Board meetings
Meetings are at the respective city hall or the board’s office unless otherwise noted:
• Bear Creek Town Council, first and third Monday, 6 p.m.
• Bear Creek Water and Sewer Board, first Tuesday at 6 p.m.
• Brilliant Town Council, fourth Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.
• Brilliant Park and Recreation Board, second Monday, 6 p.m., at Brilliant Town
Hall.
• Glen Allen Town Council, first Tuesday, 7 p.m.
• Guin City Council, first and third Monday, 6 p.m.
• Guin Park and Recreation Board, second Sunday of the month at 8:15 p.m.
• Guin Water Board, second Tuesday at 5 p.m.
• Gu-Win Town Council, first Thursday, 7 p.m.
• Hackleburg Town Council, first Monday, 6 p.m.
• Hackleburg Water Board, first Monday at 5 p.m.
• Hamilton City Council, first and third Monday, 6 p.m. The council will also hold
a work session beginning at 5 p.m. prior to the third Monday night meeting at
city hall.
• Hamilton Industrial Development Board, third Monday at 6 p.m. at the Hamilton
City Hall Conference Room.
• Marion County Board of Education, date and time set individually, at the Central
Office site next to the Marion County-Rankin Fite Airport. (The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 9 a.m. A budget
hearing has also been scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m.)
• Marion County Commission, second and third Monday, 9 a.m. The commission will
hold a work session on the Thursday before the month’s first meeting.
• Marion County E911 Board, second Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the E911 center about a
block from the county engineer’s office in Hamilton.
• Marion County Public Water Authority, first Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the
authority’s office at 130 Industrial Drive in Hamilton.
• Marion County Soil and Water Conversation District Board of Supervisors, second
Tuesday of each month at 5:45 p.m. at Oh! Bryan’s Family Steakhouse in Hamilton.
• Northwest Alabama Arts Council, date and time set individually, at the Hamilton
City Hall.
• Northwest Alabama Gas District Board of Directors, date and time set
individually, at the gas district office in Hamilton. (The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 18, at 11 a.m.)
• Twin Town Council, first Monday at 7 p.m. at the Twin Town Hall building.
• Twin Water Authority, first Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Twin Water Authority
building.
• Winfield City Board of Education. The monthly meeting is held on the second
Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the board office.
• Winfield City Council, first and third Thursday, 6 p.m.
• Winfield Park and Recreation Board, second Wednesday, 5 p.m.
• Winfield Water and Sewer Board, second Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Anyone with corrections, changes, or special meeting information is asked to
call Robyn Zills at 921-3104. They may also mail the information to the Journal Record, P.O. Drawer 1477, Hamilton, Alabama 35570, fax it to 921-3105, or e-mail it to jrpaper@centurytel.net.
Hamilton Police Dept.
Hamilton - The following arrests and activities were reported by the Hamilton Police
Department for the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2:
• Melvin Leldon McCutcheon, 58, Carbon Hill, was arrested on Aug. 29 for
possession of a controlled substance, driving under the influence and suspended
license.
• Ricky Armentor, 35, New Orleans, La., was arrested on Sept. 2 for third-degree
theft of property.
The following incident and offense cases for the week were as follows: four for
third-degree theft of property; and one each for possession of a controlled
substance, theft of lost property, third-degree assault, child abuse, reckless
endangerment, harassment, burglary of a vehicle, second-degree theft of
property, failure to pay for gasoline, runaway juvenile, and third-degree
criminal mischief.
The following arrests or citations were made: four for no proof of insurance;
three for suspended license; two each for third-degree theft by deception and
running a stop sign; and one each for speeding, driving under the influence,
possession of a controlled substance and no driver’s license.
The department worked six accidents during the period.
Restaurant ratings
hamilton - The Marion County Health Department released the following scores for
restaurant inspections during the period of Aug. 25-29:
• Mac's Texaco, Winfield, 88.
• Teresa's Country Café, Hamilton, 92.
• Winfield Middle School Lunchroom, 93.
• Foodland Deli, Winfield, 94.
• Lunch Wagon, Hamilton, 94.
• Foodland Market, Winfield, 97.
• Northwest Medical Center, Winfield, 99.
• Winfield City High School Lunchroom, Winfield, 100.
State Troopers
HAMILTON - The following activities were reported by the Alabama State Troopers
Post in Hamilton for the period ending Sept 3:
• Victoria Reynolds, 22, Athens, Ga., driving a 2007 Honda, and Duel Williams,
64, Guin, driving a 1998 Chevrolet were involved in a two-vehicle accident on
Aug. 29 on U.S. Highway 78 at approximately 5:15 p.m.
• Gail Rice, 54, Haleyville, driving a 2008 Harley Davidson, was involved in a
one-vehicle accident on Aug. 31 on Alabama Highway 129 at approximately 10:15
a.m. Rice suffered injuries.
• Matthew Hulsey, 23, Bear Creek, driving a 1986 Toyota, was involved in a
one-vehicle accident on Sept. 1 on Alabama Highway 172 at approximately 7:05
a.m. Hulsey suffered injuries.
• William Johnson, 38, Hamilton, driving a 1998 Ford, was involved in a
one-vehicle accident on Sept. 1 while driving on Marion County Road 56 at
approximately 6:30 p.m. Johnson suffered injuries.
• Timothy Wilson, 25, Russellville, driving a 1989 Ford, and Edward Galbreath, 66,
Hamilton, driving a 1995 Chevrolet were involved in a two-vehicle accident on
U.S. Highway 43 North at approximately 1:45 p.m. Galbreath suffered injuries.
• Edna Umphress, 47, Hamilton, driving a 2007 Chevrolet, was involved in a
one-vehicle accident on Alabama Highway 19 at approximately 6:45 p.m.
Winfield Police Department
WINFIELD - Officers with the Winfield Police Department issued 71 citations
during the period from Aug. 27- Sept. 2 with the following breakdown: 20 for
speeding; 13 for other violations; 12 for no insurance; 10 for improper tag;
eight for driving with license suspended; two for seat belt violation; and one
each for reckless driving, driving without first obtaining a driver’s license, and driving with license revoked.
The following incident reports were filed during the period: five for
third-degree theft of property; four for officer’s reports; three each for second-degree theft of property, and third-degree
assault; two each for harassment and third-degree criminal mischief; and one
each for third-degree burglary, first-degree theft of property, violation of
leash law, and third-degree domestic violence.
The department worked three accidents in the period.
The following felony arrest was made for the period:
• Charles Lou Jones, 60, Hamilton, was arrested on Aug. 29 on five counts of
possession of a controlled substance.
(When a defendant is charged with a crime, the charge is merely an accusation
and the defendant is presumed innocent until or unless proven guilty.)
