Fayette

The Kiwanis Club of Fayette County and golfers from around the county gathered underneath the warm fall sun on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at the Fayette Country Club for the 31st annual “Kiwanis Klassic” golf tournament. The event, held every year since 1996, aims to raise money for the Weldy Home for Girls. Since its inception, the event has raised over $360k for the group home, with $14,326 more being added to the total after Wednesday’s event. 

On Friday, Oct. 9, the lobby of DCH medical center in Fayette became a pink-covered mecca of breast cancer awareness, education, fun, and remembrance. Survivors of breast cancer, DCH staff, and those touched by the disease came together for the hospital’s annual “Pink Party,” a celebratory and educational gathering that dates back over ten years. 

The renovation of Fayette’s Flag Park is growing closer. In a meeting on Friday, Oct. 9, Fayette Mayor Rod Northam showcased conceptual plans of the fully renovated site, which included a 7,000 square foot lawn with a bench and play area, a stage with a storm shelter underneath, restrooms, and a parking lot. That specific plan would cost around $2.5 million to complete. This meeting comes after two previous meetings held on June 24 and Aug. 27, in which the idea was workshopped around between community members and consultants from Your Town Alabama.

Local law enforcement and other members of the community gathered in Fayette for the Crisis Response and Intervention Training held Sept. 15–19. Hosted by the Fayette Police Department and presented by the Tuscaloosa Police Behavioral Intervention Team and the Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center, the 40-hour course equipped participants with skills in mental illness recognition, de-escalation strategies and communication techniques.

Fayette Police are continuing to investigate a break in at Andrew Bynum GMC that occurred Tuesday, July 29, between 9 - 9:30 p.m. at the dealership located at 2535 Temple Ave.  Jenkins confirmed that another stolen vehicle, the 2500 GMC Sierra, was recently located in Laurel, Miss.

On Wednesday, Aug. 27, Fayette police and fire responded to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of 2nd Ave. N.E. and 10th Street N.W.

According to the crash report, the driver of a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse was attempting to turn onto 10th St. N.E. She told officers that no vehicles were waiting at the red light to turn in the opposite direction and that she did not see any cars approaching in the outside lane before initiating the turn.

On Thursday, June 26, Fayette Police and Fire responded to a single vehicle crash that occurred on 6th St. S.W. According to the crash report, the vehicle overturned on its side in a ditch and the driver was transported to Fayette Medical Center for her injuries.

A Fayette man was arrested and charged with drug trafficking after authorities found nearly 3,000 pain pills in his possession at Miami International Airport.

On Wednesday, June 18, Fayette police, fire and emergency crews responded to an overturned 18-wheeler near the intersection of Second Ave. N.E. and Temple Ave.