Center in Hamilton.

WINSTON COUNTY - The University of West Alabama has announced nearly 600 outstanding undergraduate students named to the dean's list for the spring 2025 academic semester.

HALEYVILLE - Two church buildings, located within just one city block of each other in downtown Haleyville, have been hit with break-ins and extensive vandalism over a two day period, in what one church official is terming a hate crime against God.

WINSTON COUNTY - Qualifying for the Tuesday, August 26, municipal elections ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 24. The following is an official list of candidates for mayors and councils at each Winston County municipality and Bear Creek in Marion County.

LAKESHORE - The annual Prayer and Patriotism Service at Looney’s indoor theater will be held this Sunday night, June 29, beginning at 7 p.m., according to J.D. Snoddy, president of the Winston County Arts Council, which owns the Looney’s Complex.