Patricia Bradley, Warden for the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Aliceville, spoke with the Aliceville Rotary Club at their weekly meeting April 24.

At the Pickens County Commissioner’s Meeting on April 24, County Administrator Cheryl Bowles announced the winners of the 2018 People Against a Littered State (PALS) Poster Contest.

On behalf of the Health Resources Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), and Delta Regional Authority (DRA), The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) is excited to announce Pickens County Hospital has been selected to participate in the Delta Regional Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program.

Through the DRCHSD Program, the DRA and FORHP have partnered to support nine rural communities with an opportunity to receive intensive technical assistance (TA).

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McCool, of Gordo, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Madison Rae McCool, to Heath Daniel Dunn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Dunn, of Northport.

Alfa Insurance had the ribbon cutting for their new office location at 420 1st Ave., Reform, on April 27.

On April 5 thirty members of the R.J. Kirksey High School, Class of 1968 met in Aliceville to celebrate their 50th Class Reunion.  The event was held at, and catered by, Judi’s Café (formerly Savory Solutions II).

The formal reunion program featured presentations by classmates on the history of the school, a memorial tribute, reflections on the life journeys and noteworthy experiences of the participants, singing of the alma mater, and communal fellowship. It was a heartfelt and humbling experience.

Pickens Academy Sixth Grade Teacher Stacy Jones was named AISA 2018 Class AA Elementary Teacher of the Year.

At 8:38 a.m. on April 21, 911 received a call regarding a collision on Hwy. 82 Westbound at mile marker 2 in Ethelsville. The collision involved a Dodge Ram truck and a farming tractor.

William Douglas Wilcox, 77, the driver of the tractor, died at the scene. The tractor was not overturned but knocked off the road and into the ditch.

Forrest and Liberty Fire Departments, Pickens County Ambulance, Pickens County Sheriff, Pickens County Coroner, and Alabama State Troopers were all on scene. The collision is still an ongoing investigation.

The 6th Six Weeks Honor Roll is brought to you courtesy of FNB of Central Alabama and West Alabama Bank, members of FDIC.

Bevill State Community College to reduce faculty and staff by fifteen employees across five locations.

At their bi-monthly meeting on April 17, the Reform City Council was approached by Mayor Bennie Harton in his desire to contribute to the city schools.

At the Pickens County Commission’s informal administrative meeting, April 19, several department heads gathered to discuss the antiquated phone system and a possible upgrade.

Carrollton Town Council voted to spend up to $125,000 on a road-paving project for the city.

The fourth-grade classes from Gordo Elementary enjoyed an educational field trip to Montgomery on April 12.

A Reform native and 1998 Pickens High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.

Pickens County Superintendent of Education, Jamie Chapman, spoke to parents and students at PCHS's parent/teacher meeting on April 12.

Pickens County Commissioners approved the replacement of a bridge on Bradford Road in Aliceville at their April 10 meeting.

Progress in the conditions at Aliceville City Park have been taking place recently.

Floyd the Barber will be DJing for the Mayberry Sock Hop on Saturday.

A ribbon cutting was held for Dollar General in Pickensville on April 7.

The Pickens County College and Career Center will host a ribbon cutting at 12:30 p.m. on April 25.

Chief Anthony W. Durrah completed 240 hours of training in the Certified Law Enforcement Executive Program.

The Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) District Administrator, Jonathan Anderson, spoke to the Reform City Council at their regular meeting on Apr. 3. regarding the intersection of State Road 17 and U.S. Highway 82.

At their meeting on Apr. 2, the Gordo City Council received the final results of the city’s audit report.

The Mayberry Sock Hop is coming up in Gordo on April 21. Tribute artists impersonating characters from the town of Mayberry will be there along with Andy Griffith’s real-life daughter, Dixie. But I learned from our Gordo friend and Otis Campbell impersonator, Kenneth Junkin, the Festus character from the “Gunsmoke” series will be crashing the party. So, of course I had to give him a call.