A popular destination in Barbour County, Blue Springs State Park, is bouncing back “bigger and better” after a tornado caused significant damage to the park last month. The damage that occurred when numerous trees and limbs fell on buildings and blocked roads has paved a path for new construction projects and added amenities.
According to Eufaula Police Department, one person was injured by a gunshot at a Eufaula apartment complex Friday night. At approximately 9:30 pm on February 17, Eufaula Police and Eufaula Fire Rescue responded to a call concerning a person that had sustained a gunshot wound.
The House of Ruth, an agency that assists victims of domestic violence in nine counties including Barbour County, will receive additional funding through the state’s Domestic Violence Trust Fund. The Trust Fund, which was created by the Alabama Legislature in 2015, will provide additional funding to a total of 18 agencies that assist victims of domestic violence.
AWARDED CERTIFICATE – The Child Support Unit at the Barbour County Department of Human Resources was awarded a certificate on February 3 in recognition of… Login to continue reading Login…
Two Barbour County residents were killed in a single vehicle accident early Tuesday morning. The victims were identified as Christopher Rocqual Wood-Caple, 28, of Clayton and his friend, Quawanna Quasheima Wigham, 26, of Eufaula.
Armed with constitutional approval to invest federal COVID funds in the expansion of broadband services, Barbour County Commissioner Jason Bennett joined officials from other counties to work on a model program to enhance internet access at the local level.
Nearly 350 employees at WestRock have returned to work after they have been on lockout at the Mahrt Mill in Cottonton since October 6. The lockout ended after workers had been out of work for 117 days when an agreement was reached with the three unions and WestRock.
The mother of a young inmate incarcerated at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton received a call no mother wants to hear. She received a call from the warden informing her that her son, Brandon Crosby, was in critical condition at a Dothan hospital about 11 a.m.
FEBRUARY 18, 2023 Parents, grab your calendar and circle Saturday, Feb. 18, in a big read circle as the 23rd Barbour County Wildlife Management Area Youth Hunt is scheduled to take place.
One inmate incarcerated in Barbour County was among the 134 inmates who were released from state prison facilities last week by the Alabama Department of Corrections. Derrick Kentrell Walker, who was incarcerated at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton on Burglar I conviction, was released under a planned massive release of inmates statewide.