The City of Hamilton has included a recommendation on the Hamilton City Council's agenda for its meeting on Monday, June 18, at 6 p.m. to give its three local schools an annual donation of $135,000 per year for two years.
The recommendation requests that the money be divided equally, with each of the three schools--elementary, middle and high--receiving $45,000 per year from the City of Hamilton.
MONTGOMERY - Winfield’s Andrea Harbin was named Class 4A’s Hitter of the Year in the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s 2018 All-State Softball Team.
Along with Harbin, Marion County High School sluggers Josie Lipsey and Caitlyn Jones were named to Class 1A’s first team. Lipsey was named to the team as a second baseman while Jones earned a designated hitter slot.
Winfield’s Breanna Ray was named to Class 4A’s honorable mentions as a first baseman.
LEBANON, Tenn. - Winfield graduate Jordan Hunt knocked a go-ahead grand slam in Cumberland University’s National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Championship Opening Round Tournament game on Tuesday, May 15, in Upland, Ind.
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HAMILTON - Voters will be back in the polls again on Tuesday, July 17, to decide the fate of 12 Republican runoffs.
Republican candidates in the local races of Senate District 6, state House District 17, Marion County Commission districts 1, 3 and 4, and the Marion County Probate Judge have been sent into another six weeks of campaigning.
HAMILTON - There will be three wildcard candidates on the November general election ballot.
According to Marion County Probate Judge Rocky Ridings, Mike Davis of Winfield, Barry McCarley of Hackleburg and Jimmy Mills of Hamilton have all qualified as independent candidates for the Nov. 6 general election.
MONTGOMERY - The School Superintendents of Alabama (SSA) announced on Thursday, June 7, that Marion County Superintendent of Education Ryan Hollingsworth will lead the staff of SSA as executive director beginning July 1, 2018.
Hollingsworth has served as the superintendent of Marion County Schools for the past 10 years. Prior to becoming superintendent, he served as assistant superintendent; as a central office supervisor; as assistant principal at Hamilton Middle School; and as a science teacher and coach at Hamilton High School.
HAMILTON - The last day to file an absentee ballot for the Tuesday, July 17 runoff election will be Tuesday, July 12, one week before the election.
Ballots became available on June 12, giving voters one month to file in person or postmark them by July 16 at noon, according to recently-elected Marion County Circuit Clerk Denise Mixon.
Many were caught off guard during the June 5 primary election when they were told they could not vote because they were not registered.
However, there is time before the Alabama runoff election on Tuesday, July 17, to register.
All of us Marion County folk that have been invested in these elections are happy that the primaries are over, the runoffs are ready and the final elections are closer!
Candidates this year have been as active as ever, showing up to events, knocking on doors and campaigning with real spirit.
Now that the dust has settled from last week’s gubernatorial primaries, let’s analyze the outcome.
Gov. Kay Ivey and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox won very impressive victories. Ms. Ivey beat three well financed opponents without a runoff. She trounced them. She garnered 56 percent of the vote to 25 percent for Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle.
I didn’t exactly feel that I was accomplishing a major milestone as I submitted my final homework assignment from my laptop at 10:09 p.m. on Friday, May 18.
That assignment I had finished only 50 minutes before the deadline of 10:59 p.m. and it marked the end of my undergraduate college experience.
HAMILTON - While visiting family in Hamilton, a Novato, Calif., woman was abducted at knifepoint and nearly murdered by a Hamilton man who was recently released from prison and now on parole.
With the help of 50-years experience as a flight attendant and the goodwill and quick-thinking of a Sulligent High School senior, Sheri Goggans escaped from her kidnapper and would-be killer alive, suffering on only minor injuries.
WINFIELD - Mayor Randy Price announced at the Tuesday, May 15, city council meeting that the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs had offered the city $300,000 toward installing sewer lines at the industrial park.
Price told the council and visitors that access to these resources are crucial for securing businesses for the area.
HACKLEBURG - To all who knew him, former Hackleburg Mayor Douglas Gunnin was a man who cared for his friends, family and the community. Gunnin passed away on May 25 at the age of 77. Gunnin served 24 years on the Hackleburg town council and two terms as mayor. Gunnin entered the political realm to serve the community that he loved, said his daughter and current Hackleburg councilwoman Tabby Lolley.
WINFIELD - Winfield City High School senior Julia Stewart has received the $10,000 Horatio Alger scholarship and will be attending the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Miss.
The $10,000 scholarship will be awarded over a period of four years.
Hamilton Police Dept. The following arrests and activities were reported by the Hamilton Police Department for the period of May 29-June 4:
Incident and offense cases
THURSDAY, JUNE 14
The Hamilton Career Center, located on the Hamilton Campus of Bevill State Community College 1481 Military Street South, will host Bevill State Community College at the Hamilton Career Center, 1481 Military Street South, will host a Job Fair for Resource MFG hiring for Toyota Motor Manufacturing located in Blue Springs, Miss., from 10 a.m. - noon. Toyota Motor Manufacturing is hiring for Production Team Member positions. No registration is required.
FAYETTE - Ken is a misfit at school who keeps to himself and does not appear to have many friends. He is bullied by many of his classmates and he never participates in group activities or sports. Ken’s grades are slipping, and he often skips class or does not attend school at all for a few days.
