Dog Daze of Arley returns Oct. 24
ARLEY - The temperature may be a bit cooler than the dog days of summer, but is just right for Dog Daze, the third annual event on Saturday, Oct. 24, raising funds and awareness toward the K-9 cause.
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Advocacy group needs volunteers for lake clean up Sept. 25-26
Winston County Smith Lake Advocacy, Inc. will have a volunteer clean up of sloughs on Smith Lake Sept. 25-26.
ARLEY - Polluting a water system is bad for the environment and for people, not to mention it looks horrible next to the homes on the lake. The Winston County Smith Lake Advocacy, Inc. is an established group who work toward cleaning Smith Lake. Even though the group did not have a clean up in the spring and Alabama Power will not be providing boats this year to help with the clean up, thanks to COVID-19 in both instances, the group will be sponsoring a lake clean up event Friday, Sept. 25, as well as the next day on Sept. 26.
Powell takes the reins of Meek football
The Meek High School Tigers. The jersey for #12 Trint Ory is being held by Ory Frith and David Tidwell. Trint lost his life in a wreck in April and would have been a junior this year.
ARLEY - Houston Powell’s first year at the helm of the Meek Tiger football program is already full of challenges thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but one the team will rise up and overcome, just as they plan to do with their opponents this season.
Arley man drowns
HOUSTON - A 39-year-old Arley man lost his life Monday morning, Aug. 10, when he reportedly fell out of his boat, leaving it circling in the lake.
Former Arley Mayor passes away
Former Arley Mayor Brent Harbison
ARLEY - Former Arley Mayor Brent Harbison passed away Monday, Aug. 3. He served as Mayor of Arley from 1972-1984 and played a vital part in the town's success in many different areas.
Much more about Harbison's life, family and accomplishments can be read now on our obituaries page.
Arley’s Hickory Lane to see changes soon
Grass is currently growing in parts of Hickory Lane in Arley. Thanks to the new Rebuild Alabama Act and the new gas tax, this road will be chip sealed soon.
ARLEY - A patch next to a pothole with an area of grass growing in the pavement is an accurate description of sections of Hickory Lane, also known as County Road 3962, in Arley.
Mother accused of supplying her kids with drugs
Cyndi Gale Fisk
ARLEY - An Arley mother faces serious first-degree felony drug charges after she allegedly supplied marijuana to her daughters to calm them and methamphetamine to give them energy to clean their room.
A Meek graduate at 103
Major Lee Wooten proudly displays his diploma from Meek High School. He graduated this year at 103.
MADISON - “At our age, we’ve heard everything, we’ve seen everything, but we just don’t remember everything,” Major Lee Wooten laughed.
Arley Fire gets new brush truck
Arley Fire Department buys a 2008 Ford F-150 4x4 to aid with wildfires and for other uses.
ARLEY - Also known as a wildland fire truck, a brush truck aids firefighters in beating down wildfires, along with other uses such as wrecks. At the Arley town meeting, Monday, June 1, Fire Chief James Rickett notified the town council the fire department has purchased a newer model brush truck.
Cullman Electric considering getting into the internet business
Discussing the fiber optic project Cullman Electric Cooperative is planning, from l-r: Terry Graham, key accounts and manager of Cullman Electric’s branch in Addison; State Representative Tim Wadsworth, State Senator Greg Reed and State Senator Garlan Gudger.
ADDISON - Internet service for the eastern side of Winston County is about to get a whole lot faster, thanks to a $21.5 million loan agreement, allowing Cullman Electric Co-op to build a fiber optic network among its substations, eventually improving internet service to customers along these routes.