DOUBLE SPRINGS - Faye Garner, left, and Mary Watkins, mobile questionnaire assistants, asked people at Gateway Foodland on Saturday, Sept. 19, if they have completed their census. The deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 30, to fill out the census. As of Monday, Sept. 21, Alabama is ranked the lowest in the nation at 87.8 percent enumerated. To fill out the census, go to my2020census.gov.

WINFIELD - Local churches are coming together to promote a time of public prayer for the nation.

HALEYVILLE -  Haleyville City Schools will be destroying special education records for students who have been exited from the system for at least 5 years.

Anyone wishing to claim these files must do so by calling Susan Riggs at 205-486-9231, extension 5,  between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday - Thursday.  The tentative date of destruction is set for October 6, 2020.

HALEYVILLE - If you run a business on a regular basis in the City of Haleyville or the city’s police jurisdiction - in person or online - you must have a business license and collect sales tax.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Land taxes become due on Oct. 1, every year and are considered delinquent after Dec. 31. Those 65 or older qualify for a reduction, but the revenue commissioner’s office has to have a form signed and on file by those who qualify. Every year, the forms have had to be completed in the Winston County Revenue Commissioner’s office. Due to COVID-19 this year, the forms may be completed by mail.

BEAR CREEK - Julie Dodd was crowned the Phillips High School Homecoming Queen for 2020 during a halftime ceremony Friday, Sept. 11.

BEAR CREEK - Bear Creek resident Mark Townsend has filed a lawsuit in Marion County Circuit Court contesting the town’s Aug. 25, municipal election for mayor and council, claiming the election was illegal because the town clerk had not been legally authorized to conduct the election, among other claims.

Alabama Power has once again been named one of the best economic development teams in the nation, according to trade publication Site Selection magazine.

HALEYVILLE - A Haleyville couple is taking a “stand” for the Gospel, and everyone is invited to join them.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Veterans across Winston County who have faced difficulties obtaining benefits and services after the county’s veterans service office closed in 2012, are relieved that the office has been reopened.

HALEYVILLE - A local doctor is about to see the full realization of her dream, a dream that is going to help families across Winston County and the surrounding area.

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.

BLACK POND - Since school has started in a pandemic, and face masks are required for all students to wear, it can be tough for the younger students, as masks get dirty, they break and they are sometimes forgotten at home. The Black Pond Volunteer Fire Department saw the need and recently donated 500 disposable face masks to Double Springs Elementary School.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Ten new members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will be inducted this Saturday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m. at the fellowship room of Double Springs Church of Christ...

WINSTON COUNTY - An ingenious way to get people to fill out the census has begun, and it involves school children. The Alabama Census Bowl began Wednesday, Sept. 2, and all school systems in a selected 32 county area, can compete. This is nearly half of Alabama, some of the lowest census responding counties in the state.

NAUVOO - Many, if not all, local schools have no field trips planned this year, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Family vacations could be at a standstill. But right in Winston County’s backyard is a spectacular place that is offering families time together.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Allegations of alcohol possession and inappropriate conduct at the central office of the Winston County Board of Education came to light publicly, when questions from a concerned parent were directed to Winston County Schools Superintendent Greg Pendley and school board members at their Thursday, Aug. 27, meeting.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Winston County Schools Superintendent Greg Pendley refuted allegations brought out by a concerned parent during an Aug. 27, board meeting, stressing these allegations were based on rumors and hearsay rather than fact.

WINSTON COUNTY - Damage has been reported in Moreland and Double Springs from an apparent tornado during the evening hours of Aug. 28. Homes in Moreland have been damaged, and businesses on Highway 33 in Double Springs sustained damage. No injuries have been reported.

MARION COUNTY - The Alabama Department of Transportation announced Monday that it has approved a project to resurface and replace guardrails along Highway 13 North.