Community Action receives funds to help with water costs
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $11.1 million to help low-income households with water service costs statewide.
Marion County
Marion-Winston Community Action merger with CAPNA now in effect
WINSTON COUNTY - Beginning October 1, Community Action Partnership of North Alabama, Inc. (CAPNA) and Marion-Winston Counties Community Action Committee, Inc. (MWCCAC) will formally merge to serve five core north Alabama counties under the CAPNA name.
Haleyville woman charged with arson
MARION COUNTY - A Haleyville woman is being charged with arson following an investigation into a fire at her residence.
Bear Creek man killed in wreck
MARION COUNTY - A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, has claimed the life of a Bear Creek man. Jeremy Poston, 49, was killed when the 1988 Jeep Wagoneer he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Poston was pronounced deceased on scene. The crash occurred on Alabama 253 at the 19 mile-marker approximately 14 miles east of Hamilton. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
Guilty plea in 2019 dog shooting
MARION COUNTY - Donald Gene Nix, of Haleyville, has pleaded guilty in a case involving a dog being shot in 2019.
Nearly 1,900 without power currently
WINSTON COUNTY - The number of people in Winston County without electricity as of 11:46 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, was 1,898 out of 23,372 customers. The data is provided through poweroutage.us where not all electric companies are tracked, though the majority of Winston County is included in the list.
ALDOT approves projects for Marion County
MARION COUNTY - The Alabama Department of Transportation has approved two projects in Marion County.
Mobile pregnancy test and resource center available
WINSTON/MARION - In a year that has been filled with difficulties and challenges, one regional agency is now offering services in Winston and Marion counties to bring hope and peace to women in need.
First Alabama Cavalry honored
Eddie Bratton and Brent Goodwin fire their rifles over the grave of Veteran Andrew Mitchell at Thornhill Cemetery.
WINSTON COUNTY - Many hardships were endured in the hills of northwest Alabama in the 1860s. It was brother against brother, literally, and hard times for the folks at home who were dealing with raiders and pillagers.
