Headstart programs accepting applications for the current school year
WINSTON COUNTY - Community Action Partnership of North Alabama’s Children’s Services Program is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year.
Double Springs
Empty Bowls moved to February
Members of the Arley Women's Club are shown making bowls as part of an ongoing project in preparation for the Empty Bowls event which has been moved to February, 2022. From left, Kathy Kuntz, Mim Kuntz, Barbara Willis, Audra Kelly and Gail Pisani. They are pictured at the pottery workshop located at Meek Schools. (Courtesy photo)
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Organizers of the annual Empty Bowls dinner benefitting both the Winston County Arts Council and Main Street Ministries have waited nearly two years for the event to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Tuesday morning accident blocks Highway 195 in Double Springs
Double Springs Fire is on the scene of the accident Tuesday morning on Highway 195.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - A two-vehicle accident in Double Springs Tuesday morning, Oct. 12, blocked Highway 195 for a period of time.
North Alabama Mural Trail passes through Double Springs
Window shutters, with the bottom row of panes painted in with flowers on it, are displayed on the south side of Rosey Posey's in Double Springs, which is now included on the North Alabama Mural Trail..
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Artists abound in Alabama, and it is eye-catching to see their work as murals on buildings and other objects.
Attention all current and former students of Winston County High
DOUBLE SPRINGS - It has been 50 years since the third building of Winston County High School burned along with a “Book of Memory” time capsule behind the cornerstone of the main building.
Double Springs City Fest has something new this year
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Something new is in the air this year at the fifth annual City Fest in Double Springs. If you have ever wanted to be in a hot air balloon, your chance is coming up Saturday, Sept. 4, when a licensed individual from Huntsville will be offering tethered hot air balloon rides. They will be at the football field at Double Springs Elementary School.
Winston BOE makes $4.3 million sale
The Winston County School Board discusses the proposal to sell 16th section property. Clockwise from bottom left, school board members Randy Lee and Lamar Frith, Winston County Schools Chief Financial Officer Morgan Smothers, Winston BOE President Joey Boteler, Winston County Schools Superintendent Greg Pendley and school board members Allin Bailey and Mark Finley.
WINSTON COUNTY - The Winston County Board of Education’s long-awaited action to sell a portion of 16th section property that’s been in their control, but lying dormant in the Houston area means a financial benefit to the school district in the form of interest and eventually property taxes providing benefits across the county.
Sheriff’s office has full-time deputy opening
DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Sheriff’s Office has an opening for a full-time deputy.
Double Springs re-opens senior center
DOUBLE SPRINGS - The COVID-19 pandemic hit hard in March 2020, and shut down many businesses and gathering places for the safety of everyone.
Ambulance transporting patient has accident Friday
DOUBLE SPRINGS - A Regional Paramedical Service ambulance, transporting a patient for treatment at Lakeland Community Hospital, was involved in an accident in the early morning hours of Friday, July 23, resulting in two medics as well as the patient being evaluated at the hospital.