Walker County News

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

A long-awaited groundbreaking for the new Sumiton Elementary School was held Tuesday.

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

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.

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

Corey Nolan Smith vanished in June 2009 at the age of 26. His mother said she doesn't hold out hope of finding him alive.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the site of the new Sumiton Elementary School has been scheduled for next week.

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.

Black Warrior Riverkeeper Nelson Brooke points out key areas on the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River that could suffer additional pollution should a strip mine be allowed to operate.

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.

Cordova High School, which closed in 2008, is slated for demolition. Cordova Fire and Rescue has been located in the old gym since 2011 as a result of the April 27 tornadoes.

Nellie Camille Stallsmith, left, wasnamed the the 2014 Distinguished Young Woman of Walker County.

Cindy Smith, caseworker for Walker County Long Term Recovery Committee, presents Jessie Williams the keys to his new home.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's initial report of unmet needs in Walker County in the spring of 2011 was $4,189,521. Raising such as sum was unthinkable even for the experienced staff of the Walker Area Community Foundation, which has awarded $10 million in grants since 1997.

The Walker County Animal Shelter is hosting a "Makeover Day"a Son Saturday at the shelter on Birmingham Avenue in downtown Jasper.

Sunday afternoon members of several area communities will gather together as one on the courthouse steps in downtown Jasper to lay the drug culture in Walker County at God's feet and pray for healing in their county.

Gov. Robert Bentley announced Wednesday Walker County has been approved for disaster assistance in the form of low-interest rate loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.