Demopolis News

After learning of the impending closure of the Marengo County Technology Center, city and county leaders are preparing for a pair of holes to the business landscape of the county's seat.

During a visit to our local post office Saturday last, I spoke to the clerk on duty about how the... WARRIOR - A Birmingham police officer has been arrested in connection with recent arson cases in Warrior, but no charges have been filed in connection with other fires set in Birmingham.

The Demopolis Board of Education accepted Tangle's resignation Wednesday, clearing the way for him to accept the position as principal at Saraland Elementary School.

The Alabama Department of Education has granted the Demopolis City and Marengo County School Systems their request to be removed from the consortia agreement of the Marengo County Technology Center .

Agents with the Demopolis SWAT Team recently aided officers from the York Police Department in apprehending an armed man who barricaded himself in his home.

If you've never had the opportunity to drive along U.S. 43 between Demopolis and Eutaw, it's a trip well-worth taking.

Local young people will get an unusual opportunity June 22 and 23 to discuss their faith, struggles and other concerns as they take part in Teen Power Conference 2012.

The matter of the forthcoming Demopolis Police Department substation set to be located at Vowell's took a new turn during Thursday's Demopolis City Council meeting.

Rutledge, along with his father, Frank, Sr., were operators of F.B. Rutledge & Sons Drugs, which eventually led to F&F Drugs when brother Freddy joined.

Operation Alabama Black Belt 2012 closed its doors Thursday after 10 days that were considered a success on multiple levels.

Kick off the upcoming arrival of summer with a free outdoor movie and concert at city park in downtown Demopolis on Saturday, May 19 at 6 p.m. The Groove Club Kids, a children's entertainment group from Nashville, Tennessee will perform at 6 p.m. After the sun sets, the movie Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer will be projected for a movie under ... (more)

Gen. Norton Schwartz, the chief of staff of the Air Force, speaks to attendees of the National Security Forum Monday.

Maj. Gregg Russell provides an optometric exam on a patient as part of innovative readiness training Alabama Care 2012 in Demopolis, Ala., May 1, 2012.

One day remains in an intensive ten-day campaign to provide free medical and dental services to residents of Alabama's Black Belt, but already the number of patients treated has dramatically exceeded expectations of state officials involved with organizing the event.

Demopolis Superintendent of Education Dr. Al Griffin figures that in a year's time, he is responsible for approximately $150,000 in expenses on the school system's books.

The May 31 event, sponsored by the Demopolis Area Chamber of Commerce and the Demopolis Times, marks the second time in three years the top-rated national cooking magazine has held its show on the Demopolis riverbank.

The Alabama Department of Public Health said Tuesday that a Uniontown sewage spill has been corrected and that any threat to Demopolis and the Black Warrior River has begun to subside.

The Demopolis Police Department will soon expand its base of operations following a vote by the city council Thursday to approve a lease agreement between DPD and Vowell's Marketplace.

Four days into its mission, Operation: Alabama Black Belt 2012 had already seen well over 2,000 patients at its Demopolis location.

Judges from the America in Bloom are back in Demopolis, not quite a year after their fellow judges visited which ultimately lead to the Three Bloom Award from the organization and received a special mention for community involvement.