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Community mourns brothers lost in crash
Brothers Braden, 17 (left), and Braxton Canterberry died last Wednesday in a vehicle crash.
BRILLIANT — The Brilliant community is mourning the loss of two young men after a vehicle accident that left a third in critical condition last Wednesday morning.
Former Hamilton PD officer arrested on a felony charge
Mardrea Massey
HAMILTON — A former Hamilton Police Department officer has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor child exploitation charges. Mardrea Dashawn Massey, also known as Drea Massey, 31, of Sulligent, was arrested on Tuesday, April 21, on a felony charge of a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student who is under the age of 19 years, along with a misdemeanor charge of, being a school employee, distributing or transmitting obscene matter that depicts sexual matters. Massey was placed in the Marion County Jail.
15th Annual Pine Hills & Oak Hollars Child’s Classic is blessed; provides bountiful blessings
Several hunters and volunteers gathered for a group photo on Saturday, Jan. 10, after the last hunt of the special weekend. Shown from left are David Cochran, Trenton Palmer, Joseph Aycock, Kenneth Cooper, Justin Kerr, Zane Kerr, Jake Robinson, Huckleberry Cooper-Booth, Brian Gentry, Easton Carter, Dale Raper, Roy Galbraith, Karston Cook, Jordan Humphres, Zach Taylor, Ayden Ortiz, Hunter Carter, Dalton Davis, Bobby Joe Childers and Noah Carter.
HAMILTON — The weather forecast for the 15th Annual Pine Hills & Oak Hollars Child’s Classic on Jan. 8-11 wasn’t very hopeful, but hunt originator Jeff Carter noted the Good Lord had other plans.
Hackleburg sales tax increased to 9 percent; revenue doubled
HACKLEBURG — Hackleburg officials are already planning for upgrades to the town after a sales tax increase was approved from 8 percent to 9 percent during their town council meeting on March 16.
Hunter Fikes appointed district judge by Gov. Kay Ivey
Judge Hunter Fikes is the newest Marion County District Court appointee.
MARION COUNTY — Governor Kay Ivey announced on Monday, April 13, the appointment of John Hunter Fikes as district judge in the 25th Judicial Circuit in Marion County.
25th Annual Neighbor Day set for May 1-2 in downtown Hackleburg
HACKLEBURG — The Town of Hackleburg will celebrate 25 years of Neighbor Day on Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, with music, vendors, festivities and specially-designed nostalgic T-shirts.
For safety’s sake: New firearms, Tahoe to be purchased for Hamilton Police Department
Hamilton Police Chief Jordan Carter spoke to the city council at its March 16 meeting on the need to rotate firearms periodically for safety’s sake.
HAMILTON — The Hamilton City Council approved two police department related matters at its Monday, March 16, meeting. Twenty new firearms will be purchased for the Hamilton Police Department, as well as a new Tahoe.
Donate blood this Friday as part of statewide effort in honor of Crime Victim’s Week
HAMILTON — The 25th District Attorney’s Office in Hamilton will participate in a statewide blood drive this Friday, April 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Hamilton Methodist Church parking lot.
Northwest Gas moves to four-day work week for spring, summer seasons
Shown at their April 2 meeting are members of the Northwest Alabama Gas District Board of Directors, from left, NWAGD General Manager Heath Reed, Haleyville Mayor Ray Boshell, Winfield Mayor Randy Price, Hamilton Mayor Tami Lewis Williams, Hackleburg Mayor Darryl Colburn (president), Sulligent Mayor Scott Boman (secretary) and Guin Mayor Bobby Bellew.
HAMILTON — Northwest Gas, also known as the Northwest Alabama Gas District, has recently moved to a spring and summer schedule where the office will be open on Mondays through Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Shop and shuttle bus service now running in Brilliant
A NACOLG transport bus is now available on certain days in Brilliant.
BRILLIANT — The Town of Brilliant has partnered with NACOLG to help furnish a bus service to help people reach destinations in Brilliant and Winfield.
From homeless to hope to grace: The Grace Project gives lives back
HACKLEBURG — “I started on marijuana when I was about 13 years old. It escalated from there. We (my wife and I) were homeless, sleeping in a hammock that we'd ride around and find some woods that we could tie the hammock up in a tree just to get some rest.”
DHR staff wears blue in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month
MARION COUNTY — The Marion County Department of Human Resources is feeling very blue, but in a good way. DHR employees recently came together dressed in blue to draw attention to National Child Abuse Prevention Month observed every year in April. The official “Wear Blue Day” was Friday, April 10.
HPD, DA’s office conducting death investigation for 18-year-old Public asked to refrain from sharing rumors
HAMILTON —The death of Preston Ashton Bunt, 18, of Hamilton, is under investigation after he was found unresponsive on Wednesday, April 1.
‘A happy ending’ Discovery of suspected body turns out to be something else…
First responders are called to a creek bank in Winfield after what was suspected to be a body was found.
WINFIELD — It was a cool, spring morning on Sunday, March 29, when a hunter found something he certainly didn’t go into the woods to search for that day.
Andrews selected as next Winfield superintendent
WINFIELD — The Winfield City Board of Education voted to move forward with Dr. Adam Andrews as the next superintendent during a called meeting on Monday, March 30.
Andrews was interviewed by the board of education on March 17, as one of four finalists out of all the applicants.
Hamilton’s ‘Dinner on First - Best of Hamilton Business Awards’ set
Attendees are shown enjoying last year’s “Dinner on First - Best of Hamilton Business Awards” dinner event. This year’s special evening is set for Thursday, April 23.
HAMILTON — The Hamilton Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to invite everyone to the “2026 Dinner on First - Best of Hamilton Business Awards” dinner event!
Miss Hamilton shares platform with city council; ‘Bullying Prevention Day’ proclaimed
Miss Hamilton Liliana Geier (left) and Hamilton Mayor Tami Lewis Williams hold a proclamation declaring March 16 as “Bullying Prevention Day” in the City of Hamilton.
HAMILTON — At its Monday, March 16, meeting, the Hamilton City Council welcomed Miss Hamilton 2026 Liliana Geier, who presented information on her anti-bullying program and a proclamation the mayor signed designating that day as “Bullying Prevention Day” in the City of Hamilton.
Register by Monday for free grant workshop at MCHS
GUIN — A free grant workshop will be held on Monday, April 20, from 9-11:30 a.m. at Marion County High School in Guin, with the deadline to register being on Monday, April 13.
Marion County Commission meets with NTN-Bower officials
Shown right after their meeting with NTN-Bower officials on March 26 are Marion County Commissioners, from left, Keith Nichols (District 1), Kenneth Cochran (District 2), Greg Gunnin (District 3), Tim Estes (District 4) and Larry Akers (District 5)—along with county administrator Scott Hunt
HAMILTON — Members of the Marion County Commission organized a meeting on Thursday, March 26, with top local NTN-Bower officials in an effort to see if anything could be done about their news to phase out operations.