WINFIELD - The Winfield City Council made progress on a solution to the crumbling curbs that have been causing tension between the Chevron gas station and the Med 360 clinic located on State Highway 129, just off Interstate 22 Exit 30.
The council heard from attorney Courtney Smith, who represents Midstates Petroleum of Vernon, the owners of the Chevron station in question, which owns the gas station, at the Thursday, Oct. 4, meeting.

GUIN - Local author Dorothy Thompson White has published a new book through Dorrance Publishing Company. The new book, titled A Marriage That Almost Wasn’t, will be published this week and will be available at book signings White said. The book is a 20-chapter book about her life in Kentucky and her marriage to Albert White of Henderson, Ky., in 1981.

MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Tuesday, Oct. 9, that 16 programs throughout the state that assist domestic violence victims will receive a total of $1.5 million in funding from the state’s Domestic Violence Trust Fund.
Safeplace, Inc., which assists victims from Marion County and which will be opening an emergency housing shelter in the county in early 2019, will receive between $80,000 and $100,000 of these funds.

WINFIELD - The Winfield Board of Education named Chris Cook, currently the Marion County Board of Education Central Office Supervisor, as the next superintendent of education for the Winfield City School System on Tuesday, Oct. 23.

HAMILTON - Marion County voters will head back to the polls for the third and final time in 2018 on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
The people will decide the fate of nine statewide races, seven local races and four ammendments.
Statewide races will include the:
• Gubernatorial race between Democratic candidate Walt Maddox and Republican Kay Ivey;
• Lieutenant Governor race between Democrat Will Boyd and Republican Will Ainsworth;
• Attorney General race between Democrat Joseph Siegelman and Republican Steve Marshall;

Marion County voters will head back to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6, to decide who will fill a variety of public positions which are due for re-election. The following  local Democratic, Independent and Republican candidates will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Once again, it has become more and more evident that the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) and, by extension, Bevill State Community College (BSCC) exist and operate in the safety of their own bubble.

One-hundred fiftyfive years ago this week, a Civil War Battle took place just outside the borders of Marion County. But you most likely have never heard of this battle. The battle happened after a Confederate army intercepted 500 Union soldiers returning from Alabama to Corinth, Miss.

Those of us who are Baby Boomers remember the tumultuous times of the 1960s. We lived through the Civil Rights revolution. Those of us who grew up here in the Heart of Dixie witnessed the transpiring of racial integration first hand.

GUIN - Guin Park and Recreation Director Keith Rhudy presented a year-end report to the Guin City Council at the council’s regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Oct. 15.
Rhudy said the Guin Water Park finished the 2018 fiscal year $1,776.04 in the red. The water park had a total revenue of $68,247.94 and $70,023.98 in total expenses.
The negative difference, Rhudy said, was due to the Guin Park and Recreation Department’s choice to keep the water park open through Labor Day.

WINFIELD - The Pastime Theatre in Winfield is excited to announce its 2019 concert series.
The 2019 series will open on Saturday, March 9, with Jason Petty’s “Hank & My Honky Tonk Heroes.” According to  Pastime Theatre Chairman Mary Hyche, “There’s only one Hank William’s and Jason Petty portrays him best.”
Petty starred as Williams in New York City’s hit Off-Broadway musical, “Lost Highway,” as well as at Nashville’s world-famous Ryman Auditorium.

HAMILTON - The Hamilton Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the 13th Annual Buttahatchee River Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 27, in downtown Hamilton.
The fall festival, which will officially kick off at 9 a.m. that morning, is a family-friendly event and there is no charge for admission.
This year’s festival will be as jam-packed with fun for the whole family as it has been in the past, according to  Hamilton chamber president Lacy Williams.

WINFIELD - The Winfield Board of Education interviewed five selected candidates for the Superintendent of Education position from Tuesday - Friday, Oct. 16 - 19.

HAMILTON - Dress up the kids and grab a bag.
NTN-Bower in Hamilton will be hosting its third annual “trunk-or-treat” Halloween event on Saturday, Oct. 27.
The event is open to everyone and will get kicked off at 6 p.m. and for an entire hour treat-or-treaters will be able to go from car to car to gather bag-fulls of candy.
Anyone interested in registering a vehicle to participate in the event is encouraged to call Mellissa McCarley at 921-8024  or Candi Childers at 921-8016.

Hamilton Police Department

HAMILTON - The following arrests and activities were reported by the Hamilton Police Department for the period of Oct. 9-15:
Incident, offense cases

HAMILTON - The Hamilton Kiwanis Club will once again sell smoked Thanksgiving turkeys as a fundraiser, but this year the club will also offer smoked half-hams. A 10-12 pound turkey or a half-ham, both smoked and ready to heat, can be purchased from any Kiwanis member from now until Monday, Nov. 12.
The group will use the proceeds from the smoked turkey fundraiser for two purposes: A donation to Christmas for Kids and Christmas food baskets for the needy.

The schools in Marion County have seen their playoff picture clear tremendously since last week.
Winfield is the Class 3A, Region 4 champ. This marks the first region crown for the Pirates since 2015 and the second region crown in the David McKinney era.

WINFIELD - The Winfield Pirates wrapped up the Class 3A, Region 4 championship with a 63-26 victory over the Greene County Tigers on Friday night, Oct. 19, at Estes Hudson Stadium in Winfield.
The Pirates improved to 9-0 overall, 6-0 in Class 3A, Region 4 play, and will host a first-round playoff game being the number one seed. This is the Pirates’ first region championship since 2015 and their first 9-0 start since 2005.

HAMILTON - The Hamilton Aggies brought an end to a five-game losing streak this past Friday night, Oct. 19, against the Lawrence County Red Devils, coming away with a 43-28 victory on homecoming.
Hamilton is now 3-5 overall and 2-4 in Class 5A, Region 7.
Head coach Rodney Stidham said, “It’s always good to win on homecoming.”

ARLEY - Marion County pulled away in the fourth quarter against Meek on the back of three fourth-quarter interceptions to earn the 28-6 Red Raider victory on Friday, Oct. 19.
The win improved the Red Raiders to 6-3 on the season and 3-3 in Class 1A, Region 6. The loss dropped the Tigers to 3-6 overall and 1-5 in Region 6.
“It wasn’t pretty, but we will take it,” third-year Marion County head coach Kyle Williams said following the game. “We had too many penalties and negative plays that kept us from doing what we wanted to in the first three quarters.

CHEROKEE - Hackleburg saw its playoff chances fade away with a 56-30 loss to Cherokee on Friday, Oct. 19.
The Panthers held a 16-14 lead at halftime before being outscored 42-14 in the second half. The loss dropped Hackleburg to 1-7 overall and 1-4 in Class 1A, Region 8. Cherokee improved to 3-5 overall and 3-2 in Region 8.
Hackleburg head coach Rod Hudson noted the team played well, but was unable to get a much-needed stop in the fourth quarter.

HUBBERTVILLE -  Brilliant lost the school’s 28th consecutive region contest with the Tigers’ 41-24 loss to Hubbertville on Friday, Oct. 19.
The loss dropped Brilliant to 2-6 overall and 0-6 in Class 1A, Region 6. Hubbertville improved to 6-2 overall and 4-2 in Region 6.
Brilliant head coach Brian Gunnels said he was proud of his team’s effort in the second half.