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Tuesday, March 2 by Brett Elmore

Schools continue to see decline in COVID-19 cases

Area schools are continuing to see a decline in confirmed cases of COVID-19, and the number of those in quarantine continues to decrease as well. As of last Friday (Feb. 19), no positive cases of COVID-19 had been reported in Jasper City Schools and only ...

Sunday, February 28 by Brett Elmore

Two officer-involved shootings reported

Two officer-involved shootings, at least one of which resulted in a death, have been reported in the last 24 hours in Walker County. The first occurred Friday night in Empire and involved the Walker County Sheriff's Office. One person died, according to a post on ...

Sunday, February 28 by Brett Elmore

Jasper council to advise mayor on ball fields Tuesday

The Jasper City Council will likely vote on a recommendation for the mayor at its meeting Tuesday, concerning the reopening of outdoor ball fields for League play. Peter Cosmiano, Jasper's director of parks and recreation, discussed ways of reopening the city's ballfields - with COVID-19 ...

Friday, February 26 by Brett Elmore

Chase Welborn named Dora’s fire chief

DORA - Chase Welborn was introduced as the new part-time fire chief of Dora, after being appointed by Mayor Randy Stephens, at Thursday night's Dora City Council meeting. Welborn, 37, who lives in Dora, has been with the Dora Fire and Rescue Department a little ...

Friday, February 26 by Brett Elmore

Search warrant leads to nine arrests

From the Walker County Sheriff's Department: Narcotics Investigator Jim Browne obtained a search warrant for a residence where drugs were being sold, just outside of Jasper on Highway 78. On Thursday night, Walker County Sheriff's Office SWAT, Narcotics, and K-9 Divisions, along with the Jasper Police ...

Thursday, February 25 by Brett Elmore

2021 Art in the Park postponed

Officials with the Walker County Arts Alliance announced earlier this week via email that Art in the Park would be postponed due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. "Health and safety are a priority of the Walker County Arts Alliance. It has been decided by the ...

Thursday, February 25 by Brett Elmore

Sales tax holiday set for this weekend

Alabama's 10th severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday is set to begin this Friday and conclude Sunday night. Gov. Kay Ivey announced Feb. 21 — 26 as Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Citizens across the state are encouraged to spend the week learning how to get better ...

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