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This Week in Walker County (June 25 – July 1, 2024)
The City of Dora’s Economic Development Strategic Plan Community Meeting. Dora is partnering with the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham to conduct an Economic Development Strategic Plan to identify the city’s development assets and strengths. The City of Dora welcomes residents’ feedback regarding the types of economic development projects they would like to see. To RSVP for the meeting, please contact Stacy Turner at 205-648-3211.
Alabama under a severe thunderstorm watch until Wednesday night
On Wednesday at 2:54 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 9 p.m. for Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston counties. Preparing for approaching lightning: Expert safety advice. Each year, lightning strikes the United States approximately...
Walker County Sheriff confirms arrest of department corrections officer
Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith took to social media Tuesday to announce the arrest of one of his own correctional officers. Tony DeWayne Jackson, 29, of Parrish is charged with promoting prison contraband. The arrest was made following investigations that indicated Jackson was providing non-drug contraband items to inmates within...
Commission approves ballot amendment explanation
The Alabama Fair Ballot Commission Thursday agreed on language describing a constitutional amendment on the November ballot. The amendment comes from HB 302, sponsored by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, which would grant money from certain lands and the lands themselves owned by the Franklin County School System to the Franklin County Board of Education. The […] The post Commission approves ballot amendment explanation appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Suspect arrested in connection to Walker County burglaries
Dora Police Department has made an arrest regarding a series of burglaries that transpired at Dora High School in Walker County. Michael Lewis Lynn Bridgmon, 51, was apprehended and charged with third-degree burglary. According to DPD, the high school was burglarized in November of 2023. Then, over the weekend, the...
The Bridge hosts 2nd annual Juneteenth celebration
The Bridge Educational Philanthropy hosted its second annual Juneteenth Celebration of Excellence Luncheon at the Jasper Civic Center on Saturday. The event commemorates Juneteenth, a day marking the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in 1865. The luncheon also honors local residents for their significant impact on the community....
$6.7M grant announced for water infrastructure improvements
Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed hosted an event in Oakman on Wednesday, June 5, to announce $6.7 million in grant awards for water infrastructure and capacity improvements in communities of need in northwest Alabama. This comes in response to portions of Walker, Fayette, and Tuscaloosa Counties experiencing an extended period of water shortages in January.
Ivey announces $500k grant for weatherization training center at Bevill State
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $500,000 grant to renovate space at Bevill State Community College in Walker County for a new weatherization training center. The funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will be used to create the Energy Infrastructure Center at the college, which will provide training on making homes more energy efficient. Bevill State has partnered with the Alabama Community College System and Alabama Power to create and implement a training plan for the center as part of Alabama’s Weatherization Assistance Program. The program’s mission is to lower energy costs for low-income households by making improvements to their homes.
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