Tom Wisemiller, President & CEO, and Jamie Christian, Marketing & Membership Director, of the Northwest Alabama Economic Development Alliance (known as C3 locally) attended the 2022 Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA) Summer Conference in Point Clear on July 24 – 27.

Bevill State Community College’s TRIO program — Upward Bound Math & Science (UBMS) — has been renewed by the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education. The total award for this program, located on the Fayette Campus, is a little over $1.4 million, which is  approximately $300,000 per year. This grant assures the program’s continuation for the next five years, through 2027.

Kim Boswell, the Alabama Commissioner of Mental Health, visited several of the facilities within the Northwest Alabama Mental Health System on Thursday, Sept. 8, including some of the facilities located in Fayette County.

The Glen Allen Town Council met on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at the town’s community center. All council members were present for the regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Following standard opening procedures, Mayor Allen J. Dunavant welcomed Probate Judge Mike Freeman to the meeting and yielded the floor to him.

Fayette used another explosive first half to defeat Carbon Hill in a regional football game last Friday night by the score of 59-8.

Local CenturyLink phone and internet customers will soon see a new name on their bills.
Either on or soon after Oct. 3, Brightspeed will be taking over portions of CenturyLink’s business in 20 midwestern and southeastern states, including Alabama. Locally, CenturyLink offers phone and internet services in all of Fayette and Marion counties.

Hubbertville remained in region play on Thursday night and traveled to South Lamar. Winning the coin toss, the Lions elected to receive the opening kick.

The Berry Wildcats continued its play in Region 5 by facing the eighth-ranked team in 1A when they traveled to Reform to face the Pickens County Tornadoes. The Wildcats got behind early and never gained any traction during the game. The potent Tornadoes’ offense proved to be too much for the Wildcats, as Pickens County won 62 - 0.

The 52nd Fayette Arts Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Guthrie Smith Park, and will feature a vast array of craftsmen and artists displaying their works for sale. Two local craftsmen displaying their unique items at the festival this year are Emily Tittle and Lindsey Porter.

A reception was held for Dr. Jeremy Madden at Fayette County High School on Aug. 31, honoring him for his 21 years of service in the Fayette County School System as a teacher, assistant principal and principal. Madden has served as principal at Fayette County High School for the past 11 years.

In addition to the local, state and federal offices that are on the Nov. 8 general election ballot, there will be 10 statewide amendments also. One of the most significant amendments on the ballot will be Amendment 10, known as the amendment that would ratify the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Fayette totally dominated the Tarrant Wildcats last Friday night to earn a 45-0 regional win.
Fayette scored its 45 points in the first half, then rested the starters for the remainder of the game.

Hubbertville traveled to Tuscaloosa on Friday night to face the Holy Spirit Saints. The Saints won the coin toss and elected to receive the opening kick. Tucker Bowen’s kick rolled out of bounds, setting Holy Spirit up at the 35-yard line.

 The Berry Wildcats opened up region play by hosting the South Lamar Stallions.  Thanks to a big first half by the Stallions’ offense, South Lamar came away with a 33-8 victory.

Coley Blakeney has been named as the new head coach of the Bevill State Community College (BSCC) baseball team.

A domestic event that could have escalated to a dangerous situation ended peacefully on Sunday night, thanks to the quick action of the Fayette Police Department and other surrounding law enforcement agencies.

The Fayette City Council approved resolutions granting alcohol licenses to Fayette Prime LLC during its Aug. 23 meeting. Aliska Hughes-Monroe was absent from the meeting, with all other council members present.

The Fayette County Commission held a brief meeting on Monday, Aug. 29 to approve its fiscal year 2023 “Rebuild Alabama Plan.” The meeting was held a week later than usual due to the  County Commissions of Alabama Convention that was held last week. All commissioners were present for the meeting.

The Fayette Tigers rolled up over 300 rushing and accumulated more than 500 yards of total offense to outscore Sulligent by the score of 47-37.

The Berry Wildcats traveled to Walker County to face the 4A Curry Yellow Jackets in its first game of the 2022 campaign. The Wildcats’ offense moved the ball well, but penalties and injuries plagued the Wildcats the entire game. The Wildcats kept the game close for most of the game, but two late fourth quarter scores gave the Yellow Jackets a 21-point victory, 42 - 21.