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Carbon Hill council taking bids for old water treatment plant

CARBON HILL - The Carbon Hill City Council voted Tuesday to take sealed bids on the old water treatment plant on Highway 118 until April 23, as Mayor April Kennedy Herron noted the property was dangerous to others. However, the council also tabled taking sealed ...
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Council reconsiders holiday OT policy

CORDOVA — The Cordova City Council on Tuesday voted to change a long-standing policy that has prevented street department employees from being paid overtime when working holidays. Mayor Jeremy Pate asked the council to consider the change after several employees worked President's Day preparing the ...
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Multiple drug arrests made over the weekend

Nine people were arrested by the Walker County Sheriff's Office over the weekend on various charges, including outstanding warrants and possession with intent to distribute. Sheriff Nick Smith seized methamphetamine after stopped a vehicle on Old Birmingham Highway near Gardner's Gin Road on Friday. James Ray ...
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Bevill State awarded grant for Rowland center improvements

A recently awarded grant will make way for improvements to the auditorium of the David J. Rowland Continuing Education Center, located on the Jasper campus of Bevill State Community College. Sen. Greg Reed (R-Jasper) awarded the Community Service Grant to the college. According to a press ...
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Willingham thankful to lead Walker County Schools

When Dr. Dennis Willingham was a young man, he knew that serving youth was his calling. Willingham is a lifelong member of Argo First Baptist Church where he taught area children. "I had not planned on entering education, and I enjoyed teaching so much (at church) ...
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Jasper students to resume traditional learning Monday through Friday

Students in Jasper City Schools will return to campuses for traditional instruction, five days a week, beginning Monday, March 29. The announcement was shared on the school system's website on Thursday, following Gov. Kay Ivey's press conference that confirmed the state's face mask order will ...
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Redmill retiring as DHR director after 22 years

Randy Redmill retired from the Walker County Department of Human Resources on March 1 after 42 years with the department and 22 in the role of director. Redmill, a Walker County native, is the sixth director to serve the department since it was established in ...
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City to reopen athletic programs at parks and recreation department

Mayor David O’Mary gave his full support to reopening all Jasper Parks and Recreation youth sports programs during Tuesday’s Jasper City Council meeting. O’Mary’s move to reopen the programs, which have been shut down for the past year because of COVID-19, was fully supported by ...
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Oakman awarded $180K to resurface Market Street

OAKMAN — The Town of Oakman has been awarded a $180,000 grant to resurface a portion of Market Street. Recipients of the Annual Grant Program, a program under the Rebuild Alabama Act, were announced by Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday. Market Street is one of 21 ...
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Two die in separate officer-involved shootings

Two men died following separate officer-involved shootings over the weekend. Fredrick Earl Hight II, 26, of Empire, was pronounced dead at his residence Friday evening, according to Walker County Coroner Joey Vick. Deputies from the Walker County Sheriff's Office were responding to a domestic violence call, ...
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