Area Christmas parades begin Monday
Santa Claus is busy making plans to travel around Winston and Marion counties in the coming weeks, participating in local Christmas parades and holiday festivals.
Bear Creek
Most primitive camping at Twin Forks ending
Bear Creek Police Chief Eddie Collins addresses the town council about issues of vandalism at the Twin Forks Campgrounds. Council shown from left, Adam Loden, Tom Misner and Mayor Rob Taylor.
BEAR CREEK - The Bear Creek Town Council has taken action to restructure the purpose and use of the primitive campsites at Twin Forks Campgrounds after police have responded to a series of vandalism incidents and misuse of the campground bathhouse area.
Bear Creek applies for grant to repair roads
BEAR CREEK - Another major step has been taken by the town of Bear Creek toward restoring 19 badly deteriorated roads, as the town council approved a resolution for a $391,000 grant at its July 18, meeting.
Friendship Festival July 5 in Bear Creek
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.
Bear Creek to expand fire station
From left, Bear Creek Fire Chief Adam Loden, firefighter and council member Eric Mills, Mayor Rob Taylor and firefighter Jacob Stidham discuss the situation of removing the older wooden building in the background and expanding the present fire station onto that area.
BEAR CREEK - A building, which served through the years as a gathering place for Bear Creek residents, will soon be coming down for a much-needed expansion of the fire station.
Town of Bear Creek to purchase BankFirst building for new town hall
Shown from left at the soon-to-be new location of Bear Creek Town Hall are Town Clerk Kay Wiginton, Mayor Rob Taylor and Town Council Members Adam Hyde, Eric Loden, Chris Gillum and Tom Misner.
BEAR CREEK - Residents of the Town of Bear Creek will have a new and more convenient location to pay their water bills when the town officially moves operations to its new town hall in just a few weeks.
First-ever 9/11 Never Forget Bash Saturday
From left, C.J. Turner, president of the ARK Motorcycle Association and Jerry Cottongin, vice president, at the state at Twin Forks where the first-ever 9/11 Never Forget Bash will take place Saturday.
BEAR CREEK - First responders from throughout the state, as well as veterans from all branches of service, will literally take center stage at the first-ever 9-11 Never Forget Bash planned for Saturday, Sept. 7, at Twin Forks Park, located off of Highway 79 in Bear Creek.
Hyde new Bear Creek council member
New Bear Creek Town Council Member Adam Hyde.
BEAR CREEK - Adam Hyde, known for being community minded with a heart for the town, is now on the Bear Creek Town Council in place 3.
Bear Creek’s only bank branch closing
The Bear Creek branch of BankFirst will close October 25. All customers will have the option to stay with the bank and transfer their accounts to Haleyville. All employees will also have jobs provided for them in Haleyville.
BEAR CREEK - The Bear Creek branch of BankFirst - the town’s only banking location - will be closing its doors on Oct. 25, with bank officials giving customers and employees the option of transferring to the Haleyville branch before the date arrives.
Coan new Phillips High School principal
Tina Coan is the new principal of Phillips High School.
BEAR CREEK - Tina Coan, a native of the Bear Creek community and a long-time teacher at Phillips Schools, has now returned to Phillips as the new high school principal, effective July 1.
A 1992 graduate of PHS, Coan earned an associate’s degree from Northwest-Shoals Community college, where she played volleyball, and then a B.S. in early childhood and elementary education from Athens State University.