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Bibb County Airport to Get Repairs, Garbage Contract is Trashed

Airport Runway Rehab Scheduled "What happens if we don't do this?" Commissioner Keefe Burt asked. "Then the FAA shuts us down. Basically, if we want to keep having an airport, we have to do this," Jordan...

West Blocton’s Alabama Power Office Closing Doors

Be the end of August, 2019, 40 out of 86 Alabama Power business offices will be closed. Among the payment center offices on the closure list is the West Blocton location. According to Alabama Power,...

Little League Tournaments Underway, and Volunteers are Needed

Head over to Stewart-Wheeler Baseball Park this week and support your team. From the South Bibb Dixie Youth Facebook Page: The age group 9/10 District Tournament will be hosted at the Stewart-Wheeler Park starting this Thursday. If...

Choctaws Baseball Players Make All-State

After a long but productive season for Bibb County High School baseball, three players have made the 5A All-State teams. These awards are voted on by the Alabama Sports Writers' Association. Congratulations Choctaws! P: Brooks Cooner,...

Cahawba Mercantile Grand Opening

For Chris and Lynne Taylor, opening a little shop in a small town wasn't just a business decision, it was fulfilling a dream. Tired of the big corporate world, Chris called his wife from...

A New Kennel in Town: Tabernacle Farm’s Grand Opening

Although already partially operational for almost a month, Tabernacle Farm Pet Boarding and Farm Animal Rescue held their official ribbon cutting grand opening Friday morning June 7th, as several residents and the Brent Police...
Centreville City Council met for the first time in 2019

Fire Department Needs, Tower Zoning, and Police Updates

Fire Department Requests Help Not the first on the schedule, but generating the hottest discussion of the night was Centreville's Volunteer Fire Department, as Chief Mickey Barton appeared before the Council to request help purchasing...

Bibb County 4-H Summer Day Camp

Bibb County 4-H Summer Day Camp By Simon Carbone Bibb County 4-H Foundation Agent The Bibb County Extension Office will host its fifth annual 4-H Summer Day Camp for Bibb County youth ages 9-13 from 8am-3pm on...

Mitch Kemmer Appointed to Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Board of Trustees

The scorching sun of a hot Alabama day in May tested my car’s air conditioning as I pulled up at the law office of Richard M. Kemmer, Jr. P.C. Fortunately shade still existed at...

Montevallo Main Street Receives National Accreditation

  MONTEVALLO MAIN STREET Receives 2019 National Main Street Accreditation Montevallo, Alabama—Montevallo Main Street has been designated as an accredited Main Street America™ program for meeting rigorous performance standards set by the National Main Street Center. Each year,...