The Fayette County Commission held a special meeting on Monday, Sept. 29 at the Courthouse Annex building to amend the current road construction budget and finalize the fiscal year 2026 budget. All commissioners were present except District Two Commissioner Shane Hughes. District One Commissioner Brad Cox opened the meeting with a prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
A Fayette County grand jury will decide if Timothy Vess Benton will remain on house arrest or return to prison. Judge Jim Gentry issued the ruling in a Tuscaloosa County Court room on Thursday, Oct. 16.
Benton allegedly violated the SORNA Act and as a result was arrested on Sept. 4 after being placed in the Fayette County Community Corrections Program.
Pictured above are the “Zombies of Hwy 107”, Rebecca Reeks, Bloody Bentley, Jerry Jawbreaker, Zelda Zombie and Melted Mike. They have been stalking the Holmes family for the last 11 years.
For the Holmes family, October means mums, pumpkins and reanimated corpses -- or at least it’s been that way for the last eleven years.
Chris and Amber Holmes said that in 2014 is when “they” started showing up. At first there were just two, Rotted Ralph and Zombie Zeke. But, it seemed where one or two aimlessly amble, others began to congregate.
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On Sunday, Oct. 12, at approximately 6:10 a.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two vehicle crash in the 4800 block of Co. Rd. 67 in Bankston.
Sheriff Byron Yerby said that one driver sustained serious injuries and was airlifted from the scene and the other driver sustained minor injuries. Fayette County and Marion County EMS transported the patients and Bankston/Stough and North River Rescue Squad assisted at the scene.
Hub’s Braylon Hill (52) and Charles Keeton (24) make a tackle. | Photo by Leah Hollingsworth
The Lions hosted Brilliant for the homecoming game on Friday night and dominated the Tigers with a 66-0 win.
Fayette County's Karson Sparks (8) takes down a Curry ball carrier. | Photo by Quinn Davis
The Fayette Tigers traveled to face the Curry Yellow Jackets on Friday night and came away with a commanding 67-16 victory.
The Fayette County Board of Education held a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Berry High School Library. The meeting began with a prayer led by District One Board Member John Aaron, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance by District Five Board Member Julie Stough.
The Berry Town Council held its regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 6 at Berry City Hall. Mayor Mary Sue Lollar called the meeting to order with all members present except Councilor Charles Tidwell. The meeting began with a prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilor Chris Lindsey.
Pictured above from left to right are Rod Northam, Sandy Porter, Belinda Watts, Gayle Langley, Sue Northam, Kelley Strickland and Steven Nolen. | Photo by Amy Kizzire
Camp Watkins celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 20, with a reunion that brought together generations of Scouts from Troop 45 B, formerly Troop 54 and Troop 45 G of Fayette County.
Rodney Hannah is pictured at right congratulating Micky Joe Morgan after the receiving the results from the runoff election on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
Micky Joe Morgan was officially declared the winner of the Ward 2 City Council seat following a canvassing of election results held on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Fayette County's Maurice Harris (2) battles his way through the Blue Devils' defense. | Photo by Devin Dudley
The Fayette Tigers dominated the Cordova Blue Devils 41-7 in a homecoming victory Friday night at John Morgan Brown Stadium at Waldon Tucker Field.
Hub's Tyler Stricklin (7) runs the ball into Tornado territory. | Photo by Leah Hollingsworth
The Lions traveled to Reform to face the Pickens County Tornadoes on Friday night. The Lions exited G. S. Spruill Stadium with the 53- 6 score and region game win.
Berry's Jayden Smith (3) passes the ball to an open receiver. | Photo by Sarah Rice
In boxing, sometimes you get two finesse fighters who dance and jab at each other and other times you get fighters who stand toe to toe and trade huge punches. Berry and Lynn fell into the latter category last Friday night. The two teams would trade drive after drive before Lynn took the game 44 - 28.
The Berry Town Council held its regular meeting Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. at Berry City Hall. Mayor Mary Sue Lollar called the meeting to order. Councilors Nancy Shepherd, Charles Tidwell, Russell Madison, Chris Lindsey and Calvin Madison were present, along with Town Clerk Marie McCluskey.
Pictured are the winners from last years’ Frog Level Festival frog jumping contest in no particular order are Gunner Renfroe, Esra Smith and Cross Walker.
The 25th annual Frog Level Festival & Cruise In kicks off this Friday, Oct. 3, bringing live music, classic cars and community festivities to downtown Fayette. The festival will kick off at 4 p.m. with live music featuring Curtis Williams, followed by Alabama Street at 5:30 p.m., Handshake Promise at 7 p.m. and The Velcro Pygmies at 9 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. 4, the excitement continues bright and early at 8 a.m. with a Car Show and Cruise In. Enjoy performances by the Bama Dancers at 9 a.m., and don’t miss the Frog Jumping Contest at 10 a.m.
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The Fayette County High School girls’ varsity volleyball team were the winners of the WAC Tournament that was held at South Lamar High School Sept. 20. They defeated Winfield 2-1, Sulligent 2-0 and played Sulligent for the championship, winning 2-1.
Pictured at right, bottom row left to right, are seniors Addie Thomas, Sofi Gant, and Caylen Williams; top row, left to right, is Quinn Davis, Lainey Deavours, Eady Porter, Lakiah Gilreath, Lashelle Cannon, Preslee Kelly, Aliya Stevenson and Paislee Kelly.
The Fayette Community Foundation has started accepting grant applications for 2025. According to the Fayette Community Foundation’s mission statement, “the Foundation shall seek to support, promote, improve, and maintain the health, educational, and cultural institutions serving the citizens of Fayette County.
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Berry High varsity girls’ volleyball team currently has a 8-7 overall record for the season, and 2-0 in regional play.
Pictured to the left on the front row from left to right are Camryn Frost, Aubrey Helms, Bella Taylor, Hailey Medders and Julia Cook; back row are Coach Samantha Estes, Gabby Studdard, Emma Bozeman, Leah Ward, Sophie Nelson, Alex Wilson, Sydney Rice, Maggie Norris and Coach Sarah Rice.
Photo by Leah Holingsworth
Hubbertville varsity girls’ volleyball team currently has a 3-9 overall record and is 1–3 in region play.
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Fayette County High School varsity girls’ volleyball is currently 19-4 overall for the season, and 2-0 for the region. Pictured to the left from left to right on the front row are Quinn Davis and Emma Kate Oswalt; middle row are seniors Sofi Gant, Addie Thomas, and Caylen Williams; back row are Aliya Stevenson, Eady Porter, Lakiah Gilreath, Preslee Kelly, Paislee Kelly, Lashelle Cannon, Lainey Deavors.
