Lynn

LYNN - Christmas season came early this year to the Town of Lynn when the council agreed to purchase a 14-foot tall Christmas tree, decked with 435 light-emitting diode lights, during their monthly town meeting on Monday, Sept. 21.

LYNN - The partnership of three major entities in Winston County has enabled a division of Hamilton Homebuilders to complete production of Platinum Homes’ orders, as well as to transition over to an increased production of 100 employees at Hamilton Homebuilders’ newest location in the former Platinum Homes building.

WINSTON/MARION - The following are results from municipal elections and the Haleyville School Board election Tuesday, Aug. 25:

LYNN - Fall is approaching and with it comes time for high school football. One of the main pieces of protective equipment is the helmet, used to combat concussions in the contact sport. Helmets are required to be reconditioned every two years, and Lynn High School will need to have theirs ready before football begins.

LYNN -  Format of the annual decoration service  this Sunday, May 3, at Crossroads Church of Christ, located off Highway 13 in the Lynn area, has been altered due to the new format of services at the church because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

LYNN - Kids and adults alike in Lynn will be able to play a game of basketball whenever they want as the outside court gets built over the coming months. Due to the large quoted price on creating a basketball court in Lynn, town officials are taking sealed bids through Monday, May 11 at the close of business at 4:30 p.m.

LYNN - As the nation first learned about Coronavirus-2019, many did not believe it would get to Small Town, U.S.A. However, it has infiltrated the country, going from one to nearly 1,000 cases in Alabama as of press time Monday, including two residents of Winston County. A U.S. Postal Service employee at the Lynn Post Office, a non-Winston resident, has now tested positive.

LYNN - One of the favorite pastimes of youth and grownups alike is the relaxation and excitement of fishing, especially when you hook and reel in a big one. Many youth today have never been fishing however. Kerri Roberts, the county 4-H Extension agent, sought a way to remedy this.

LYNN - Week before last, many noticed the large roll of fiber optic wire placed at the Lynn Volunteer Fire Department station located on County Road 59 north of Lynn. A crew from Star Construction, LLC, based out of Knoxville, Tenn., were digging a ditch on the east side of the road burying the fiber optic cable.