Fayette County's Logan Taylor (51) closes in on the ballcarrier as Fayette County hosted Winfield in high school football action. | Photo by Tommy Williams
The Winfield Pirates rushing attack was too much for the Fayette County Tigers to handle as the Pirates ran up 222 rushing yards to roll to a 35-6 victory on Thursday, Sep. 26, in Fayette.
The Fayette County Board of Education held a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 26 at the Courthouse Annex building board room. All board members were present. The meeting was led with prayer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Fayette County Commission held its regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 23, at the Courthouse Annex Building. District Five Commissioner Robert Townley led the meeting with a prayer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force and the Berry Police Department, have charged two Fayette County residents in a fentanyl trafficking case.
The Fayette Tigers hosted the Haleyville Lions on Friday at John Morgan Brown Stadium. The Lions received the ball on the kickoff but were forced to punt.
Lake Norris (0) shown here rushing the ball past the Stallions' defensive players | Photo by Kelly Bonner
Berry traveled to Millport to face the South Lamar Stallions in the hope of starting the season 4 - 0 for the first time since 2009. South Lamar won the toss and elected to receive the opening kick-off.
Braylon Hill (52) and Tucker Bowen (85) pictured here making a sack against the Raiders QB. | Photo by Leah Hollingsworth
The Lions hosted the Marion County Red Raiders on Friday night at Wiley Hollingsworth Stadium. Winning the coin toss and electing to receive the Lions opening drive started from the 20-yard line following Tye Madison’s touchback kickoff.
On Saturday, Concord Baptist Church hosted around 30 bicyclists participating in a “Cycle for the South” fundraiser for the American Cancer Society (ACS), co-sponsored by Nucor Steel. The cyclists embarked on a journey from Memphis, Tenn. to Birmingham, with the church providing a rest stop and refreshments along the way.
The Fayette County Board of Education held a budget hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the courthouse annex building board room, followed by the regular scheduled meeting.
Berry High School was the target of a threat made by a student last week. | Contributed photo
Two separate incidents of threats being made at county schools last week resulted in swift action by officials.
