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.
J.D. Snoddy of the Winston County Arts Council invites everyone to Looney's Prayer and Patriotism Service and fireworks show.
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.
Addison Police Officer Ava Jo Talley, Chief Mitchell Woodard and organizer Brianna Jones invite everyone to the July 4 parade and festival.
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.
From left, Bear Creek Mayor Rob Taylor, Twin Forks Campground Manager Melissa Taylor,Town Clerk Kay Wiginton at the stage where the live entertainment will take place at the annual Friendship Festival.
BEAR CREEK - Patriotism will soar to an all-time high at Bear Creek Saturday, July 5, as the town celebrates Independence Day weekend with its annual Friendship Festival.
Randy Campbell, who frequently rides horses in the Bankhead National Forest, has noticed a safety concern caused by the old wooden bridge closed at the Sipsey Recreation Area.
BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - Safety concerns for both hikers and motorists in the Sipsey Wilderness area due to an old wooden pedestrian bridge being closed after severe storm damage has been brought to the attention of both the Winston County Commission and the U.S. Forest Service.
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.
HALEYVILLE - A partnership between the Haleyville Alumni Association and the Walker Area Community Foundation has created the first-ever endowment fund for the alumni association, keeping funding secure to not only fund deserving student scholarships, but also much needed classroom supplies for teachers.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College congratulates the 685 students who were named to the president's list and dean's list for the spring, 2025 semester.
BIRMINGHAM - Samford University named the following local students to the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester.
Lauren Smith, of Crane Hill, English major;
Dayton Roberts, of Addison, law and history major;
Abigail Tidwell, of Double Springs, undeclared major taking a pre-pharmacy curriculum;
Tyler Clark, of Haleyville, international relations major;
Mia Edens, of Houston, architecture major.
HALEYVILLE - Haleyville Hometown Summer, kicks off this Saturday, June 14, at the Heart of Haleyville Park downtown with a first-ever farmers market for that location. A variety of events will fill the summer calendar at the park, located on Main Street, through August, noted Park Committee Member and Haleyville City Clerk Christy Harbin.
Two ladies who have made history for the Town of Addison are the first female police officer Ava Jo Talley, left, and Mayor Marsha Pigg, the first female mayor for the town.
ADDISON - History has been made in the Town of Addison with the hiring of the first female police officer, who will work as a resource officer at Addison schools, as well as on patrol when school is not in session.
WINSTON COUNTY - Qualifying for the August 26 municipal elections, when residents living in municipalities across Winston and Marion counties will head to the polls to vote for their choice of mayor and council members, has already begun.
Pictured above are the first responders who received awards during the 9-1-1 Festival Friday, June 6. Front row, from left, Ray Cole, Lynn Fire; Gay Wright, Haleyville Dispatch; Laura Kelley, Winston Sheriff’s Office dispatch and Leanne Hughes, Regional Paramedical Service Ambulance. Middle row, from left, Randall Russell, Pebble Fire; Melissa Bollinger, Winston E-9-1-1; Carson Legg, Winston County Sheriff’s Office; Alex Hood, Double Springs Police; Daniel Revilla, Haleyville Police; Bryan Kirkpatrick, Lynn?Police Chief. Back row, from left, Bryan Lanford, Delmar Fire; Jessie Salter, Haleyville Fire; Tim Franks, Ashridge Fire; Christopher Franks, Bear Creek Police; Scott Abbott, Double Springs Fire and Jimmy Sutherland, Haleyville Rescue Squad. Not shown is Jacob Stidham, Bear Creek Fire.
HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville 9-1-1 Festival, which spanned Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7, featured live entertainment, vendors, children’s activities, a car show, tractor show and other events, but the main focus took center stage Friday night at a special awards ceremony honoring local first responders.
Church members at the site of where the Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church building burned this past weekend. From left, Klegg Jeffreys, Deacon Gary Jones, Minister Tyler Bunt and church member Rodney Buchanan.
NATURAL BRIDGE - Members of Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, a congregation dating back over 90 years at the site of the former King Schoolhouse, have been displaced after a raging blaze believed to have been sparked by lightning destroyed the church building Saturday, June 7.
Qualifying will get underway next week for the 2025 municipal elections, which will be held in every town in the Alabamian coverage area Tuesday, August 26.
