Marengo County News

The Marengo County Emergency Management Agency and the EMA organizations of other counties in this region are receiving new emergency information radio systems courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .

Despite gaining the support to the Alabama Attorney General's office earlier in the day, Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson continued to speak in legal generalities as he told reporters at 4:30 p.m. that his office was not yet ready to file any motions or affidavits regarding three jurors who have complained about the handling of their ...

MARION - Alabama is the home of many war heroes and John Gibler is more than happy to conduct guided tours through a little building that salutes their combat accomplishments.

Other nominees for the honor from Marengo County included Mary Gaddy and last yeara s winner, Tommy Vice.

Herman Thomas seen after his acquittal on Oct. 26, 2009. District Attorney John Tyson Jr.

The H1N1 flu vaccine will be in this area beginning today , according to officials at the Alabama Department of Public Health.

It is a rare achievement for someone from our area to be honored on the state level - even rarer when two area natives are so honored.

District IV extends as far north as Lamar, Fayette and Walker counties and as far south as Marengo County.

A former Alabama judge is standing trial on charges he checked male inmates out of jail and forced them to engage in sexual activity such as paddling in exchange for leniency.

Alabama Department of Industrial Relations director Tom Surtees announced Friday that Alabama's September unemployment rate rose to 10.7 percent, up from the revised rate of 10.3 percent in August.

Hope Hill District Association is funded by 16 churches in this area. A Time to Share provides a means for others to give back to the community through mentoring teens, helping others and providing a Christian example for others to follow.

Retired Marengo County Circuit Court Judge Claud Neilson threw out 20 ethics violations against former Mobile Circuit Court Judge Herman Thomas this afternoon, because the statute of limitations under which they are enforceable has expired.

To read the jury questionnaire click here . 5:25 p.m. -Prosecutors want to call a doctor to testify about sexual fetishes during the Thomas trial.

Chilton County Commission Chairman Tim Mims was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor Friday night during Maplesville High Schoola s football game at Linden.

Gov. Bob Riley declared a 7.5-percent proration rate earlier this week. That means that in order to maintain a balanced budget, the amount of money the state would allot to its school systems would be reduced by 7.5 percent.

The town hall meeting was the first of several scheduled town hall meetings that the MCHAM board plan to host to present information about the proposed archives and museum, to be located in the Rosenbush Building in Demopolis.

England was awarded the Junior Miss medallion by program coordinator Katie Echols.

It is an interesting a ' if not daunting a ' thing for a 27-year-old man to be assigned to tell the story of a woman who has battled and overcome breast cancer.

There are a lot of good things about living in a small town or community. Generally, everybody knows everybody else, and a lot about everybody else.

Hale County Sheriff Kenneth Ellis, front left, supervises loading of the Ford Explorer the shooting victim authorities say was reportedly seated behind the wheel of at the time he was shot, on Thursday night, Sept.