One of the vaccines for COVID-19 is being administered on-site to employees at Walker Baptist Medical Center. Laura G. Clark, the communications manager for Tenet Healthcare in Alabama, … more

 Students who qualified for an internet voucher program to receive free high-speed Internet through Dec. 31 will get to enjoy the benefit a bit longer. Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that … more

From a new app to a full body scanner that also checks temperatures, the Walker County Sheriff’s Office expanded its use of technology during the pandemic. The free app, launched in July, … more

Sergeant Major James (Jay) Winfred Snow Jr., U.S. Army retired, a career Army translator who worked high in the government, and then came to Walker County to have a long career as an assistant … more

Jasper Lumber Company and Canada’s Tolko Industries Ltd. have formed a partnership that will expand lumber production at a Walker County facility through a $45 million project creating at least 60 … more

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — With its dozen intensive care beds already full, Cullman Regional Medical Center began looking desperately for options as more and more COVID-19 patients showed up. … more

Walker County District Attorney Bill Adair was recently reappointed to the Criminal Procedure Committee for the State of Alabama. The committee, also known as the Criminal Rules committee, meets … more

The family of a missing Oakman teenager is hoping someone will come forward with information about her whereabouts. Akeelah Shackleford, 14, has been missing since Wednesday, Dec. 23, her family … more

Jasper Mayor David O'Mary said Monday he feels the city will see, weather permitting, the state road repaving project on Highway 118 (Highway 78) getting close to being concluded by late … more

The Walker County Board of Education will soon be utilizing a new disinfecting solution. In November, the school board approved an emergency resolution to purchase disinfecting UV lights, which … more