Ballard Construction Wins Bid for ALDOT Project Award
Carrollton Council
By Donna Bain
Staff Writer
Carrollton Council
By Donna Bain
Staff Writer
Left to Right: Judge David Pate, David Stokes, Donny Sanders,
Ben Hannah, Gerald Allen
CARROLLTON – Officials with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) were joined by state Sen. Gerald Allen and state Rep. Rodney Sullivan in Carrollton to award $12 million in grants to repair and upgrade water and sewer systems in Pickens County.
By Felicity Holman
Managing Editor
CARROLLTON- The Pickens County Board of Commissioners meeting was held on October 25, 2022. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jerry Fitch. Commissioners Drew Elmore and Bobby Ingram were not in attendance.
Commissioner Mark Gray made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Bobby Bain, to approve the consent agenda.
Jody Elmore
Photo By Donna Bain
By Donna Bain
Staff Writer
Aliceville Public Library
Aliceville Public Library was one of a few selected rural public libraries across the United States to receive the ALA COVID Library Relief Fund. The ALA COVID Library Relief grant assists public, school, academic, and tribal libraries across the United States and US Territories that have experienced substantial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic, which impacted their ability to serve their community, especially in traditionally underserved populations.
Pickens County Board of Education
By Donna Bain
Staff Writer
By Donna Bain
Staff Writer
The Carrollton Town Council meeting was held October 7, 2022. Councilman Phillip Trull and Councilman Sherman Mayhew were not in attendance. The meeting began with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. The council voted to approve the minutes with a motion from Councilman Chuck McDaniel and a second from Councilman Freddie Lowe. The council then voted to pay the town’s bills with a motion from Councilman Lowe and a second from Councilman McDaniel.
UMC Carrollton Ribbon Cutting
By Felicity Holman
Managing Editor
The UMC open house took place on
Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Richard Friend, Dean of CCHS announced the opening of the University Medical Center and introduced Doc- tor Catherine Lavender, Doctor Jacob Guin, and Nurse Practitioner Rebecca Richardson.