Double Springs

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Farmers Federation will be holding what they expect to be one of their largest political forums ever on Monday, Sept. 29, and everyone is welcome.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Here are the results for the municipal election held in Double Springs Tuesday, August 26:

Mayor:

Kim Miller    229

Neil Nielsen   19

Incumbent Mayor Elmo Robinson chose not to seek reelection.

There will be a runoff for Double Springs Town Council Place 3, the only council seat that had competition.   Kathy Cole had 120 votes, Mark Taylor had 92 votes and Travis Fichtner had 35 votes.  Because no candidate received 50 percent of the vote plus 1, there will be a runoff election in a few weeks.

WINSTON COUNTY - The future of municipal government in three locations in Winston County will be decided this Tuesday, Aug. 26, when voters head to the polls to cast their ballots for their choice of such vital offices as mayor and council.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The future of certain title programs in state and local schools remains uncertain with the federal executive branch Office of Management and Budget withholding congressionally-approved funding for those programs, beginning at the new fiscal year on Oct. 1.

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 - Anyone hoping to see a good fireworks show this Independence Day should look no further than Winston County, with several municipalities planning activities around the holiday.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A petition approved by the Winston County Commission at its June 3, meeting has given permission to form and incorporate an improvement district for Winston County with the sole purpose of boosting tourism and economic development.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A project developed to better recognize the graves of veterans buried at Double Springs Memorial Cemetery by creating the town’s first memorial honoring all veterans, has been personal to each person who participated.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - After non-renewing all extracurricular coaches and sponsors - a standard step taking annually - the Winston County Board of Education approved the following coaches and sponsors immediately during their May 15, meeting...

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Good news came to the Winston County Board of Education, at their Monday, April 28, meeting, when they received a “materially correct” audit report, meaning no financial discrepancies were found by the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.