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The National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory at 1:21 a.m. on Wednesday valid from 11 a.m. until Thursday 9 p.m. for Marion, Winston, Walker, Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Coosa, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Pike and Barbour counties. The weather service comments, "Heat index values up to...

Please take notice that the Industrial Development Authority of Winston County, Alabama and the Cooperative District of Winston County are taking applications for the position of President/Manager to serve either as part-time or full-time. This position is responsible for oversight and direction of the Industrial Development Authority of Winston County, Alabama, Inc. Under administrative direction, this position is responsible for planning and directing programs to encourage the expansion of existing industries and the establishment of new industries for Winston County, Alabama, and to management and oversight of the Cooperative District of Winston County.

TAKE NOTICE that Letters of Testamentary has been granted to DONNA IVEY DENTON, as Executrix of the Estate of JOHN GARY DENTON, on the 28th day of June, 2024 by the Honorable Sheila G. Moore, Judge of Probate Court of Winston County;. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having...

TAKE NOTICE hat Letters of Testamentary has been granted to Cindy Renette Davis, as Executrix of the Estate of Coleman Leo Powell, on the 28th day of June, 2024 by the Honorable Sheila G. Moore, Judge of Probate Court of Winston County;. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having...

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Michael I. Harris, married man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Loan depot.com, LLC, on March 1, 2023, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Winston County, Alabama, in MORT Book 688 Page 929; the undersigned loanDepot.com, 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 Double Springs, Winston County, Alabama, on September 13, 2024, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Winston County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot number 20 in the Chambers Addition to the City of Haleyville, Alabama, and being part of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 30, Township 9 South, Range 10 West and more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Northeast corner of Lot 20 on the West side of Newburg Road; thence West at right angles 200 feet; thence South at right angles 100 feet; thence East at right angles 200 feet to Newburg Road; thence North along the West side of Newburg Road 100 feet to the Point of Beginning; situated, lying and being in Winston County, Alabama.. Property street address for informational purposes: 2718 Newburg Rd , Haleyville, AL 35565. 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.

On Saturday at 1:05 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory in effect until 9 p.m. for Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston, Walker, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Sumter and Greene counties. The weather service states, "Through this afternoon in the west, heat index values up to 105 degrees. For Sunday...

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...

ARLEY - Winston County Extension Coordinator Zach Brannon will speak at the first of three free Lunch and Learn events being sponsored by the Arley Women's Club at Arley Public Library on Monday, June 24, from 12-1 p.m. During each event, guests are invited to bring their lunches to the...

LYNN - Lynn Elementary School is getting a new principal. Brad Alsup is moving to the Winston County Schools Central Office to serve as alternative school and truancy director. Alsup’s replacement will be Michael Nanney, current principal at Red Bay High School. Nanney, who has spent a majority of...

Heather Tucker, who announced her retirement as DSES principal effective Aug. 1, is coming on board as the new executive director of Wild Alabama, replacing Maggie Johnston, who is retiring from that position. The past five years, Tucker has been DSES principal, a position she will leave with bittersweet memories...

IN RE: A parcel of land lying partly in the S ½ of the NE ¼ and partly in the NE ¼ of the SE ¼,. described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the South line of the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ and.

An Alabama motorcyclist was killed early Tuesday when his Harley Davidson motorcycle left the road, flipped over and ejected the man, state troopers said. The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 4:50 a.m. Tuesday, and claimed the life of a Bankston, Alabama, man. Walter D. Watkins Jr., 52, was fatally injured...

A Bankston man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Winston County Tuesday. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said 52-year-old Walter D. Watkins was was fatally injured when the 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle he was operating left the roadway and overturned. ALEA said Watkins was thrown from the motorcycle...

WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A single-vehicle crash that occurred early Tuesday morning has left a man dead. According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Walter Watkins Jr., 52, of Bankston, was killed when the motorcycle he was driving left the roadway and overturned. Watkins Jr. was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the […]

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Over $1 million in financial discrepancies were noted in a report of the Winston County Schools audit for 2022-2023. Two major findings of the Winston County Schools audit for the period of 2022-2023 showed over $932,000 in financial transactions not recorded, as well as over $301,000 expended for bus fuel without letting bids, according to a summary of the audit findings.

Please take notice that a Petition to Substitute Executor in the above styled matter has been filed in said Court by Brittany Welborn, Petitioner, and that the 12th day July, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. has been set for hearing on same at the Winston County Annex Building in Double Springs, Alabama. Please be advised that anyone intending to contest this Petition to Substitute Executor must respond within fifteen (15) days hereof with counsel to said Petitioner, whose name and address is shown below and with the Clerk of the Probate Court.

TAKE NOTICE that Letters of Testamentary has been granted to Elizabeth Ann Ward, as Executrix of the Estate of Carley Eugene Ward, on the 6th day of June, 2024 by the Honorable Sheila G. Moore, Judge of Probate Court of Winston County;. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having...

A motorcyclist was killed in a predawn crash in Winston County. Alabama State Troopers identified the fatality victim as Walter D. Watkins Jr. He was 52 and lived in Bankston. The wreck happened at 4:50 a.m. Tuesday on Alabama 13 near U.S. 278. That location is less than a mile from Lynn.

TAKE NOTICE that Letters of Testamentary has been granted to Casey McNutt Wilson, as Executrix of the Estate of Danny Joe McNutt, on the 6th day of June, 2024 by the Honorable Sheila G. Moore, Judge of Probate Court of Winston County;. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having...

WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants terms and conditions of that mortgage from Robert Criblez, III and Bryce H. Reynolds, an unmarried person, to BankFirst Financial Services, successor by merger to Traders and Farmers Bank, dated March 29, 2017 and recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Winston County, Alabama on April 6, 2017, in Mortgage Volume 616 at Page 780; and BankFirst Financial Services, successor by merger to Traders and Farmers Bank, as mortgagee, having declared all of the indebtedness secured by said mortgage due and payable and such default continuing, notice is hereby given under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, that BankFirst Financial Services, successor by merger to Traders and Farmers Bank, as mortgagee, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Court House in Double Springs, Winston County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.) on the 10th day of July, 2024, the following property, situated in Winston County, Alabama together with hereditaments and appurtenances there unto belonging and all buildings, structures, fixtures and other improvements now or hereafter existing, erected or installed thereon to-wit: