Public swimming pools opening next week
WINSTON COUNTY - Summer days are here, which means the county’s public swimming pools will soon be open.
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Registration underway for library summer reading programs
WINSTON COUNTY - Summer reading programs for children aged 5-12 will begin at Carl Elliott Regional libraries across Winston County in June, and registration is already open.
Proposed bill would help sheriff and volunteer firefighters
Lt. Zena Ingram with the Delmar Fire Department shows the scrap collected by the fire department to sell in order to have funds for the department.
WINSTON COUNTY - The need for more funding is a constant issue for both the Winston County Sheriff’s Office, as well as volunteer fire departments, which struggle daily without updated trucks and equipment. A bill has been introduced that, if approved by the voters of Winston County, will provide much needed relief to this financial situation.
Lack of broadband crippling industrial park’s development
WINSTON COUNTY - The lack of high speed broadband service at Winston County’s 800 acre mega industrial park site is one of the top reasons industries will not locate at the site, which has remained vacant since it was formed in 2007.
Memorial scholarship set up Winston Career Academy students
Shown at the automotive technology shop, which has been closed until the 2023-2024 school year due to Bubba Lewis’ death, from left, Winston County High School Principal Jeff Cole; Scholarship Fund Organizers Kerrie Lewis and Kathy Cole and Winston Career Academy Director Adam Gray.
WINSTON COUNTY - The compassion shown by the late Terry Wayne “Bubba” Lewis to his automotive technology students at the Winston Career Academy is a legacy that will never be forgotten and is being honored by the establishment of a memorial scholarship.
Alabama Community College system offering free and rapid fiber optic workforce training
WINSTON COUNTY - Salaries and demand for fiber optic technicians and installers are on the rise and, starting this week, rapid, no-cost training is available for these jobs at community colleges across the state.
Tornado watch issued for Winston County
WINSTON COUNTY - Winston County has been placed under a tornado watch until 7 am by the National Weather Service. Haleyville Mayor Ken Sunseri reports that the Community Safe Room under the City Hall as well as all storm shelters in the city have been opened.
Ivey proclaims April as Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month in Alabama
WINSTON COUNTY - Governor Kay Ivey has officially proclaimed April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month across Alabama.
Countywide cleanup day April 22
WINSTON COUNTY - The Winston County Commission has set Saturday, April 22, 2023, as County-wide Cleanup Day in coordination with County Transfer Station in Haleyville, Pace Inc. Landfill in Lynn and Hyche Landfill in Addison. Landfills will be open to the public for free from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
County Road 32 and County Road 15 intersection closed today
WINSTON COUNTY - The Winston County Road Department has closed the intersection at County Road 32 and County Road 15 Monday, March 27, to replace a culvert. This portion of road will be closed until the replacement is completed. Winston County District 2 Commissioner David Cummings asks for motorists to avoid this area until the work is completed.