Double Springs

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A Regional Paramedical Service ambulance, transporting a patient for treatment at Lakeland Community Hospital, was involved in an accident in the early morning hours of Friday, July 23, resulting in two medics as well as the patient being evaluated at the hospital.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A new opportunity is presenting itself to help the youth of Winston County learn specific skills for future careers. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics can open new pathways in fields such as law enforcement, emergency medical services and fire fighting. Sponsored by the non-profit Free State STEM Foundation, the newly established Double Springs Engineering and Technology Exploring Post 92 and Club 92 met officially the first time Monday, June 21.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Signs reading “No Through Trucks” need to either be taken down or a local ordinance enforced to stop large, semi-trucks from using Blake Drive as a detour from Highway 278 to Highway 195, Double Springs Police Chief Kim Miller said.

WINSTON COUNTY - Windfall funding to the Winston County Board of Education is being used to offset the costs of creating three new positions at the central office, with the filling of those positions causing a complete turnover at schools in Meek and Lynn.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Brian Wakefield, who has served as assistant principal at Double Springs Middle School, has now moved up to the principal’s role, replacing the retiring Ben Aderholt.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Board of Education named Morgan Smothers as the new chief school financial officer due to the resignation of Andy McCay, who has held the CSFO role for the district the past 10 years.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The request for a newer vehicle for the Winston County Revenue Commissioner’s office was denied by the Winston County Commission, stating the office had already been given a vehicle, but it is not being used.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A group of concerned residents recently approached the Winston County Commission, questioning the status of the road leading to Cypress Pointe Subdivision, after the commission paved the road 20 years ago, yet presently does not claim it is a county-maintained road.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A new era has begun for the Winston County Sheriff’s Office, with new faces in the roles of chief deputy, investigator and patrol deputy.