Senior citizen account gets funded
LYNN - The Town of Lynn met at their regularly scheduled meeting Monday, Nov. 19, at the old town hall.
Tis the season for snowflake lights
A city employee installs a snowflake light on a utility pole along Highway 195 on Wednesday, Nov. 21.
HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville Street Department has been busy installing snowflake holiday nights on utility poles throughout the city beginning this week, with plans to be completed by next week, noted Haleyville Mayor Ken Sunseri. It takes the city workers about a week to put all of the snowflakes on the poles, Sunseri said. The snowflakes will be up on the poles and all aglow for the city's annual Christmas parade, set Friday, Dec. 7.
New Bear Creek mayor calls for unity
Newly installed Bear Creek Mayor Tammy Rowe Batchelor with town council members, from left, Daniel Green Jimmy Preston (standing), James Oden and Chris Gillum.
BEAR CREEK - Tammy Rowe Batchelor, who was voted in by the town council as the new mayor of Bear Creek, is stressing unity among the council and town as a whole, to put aside grievances and differences and work together in order for the town to truly prosper.
Legacy bricks on sale for HHS project
From left, back, student Dylan Kutis, HHS Principal Dr. Erika McCoy, students Jay Cook, Rosa Esparza and Instructor Jamie White. Front, students Trent McNutt and Graham Long.
HALEYVILLE - Haleyville City Schools has always had a strong tradition of pride and excellence, and now those characteristics will be displayed in a public project, selling legacy bricks to build a walkway to the high school’s centerpiece--its lion mascot.
Ceremony honors veterans at FUMC
Mitch Nethery, chaplain and pastor at Haleyville FUMC, was the guest speaker at the ceremony.
HALEYVILLE - A Veterans Day celebration was given in honor of veterans in the Slaughter Fellowship Hall at the First United Methodist Church on Monday, Nov. 5.
Bear Creek Police nab 2 on drugs after take down
Bear Creek Police find components used to make methamphetamine in a bag in the vehicle.
BEAR CREEK - Two suspects were nabbed on numerous drug charges, including manufacturing of a controlled substance, after the passenger of a vehicle bailed out and fled on an attempted traffic stop, leading to a take down in the area of Goddard Road.
New Home fellowship hall dedicated
The new fellowship hall, located behind the church.
MORELAND - After years of planning, hard work and many obstacles overcome, New Home Baptist Church now has a brand new fellowship hall.
Franks following in father’s footsteps as Bear Creek Police Chief
Newly appointed Bear Creek Police Chief Joey Franks is following closely in the footsteps of his father Ed Franks, who was police chief 1981 until he retired in 2013.
BEAR CREEK - Newly appointed Bear Creek Police Chief Joey Franks has a last name that’s probably very familiar to people in the town due to his father Ed Franks’ longstanding service in the same role.
Safeplace seeking shelter location in Winston County
From left, Haleyville Mayor Ken Sunseri, Rachel Hackworth, executive director of Safeplace, Inc.; Haleyville Area Chamber of Commerce President Mike Evans and Winston County Circuit Clerk J.D. Snoddy.
HALEYVILLE - Safeplace, Inc. has been helping victims of domestic violence from Winston County, opening a new facility in Marion County but now reaching out with the need to open a shelter in Winston County as well.
Veterans honored by school assembly at Meek
These high school students displayed various flags pertaining to the different military branches. Shown from left are Emma Smith, Abby Phillips, Montana Barton, Savannah Smith, Jessie Woodard and BreAnna Eddy.
ARLEY - Veterans from many different wars were honored Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Meek High School gymnasium. The school assembly consisted of kindergarten through senior grades.
New ordinance confirms final destination of some sales tax proceeds
HALEYVILLE - An ordinance passed by the Haleyville City Council during their Nov. 19, meeting concretely affirms who a portion of Haleyville’s sales tax will benefit.
Barricaded with shotgun and fires burning
The remains of a burned-out doublewide off County Road 28 were still smoldering Monday morning after an allegedly deliberate fire was set at the residence Sunday night.
DELMAR - Multiple structure fires on the same property off County Road 28, including a residence, with reports of shots being fired by the property owner, led multiple law enforcement agencies as well as at least three fire departments to the scene late Sunday night, Nov. 11.
Addison Elementary first Lighthouse School
ADDISON - Addison Elementary School is truly a school of distinction, being the first school system among Winston County Schools to have been named a the Lighthouse or top level under the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
Fire at Lynn Elementary School
Firefighters and others remove items from a classroom at Lynn Elementary School after fire erupts.
LYNN - One kindergarten classroom at Lynn Elementary School has been damaged in a fire this morning, Saturday, Nov. 10. Lynn, Delmar and Double Springs fire departments are on scene. According to the Lynn Fire Department, the fire is under control and has been contained.
The Alabamian has a reporter on scene and we will have pictures soon and the full story in our Wednesday, Nov. 14, edition of the Alabamian.
ALEA to add one digit to new driver license numbers
This sample driver license shows the new eight digit format that will be used for all new driver licenses issued, effective Dec. 1.
MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) soon will add a digit to driver license numbers to accommodate the state’s growing population.
2018 General Election results
WINSTON/MARION - The unofficial results of the 2018 general election in Alabama are in. To learn the results of not only how Winston, Marion and Franklin counties voted, but also the entire state, click here.
Reed re-elected Alabama State Senate Majority Leader
Greg Reed
MONTGOMERY – The 27 Republican members of the Alabama Senate on Wednesday re-elected Greg Reed, of Jasper, to serve as the Senate Majority Leader. The unanimous election took place at a caucus meeting in Montgomery. Reed was first elected to the State Senate in 2010 and was chosen as Majority Leader in 2014 by his Republican colleagues.
Sunseri named CEO of PMI BioPharma Solutions
Dr. David Sunseri
NASHVILLE - PMI BioPharma Solutions, a specialty CDMO providing Contract Research, Drug Discovery, Development and Manufacturing Services announced that David Sunseri, Ph.D, has been appointed...
Jeff Sessions resigns as U.S. Attorney General
Jeff Sessions
WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned, according to the Associated Press.
Fate of Bridgeview Drive’s status lies with Circuit Court
Addison resident Larry Robinson shows where the gate was once located, that had to be removed across the old roadbed he claims has not been a county road in at least 50 years.
ADDISON - The issue of whether a road currently known as Bridgeview Drive in the Addison area is a county road or not now rests in the Winston County Circuit Court for a judge to decide possibly in 2019.