Double Springs

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Town of Double Springs will celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, July 4, at 9 p.m. with a fireworks show at the ball fields located off Highway 195, noted Crystal Till of Community Unity, which is helping coordinate the event.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Major personnel changes are taking place for both Double Springs Elementary School and Wild Alabama.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The procedure is underway to hire a new coordinator for the Winston County Industrial Development Authority, after the now-former director’s contract was ended by the IDA several months ago.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Motorists are being urged to avoid the area of Highway 278 a quarter mile past Mt. Carmel Church between Double Springs and Natural Bridge, Thursday morning, May 30, due to two vehicles engulfed in flames.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - School boards are faced with tough decisions toward the end of a school year, including non-renewing personnel, but officials at Winston County Schools stress these decisions are not based on financial issues.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Audrey Duboise, of Double Springs, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Double Springs Senior Center will be closed Monday, April 15, through Friday, April 19, due to a sewer issue.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Several charitable causes will benefit from the annual Winston County fair that’s returning to Double Springs April 23-28, as well as the Fair Queen Pageant that will kick-off the week-long event.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - After Double Springs officials voiced concerns with the state’s plans to improve a dangerous intersection, the Alabama Department of Transportation paid a visit and agreed to amend the project.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Double Springs Town Council was about to adjourn its regular session March 12, when disagreements among council members came to light over how to deal with eyesore properties in town.