NAUVOO - The Nauvoo Neighborhood Watch held its first regular meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, May 9, with about 65 residents in attendance, according to Mayor Terry L. Burgett.  more

The Jasper City Council met briefly Wednesday to issue a change order in work being done at Sherer Auditorium in downtown Jasper. more

SUMITON - If you talk with Sumiton Christian School senior Nicholas DeFore for a half hour, you get the impression of an unassuming, polite teenager who just plays the trumpet in the band, plays video games, hangs out with friends and plans to be a lawyer. more

Arby's customers will soon be able to enjoy a meal in the restaurant's new dining room. Construction crews have been working recently at the restaurant located along Highway 78 East. On Tuesday, they … more

Four businesses opened simultaneously approximately on the same block of Main Street in Sumiton on Saturday, April 29, holding a ribbon cutting.

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The Walker County Sheriff's Office released information about a home invasion last week. 

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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), with assistance from the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB), held an information and comment meeting on projects for the state transportation plan in Jasper on Thursday, May 4.

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This May, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind all motorists that motorcyclist and cyclist safety is everyone’s responsibility. 

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SUMITON - Acceptance of a ballpark pavilion bid on April 20 was delayed at the May 1 meeting of the Sumiton City Council meeting until the May 15 meeting

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DORA - Mayor Randy Stephens said recently the incentive package that could be considered Thursday with an annexation package for Heritage Landing will include incentives for the businesses to come in, pointing to Jasper as to the type of plan that is being considered in Dora. 

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