Franklin County

Under Alabama’s Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone Regulation (220-2-.167), all deer harvested in the high-risk and the buffer zones of the state’s CWD Management Zone (CMZ) must be submitted for CWD testing during specific weekends of the 2026-2027 white-tailed deer season.

The Alabama Department of Public Health is asking anyone who is working or has worked in the poultry industry in Franklin, Lawrence, Colbert and Lauderdale counties since June, 2022, to be screened for tuberculosis.

WINSTON COUNTY - Radon is the number one leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.

MONTGOMERY - AlaHealth is proud to expand our maternity services with the Nurse-Family Partnership program to help address health equity in Alabama.

WINSTON COUNTY - The number of people in Winston County without electricity as of 11:46 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, was 1,898 out of 23,372 customers. The data is provided through poweroutage.us where not all electric companies are tracked, though the majority of Winston County is included in the list.

FRANKLIN COUNTY - A  Freightliner hauling several thousand pounds of frozen chickens lost control in a sharp curve and overturned just off Newburg Road Wednesday morning, Oct. 28, injuring both the driver and passenger.

FRANKLIN COUNTY - A two-vehicle crash Tuesday night, March 31, in Franklin County claimed the life of an elderly man.

FRANKLIN COUNTY - Four students from Haleyville High School were involved in a single-vehicle accident in the Franklin County area on Friday, Oct. 26, while traveling to the high school's volleyball tournament in Huntsville.

FRANKLIN COUNTY - A Phil Campbell man died Tuesday evening in a one-vehicle crash in Franklin County.