Natural Bridge

Trick-or-treat at Natural Bridge Community Center

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NATURAL BRIDGE - Children are welcome to come out to the Natural Bridge Community Center, located a half-mile north of the four-way stop at Natural Bridge on Highway 13, to trick-or-treat safely on Halloween night, Saturday, Oct. 31, from 5-7 p.m.
Any organizations or individuals who want to set up to give out candy are welcome to do so.
All area families are encouraged to make the Natural Bridge Community Center one of their stops this Halloween.

Delays on Natural Bridge project raise concerns

From left, Lynn Town Clerk Marcia Manasco, Water Clerk Kris Gray and Police Chief Bryan Kirkpatrick at the scene in Natural Bridge where traffic has been realigned until a major road project at a railroad underpass is completed.

From left, Lynn Town Clerk Marcia Manasco, Water Clerk Kris Gray and Police Chief Bryan Kirkpatrick at the scene in Natural Bridge where traffic has been realigned until a major road project at a railroad underpass is completed.
NATURAL BRIDGE - A portion of U.S. Highway 278 between the Natural Bridge intersection and a railroad underpass has been closed and traffic redirected for a few months, due to a project residents have yet to see materialize.

Fire claims Mt. Vernon Church

Church members at the site of where the Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church building burned this past weekend. From left, Klegg Jeffreys, Deacon Gary Jones, Minister Tyler Bunt and church member Rodney Buchanan.

Church members at the site of where the Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church building burned this past weekend. From left, Klegg Jeffreys, Deacon Gary Jones, Minister Tyler Bunt and church member Rodney Buchanan.
NATURAL BRIDGE - Members of Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, a congregation dating back over 90 years at the site of the former King Schoolhouse, have been displaced after a raging blaze believed to have been sparked by lightning destroyed the church building Saturday, June 7.

Underpass project at Natural Bridge to start soon

At the site of the project, from left, Natural Bridge Mayor Pete Parrish, Winston County Commission Chairman David Cummings, Road Engineer James Glasgow, David A. Kemp, Fayette Area Operations Engineer for ALDOT, Lynn Town Clerk Marcia Manasco, Lynn Police Chief Bryan Kirkpatrick, Natural Bridge council members Paul Garrison and Jeremy McCarter.

At the site of the project, from left, Natural Bridge Mayor Pete Parrish, Winston County Commission Chairman David Cummings, Road Engineer James Glasgow, David A. Kemp, Fayette Area Operations Engineer for ALDOT, Lynn Town Clerk Marcia Manasco, Lynn Police Chief Bryan Kirkpatrick, Natural Bridge council members Paul Garrison and Jeremy McCarter.

NATURAL BRIDGE - A project that local officials say is long overdue is finally becoming reality.
E.O. Byars Construction, Inc. was awarded the contract $1,821,277, to construct a vertical realignment of the westbound lanes of Highway 278  traveling under the Norfolk Southern railroad underpass from the junction of Highway 13 to Highway 5 in Natural Bridge, noted John McWilliams, communications and public relations coordinator for the Alabama Department of Transportation.

Four arrests in car theft, drug trafficking cases

From left, Winston County Sheriff’s Investigator Josh Edwards, Sheriff Caleb Snoddy and Chief Deputy Josh Bennett with drugs and items seized during a traffic stop that detailed drug trafficking as well as a recent car theft.

From left, Winston County Sheriff’s Investigator Josh Edwards, Sheriff Caleb Snoddy and Chief Deputy Josh Bennett with drugs and items seized during a traffic stop that detailed drug trafficking as well as a recent car theft.
NATURAL BRIDGE - The high speed pursuit of a suspect vehicle by the Winston County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrests of four persons, including alleged drug traffickers as well as two persons charged in a recent auto theft case in Haleyville.

Lynn officials hopeful overpass project at Natural Bridge will alleviate truck problem

From left, Lynn School Resource Officer Mike Clark, Lynn Water Clerk Kris Gray and Town Clerk Marcia Manasco at a series of signs posted warning large trucks not to be on County Road 1 certain hours of the day and to avoid the downtown area near the school at all times.

From left, Lynn School Resource Officer Mike Clark, Lynn Water Clerk Kris Gray and Town Clerk Marcia Manasco at a series of signs posted warning large trucks not to be on County Road 1 certain hours of the day and to avoid the downtown area near the school at all times.
LYNN - The most recent announcement of $450,000 in ATRIP-II funds to finally begin the project at the Highway 278 railroad overpass that has been planned for decades is a major relief to the Town of Lynn, which has faced issues with larger trucks violating posted signs and detouring through their town.

Biodiversity discovered at Natural Bridge Bioblitz

A male redspot darter, bright with breeding colors during spawning season, collected from Natural Bridge Park during the bioblitz.

A male redspot darter, bright with breeding colors during spawning season, collected from Natural Bridge Park during the bioblitz.
NATURAL BRIDGE - During a recent bioblitz at Natural Bridge Park, organized by Wild Alabama (WA), scientists, university and high school students and members of the public inventoried living species in the park.

Byler Road Tourism Project public meeting in Natural Bridge Feb. 29

Byler Road Tourism Project historic meeting February 29 in Natural Bridge.

NATURAL BRIDGE - The public is invited to a Byler Road Tourism Project meeting Thursday, Feb. 29, at 6:30 p.m. at Natural Bridge Town Hall and Community Center, located on Highway 13 just north of the four-way stop in Natural Bridge.
Historian and Byler Road Tourism Project Committee Member Joel Mize will be explaining the project and discussing the history of the area.  
For more information, call Mize at (256) 856-0354.

Natural Bridge park saved

A natural stone bridge located in Natural Bridge, Ala.

This natural rock formation, described as the longest rock bridge east of the Rockies, brings in visitors from all over the world.

NATURAL BRIDGE - Local, county and state officials who have been fighting to save Natural Bridge park as a local tourist attraction can breathe a sigh of relief now the park has been sold to a couple who are planning to not only keep the park open but eventually expand the trail system.

This announcement was made official by Winston County Commission Chairman Roger Hayes, who is also chairman of the Winston County Resource Conservation and Development Council, at the council’s quarterly meeting on Thursday, Aug. 17.

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