Fairfield News

Early Friday morning, around 1:00am, Fairfield police responded to a call of a male laying in the street on Avenue D in Fairfield.

After repeatedly asking Mayor Kenneth Coachman for the keys to the Fairfield Civic Center, the Fairfield City Council voted tonight to hire a locksmith to gain access to the property.

Justin Henderson, linebacker from Fairfield, Ala., is eager for spring evaluations to continue to showcase his skills.

The push for charter schools hit a new neighborhood Tuesday night. Parents and grandparents filled the pews at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church in Fairfield.

The Fairfield City Council voted tonight to hire a lawyer to ensure a Jefferson County judge's April 10 order regarding possession of the Fairfield Civic Center is followed.

WSFA 12 news on top of breaking news this morning:firefighters in Montgomery responded to an early morning fire that forced four people out of their home just after midnight.

George Lindsey aka Goober Pyle died May 6 in Nashville, TN. Lindsey was 83 at the time of his death.

ALZ024-070015- JEFFERSON AL- 629 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM CDT... AT 627 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SYLVAN SPRINGS...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUEYTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

Sybrina Fulton, left, wipes her eyes as Tracy Martin looks on during a rally on behalf of the family of shooting victim Trayvon Martin, their son, Thursday, April 26, 2012, in Los Angeles.

An assistant passed over for the top job in Starkville's school system will be the next superintendent of schools in Fairfield, Ala.