Marion County Rankin-Fite Airport

Airport receives $400,000 grant

HAMILTON - The Marion County-Rankin Fite Airport in Hamilton will receive $474,166 as a part of the state-wide $9.7 million Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants awarded by the Department of Transportation.
The grant will go towards construction of the taxiway at the airport which is located on Airport Rd off of Military St South in Hamilton.
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby made the announcement on Tuesday, July 2, stating that the grants will significantly aid development projects in local airports across the state.

 

Small plane crashes 35 minutes after take off

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A small airplane which departed from the Marion County-Rankin Fite Airport on Friday, March 29, crashed after attempting to land at Monroe County Airport in Aberdeen, Miss. The plane received substantial damage. Both the pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries.

MONROE COUNTY, MISS. - Both a pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries after their small plane crashed after departing from Hamilton.
According to a National Transportation Safety Board Aviation accident report, on Friday, March 29, a Piper PA28 airplane departed from the Marion County-Rankin Fite Airport in Hamilton on a personal flight at approximately 5:15 p.m.

Williams recruits Vass in Hamby search

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(From left) Forensic anthropologist Dr. Arpad Vass, State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) Captain Jonathan Winters, Marion County Sheriff Kevin Williams, District Attorney Scott Slatton, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency pilot J.D. Jackson and SBI Lt. Robbie Barton confer at the Marion County Rankin Fite Airport on Sept. 20 after an arial reconnaisance search for missing person Jessica Hamby.
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Jessica Leeann Hamby

HAMILTON - World-renowned scientist and body locator Dr. Arpad Vass and his grave detection machine have been recruited to aid in the search for Jessica Leeann Hamby.

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