Gov.  Kay Ivey has awarded almost $2.9 million to help Walker County and four north Alabama counties recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, with $288,200 going to Walker to purchase medical equipment. 

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks is attempting to raise cash for his Senate race with a fundraising email detailing how his wife was served with papers notifying the congressman of a … more

UPDATED 6/11/21 4:26 p.m. - Updated with name of the deceased, more information from the WCSO. One person is dead after a shooting in the Boldo community Thursday night. The Walker County … more

CARBON HILL - The Carbon Hill City Council agreed to hold its July 4 celebration on Sunday, July 4, which will also include the free swim day and fireworks that were cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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CARBON HILL - Mayor April Kennedy Herron told the Carbon Hill City Council Tuesday the city's municipal pool is bringing in enough funds to sustain itself. more

Youth Advocate Programs of Jasper is in the process of completing a special project to benefit the Walker County Department of Human Resources.

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CARBON HILL - The Carbon Hill City Council will face decisions in the future about what to do about police car leases, some of which now cover vehicles that are not even working.  more

PARRISH - The Parrish Town Council voted on Tuesday to purchase new lawn equipment and a truck for the town's street department totaling no more than $15,976.25.  more

Cordova City Council members voted Tuesday night to start the process of removing a restriction on manufactured homes that has been in place since 2008.

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CARBON HILL - Mayor April Kennedy Herron told the Carbon Hill City Council Tuesday night the city still owes the IRS $500,000 in unpaid payroll taxes over three years - and that the agency is taking the $10,000 in proceeds of the sale of the old water works site as part of that payment. 

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