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HAMILTON — The City of Hamilton will put up $309,813 to match a $309,812 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to fund alternate water supplies. The total investment is $619,625, with the matching funds coming from the city’s American Rescue Plan/COVID monies. Hamilton Mayor Bob Page remarked on...

HAMILTON - The Third Annual Marion County Stampede will take place next weekend on Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, at the Hamilton Industrial Park off I-22. Gates will open at 5 p.m. each day. The rodeo is open to all ages. Tickets presold by April 26 are $15. Tickets at the gate are $20. Children 3 and under are admitted free.

MARION COUNTY — Voters headed to the polls last Tuesday, April 16, and when the day was done, Patrick Sutton was declared the winner of the Marion County Board of Education superintendent race. He received 1,525, or 58.1 percent, of the votes compared to Josh Weatherly’s 1,100, or 41.9 percent, of the votes. This race was the only one on the ballot. Sutton will take office in January.

BRILLIANT — A Brilliant woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on Wednesday, April 17, on State Highway 233 near the 13 mile marker, about six miles northeast of Brilliant. According to a press release from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), 30-year-old Tiffany Matlock was sitting in...

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Police Department, with assistance from the Hackleburg and Bear Creek police departments, as well as the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC), arrested Rickey Brandon Reno after he escaped from work release on Tuesday morning, April 16. According to Hamilton Police Chief Jordan Carter, his department...

MARION COUNTY — Thomas Donald Warren, 39, of Nauvoo, was arrested on Friday, April 12, at approximately 11 p.m. by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. His multiple charges include felony attempting to elude, third-degree criminal mischief, possession of a controlled substance, reckless driving, two counts of failure to stop at a stop sign, four counts of failure to signal, switched tag, no tail lights and possession of drug paraphernalia.

HATLEY, Miss. (WTVA) — Disturbing allegations have surfaced involving an elementary teacher in Hatley. The teacher does not currently face any charges, so WTVA 9 News is not naming the individual in this article. Several parents have called and emailed the WTVA newsroom this week about the allegations. WTVA...

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says an 89-year-old man died in a house fire Monday. Deputies say they responded to the house fire in the 6000 block of 172 in Hodges. It happened in the early morning hours, and Hodges Fire Department was also dispatched. On arrival, the sheriff’s...

BEAR CREEK — A Haleyville man faces numerous charges including assault on a police officer, after using his car as a weapon during a high-speed chase to repeatedly strike a police unit and try to run down an officer Friday afternoon, April 12. Jeremiah Steven Straub, 37, has been...

WINFIELD — Winfield hosted its annual Mike Spann Memorial Invitational track meet on Saturday, April 6. The Hamilton Aggies won the boys’ meet with 152 points, followed by Madison Academy with 124 points and Fayette with 96.5. Jasper High School’s varsity girls won with 123, and the Lady...

HALEYVILLE — The Hamilton Aggies lost two games against the Haleyville Lions last week on Friday, April 19. The Aggies lost the first game 4-0. Houston Tibbs pitched for about four innings during the game. He threw two strikeouts while allowing four hits off of four runs. Sam Ballard pitched for one inning.

FRANKLIN CO., Ala. (WAFF) - For the past ten years, Franklin County has had a bill in place that allows teachers within the county to carry handguns at their schools. Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver said there have been no incidents stemming from teachers having firearms in the last 10 years. He said the bill was passed in part because not every school in the Franklin County School system has a school resource officer.

WINFIELD — Gloria Stovall, who served on the Winfield City Council for 12 years as the second woman to hold the position, passed away at home on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Stovall, who was 79, grew up in Winfield. She was born in 1944 to her parents Brody and Addine Rose. They were members of Winfield Church of Christ.

WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. — A driver and passenger were killed when a car crashed in Winston County last weekend. The Alabama State Troopers reported the single-vehicle crash happened about 7:18 a.m. April 20 on Highway 278, a few miles west of Double Springs. The state troopers said Refugio Sosa,...

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Christopher T Rochon a married man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Hometown Lenders LLC, on November 26, 2014, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Marion County, Alabama, in OFFR Book 2014 Page 4400; the undersigned Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Hamilton, Marion County, Alabama, on April 12, 2024, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Marion County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot No. 37 of Meadow Wood Subdivision, Sector 2, to the Town of Winfield, Marion County, Alabama according to the Map or Plat of which is recorded in Map Book 2, Page 47, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Marion County, Alabama. Property street address for informational purposes: 175 Skylark Ave , Winfield, AL 35594. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in certified funds made payable to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid in certified funds by noon the next business day at the Law Office of Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed from April 12, 2024 until May 24, 2024, during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Hamilton, Marion County, Alabama. Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, ("Transferee") Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2501 20th Place South, Suite 300, Homewood, AL 35223 www.tblaw.com.