Jasper News

An altercation between two men in the Pineywoods community late Monday evening left one man dead from an apparent gunshot wound.

The Walker County Ultimate Fair will open today at 5 p.m. at the old airport in Jasper.

When Daniel Whitaker started thinking about all the aluminum cans that people around him are disposing of constantly, he decided to take action for a good cause.

Jasper police are searching for an inmate who walked away from Walker Baptist Medical Center late last week.

Police are searching for a 19-year-old Cordova woman who this week walked away from a hospital - and from her 10-day jail sentence, according to a report from the Daily Mountain Eagle.

Three people were injured in a late night crash Friday involving a car and two motorcycles.

Matthew "Matt" Medders, James "Darby" Williams, Jared Johnson, William "Will" Thomas Cook, Matthew Ellis Kennedy, Logan Leslie Black, and Colby "Dalton" Waid were honored Saturday for becoming Eagle Scouts.

MOBILE, Ala. The University of Mobile held its 47th commencement exercises Saturday at the Mobile Civic Center.

A 60 percent chance of rain has led to Art in the Park being relocated from Gamble Park to the Glen Clem Gymnasium on the Bevill State Community College campus in Jasper.

The pastor of Walker County's newest church is inviting everyone to the first service this weekend.

Driver Kevin Harrison runs a few practice laps at the Thunderdome Racetrack in Jasper on Tuesday.

The American Red Cross Walker-Marion Chapter will host a Celebrity Fashion Show Dinner and Silent Auction on Tuesday, May 21, to help raise funds for the ARC's local Disaster Relief Services.

An executive with Hayashi Telempu North America told Rotary Club members earlier this week that Jasper has been a perfect fit for the company.

The teacher for the new K5 Academy at the Mount Vernon Childcare center in Jasper, Joyce Nettles, looks on as her students work on an assignment.

Officials with the Chamber of Commerce of Walker County updated members of the Jasper City Council on a retail project that could soon move forward within the city.

Emergency personnel with Jasper Fire Department, Jasper Police Department, and Regional Paramedical Services responded to this two-vehicle accident around 10:15 a.m. Monday on Blackwell Dairy Road in Jasper.

JASPER, Ala. - The proposed gun bill which has been approved by the Alabama House would allow owner's to carry a loaded pistol in their car as long as they have a concealed carry permit owner's wouldn't even need a permit, if the gun was unloaded.

Officials with the Chamber of Commerce of Walker County updated members of the Jasper City Council on a retail project that could soon move forward within the city.

Although it hasn't seemed like it at times lately, spring has arrived and that can only mean one thing.

A variety of comic books will be given away free at Quality Collectibles in Jasper Saturday as a part of Free Comic Book Day.