Hamilton

Vinson addresses Hamilton council, thanks those involved with finding her lost mother

HAMILTON — During their Jan. 21 Hamilton City Council meeting, mayor Bob Page noted Kimmy (Burleson) Vinson spoke to those present and the media and thanked everyone involved with helping to locate her mother, Brenda Tice Burleson, 74, who had been reported missing on Jan. 14 and was found later that same day.

Hamilton’s Kel Battle sets scoring record


Hamilton's Kel Battle sets new record.

Hamilton’s Kel Battle was recognized by the AHSAA Radio Network as the leading scorer for the Hamilton Aggies, passing Greg Evans who set the previous record in 1983. Battle has scored over 1,700 points, and beat his own 3-point record from last season (98) with 100 so far this season. He also holds records for most career 3-pointers and most charges taken in a season and in his career. “I am so proud of all he has accomplished,” his father, Drew Battle said.

Escaped inmate recaptured in Texas


Pierson Mckinnley Anthony escaped from the Alabama Department of Corrections in Hamilton over the weekend and was recaptured in Texas. Photo courtesy of Collins County Jail.
HAMILTON — Pierson Mckinnley Anthony, an inmate with the Alabama Department of Corrections in the Hamilton Community Based Facility and Community Work Center, escaped on Saturday, Jan. 25, at approximately 11:20 p.m. An escape report was issued by the ADOC at 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 26.

Search continues for missing Hamilton woman


Hamilton police and Alabama state troopers blocked County Highway 45 on Monday, Jan. 13, to search the area for Chastity Ann Terry, who they think may have been walking along the road.

*The following story is based on the most up-to-date information as of the Journal-Record’s press deadline on Monday evening, Jan. 20.
The search for Chastity Ann Terry continues, as of Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, after she was declared missing just over a week before.
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Williams said on Jan. 16, first responders of various departments and agencies were coming together to begin a grid search of the wooded areas near the site where they believe she might have gone missing.

Police search for missing woman


Chastity Terry
HAMILTON — State, county and local law enforcement agencies are continuing the search for Chastity Ann Terry, 39, and who is considered a missing person. She was last seen on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, according to a release from the Hamilton Police Department that was posted late Sunday night.

Hamilton renews C3 partnership

HAMILTON — The City of Hamilton renewed its membership with the C3 of Northwest Alabama Economic Development Alliance on Nov. 18 for $25,000 for fiscal year 2025 for its continued efforts to recruit businesses, jobs and economic development within the 3-county region of Marion, Fayette and Lamar.