The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance for any information regarding break-ins at three local churches. The burglaries have occurred over the past month. The churches that were targeted are all within the same geographical area on County Road 35. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with any information is urged to call the sheriff’s office at (205) 932-3205.
(Photo courtesy of Fayette County Sheriff Byron Yerby)
On Tuesday, July 16, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two vehicle crash on Hwy 96, located near M&M Service Center, in Fayette Co. FCSO also received reports of a single vehicle crash on Thursday, July 18. in the 4400 block of Co. Rd. 53 N.
By Amber Sitton | Guest editorial
Missing persons cases cast a long shadow across the United States. It’s a problem that plagues communities nationwide, leaving families in anguish and uncertainty. Alabama, like many states, grapples with this issue, but a beacon of hope shines from Fayette County in the state’s northwest corner. Remarkably, Fayette County currently has no missing persons reported.
A Guin man faces assault charges after stabbing an Ashridge man in the chest then fleeing the scene to Fayette County, where he was apprehended. Jeffrey Allen Martin, 56, has been charged with first degree assault in the stabbing of a 31-year-old Ashridge man, according to Winston County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Josh Edwards, noting this is a Class B felony.
On Oct. 18, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in the 200 block of Jim Taylor Rd. Berry. A stolen four wheeler, guns, narcotics, and drug paraphernalia were confiscated during the search of the premises.
