Mark your calendars! On Monday, April 8, the afternoon sky will transform into a celestial theater as the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, casting its shadow on our planet.
For more information on the April 8 Solar Eclipse, please click the link below.
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/
The Fayette City Council held its regular council meeting on Tuesday, March 26. All council members were present for the meeting. Reverend Kelcey Hale opened the meeting with prayer and also led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Fayette County Commission held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, March 25, at the Mount Vernon Community Center. All commissioners were present for the meeting, except District 2 Commissioner Shane Hughes. The meeting was led with prayer, followed by the national anthem. The meeting began with the approval of the agenda.
Bradley Cox’s journey from being adopted as a young teenager to becoming a Fayette County Commissioner is a testament to the transformative power of love and family. His story is one of resilience, hope, and the deep impact that adoption can have on a person’s life.
House Bill 238 (HB 238), also known as the Fair Meds Act, sponsored by Representative Phillip Rigsby, (R)-Huntsville, suggests the addition of a "dispensing fee" to the cost of prescription drugs. The purpose of the bill is to introduce a $10.64 fee for every prescription filled in the state.
Fayette lost a well known respected businessman last week, Harlan Irby Prater III, of Fayette, died peacefully at his home on March 18. He was 89.
Berry High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter members attended the State Leadership Conference and STAR Events competition in Montgomery March 7-8 at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center.
Devin Dudley, a Fayette County native and 2012 graduate of Fayette County High School, has been named the new editor of The Times-Record, replacing retiring editor Dean Maddox. In addition to being a graduate of Fayette County High School, Dudley has an Associate’s degree in Business Administration from Bevill State Community College, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Alabama in Communication and Information Sciences.
Hosea R. Johnson, who was sentenced in Jan. 2011 for the June 2008 murder of O’Brian “Tadpole” Rodgers of Fayette, was denied parole on March 7 by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles.
The Fayette City Council held its regular council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 13. All council members were present for the meeting. In the absence of Fayette Mayor Rod Northam, who was attending a meeting in Washington D.C., Mayor Pro Tem Eddy Campbell presided over the meeting.
The Fayette County Board of Education held its March 12 meeting in the central office boardroom at the courthouse annex. All board members were present for the meeting.
After the minutes of the previous board meeting and the present meeting’s board agenda were approved, Board President Tom Hubbert read the Personnel Action Report, which contained the following items: New Hire: Isabella Butts, Fayette Elementary School teacher, effective March 13, pending certification.
The 2024 regular session of the Alabama House of Representatives has reached the halfway mark. As required by the Constitution of Alabama, lawmakers convened in Montgomery on Feb. 6, in order to pass mandatory spending plans for public education and state agencies. Bills, measures and resolutions filed by lawmakers will be considered as well, but approving the Education Trust Fund and General Fund budgets are the only tasks mandated and required by the state constitution.
“Move Alabama,” sponsored by the Alabama Extension Agency, held a pop-up event on the Fayette County Courthouse lawn last week.
A brief but intense isolated thunderstorm caused some tree damage within Fayette County in the early morning hours of Friday, March 15. Fayette County EMA Director Michael Stoker said that most of the downed trees were located on the south end of Fayette County, with no reported structural damage.
The Fayette Tigers and Hubbertville Lions each had mixed results in baseball last week before heading into spring break. Fayette started its week last Monday with a 6-3 loss to American Christian Academy. Cooper Sanford started the game at pitcher for Fayette and suffered the loss, allowing seven hits and four runs in five and two-thirds innings of work.
The Fayette Lady Tigers softball team defeated Brilliant last Monday by the score of 5-4. Preslee Kelly pitched a complete seven-inning game for Fayette, allowing 10 hits and four earned runs to pick up the victory. Kelly also led the team offensively with three hits at the plate. Aubrey Deavours had two hits for the Lady Tigers, including a triple. Ensleigh Kennedy had a double, while Lauren Unger, Rayah Nichols and Kinley Owens each had a hit for Fayette.
Former Fayette County Commissioner, Billy “JoJo” Rodgers, defeated incumbent Commissioner Robert Townley, and incumbent Commissioner Shane Hughes topped challenger Ferrell Robertson in the only two contested local races during the March 5 primaries.
The Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete Program, now in its 37th year, has announced the 2024 regional winners who were selected from school nominations for this year’s scholarship distribution. More than $1 million in scholarships are available this year. A total of 102 high school senior student-athletes, 52 in the Bryant-Jordan Scholar-Athlete Program and 52 in the Bryant-Jordan Student Achievement Program, have advanced from area nominations. They will be recognized at the 37th annual Bryant-Jordan Awards Banquet to be held Monday night, April 15, at the Birmingham-Sheraton Hotel.
A new state law seeks to drive down motor vehicle-related fatalities caused by distracted driving. In 2022, almost seven percent of all motor vehicle-related fatalities in Alabama were caused by distracted driving. The Alabama Legislature responded in 2023 by passing a law intended to slow the increasing number of people being killed by distracted drivers.
The Fayette County Commission held its regularly scheduled meeting on March 11 at the Fayette Courthouse Annex building. All commissioners were present for the meeting, with the exception of Commissioner Robert Townley. Commissioner David Hubbert opened the meeting with prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
