Mayor Craig Patterson presents a check for $7500.00 to Gordo Elementary School principal Jeff Campbell to use for any of the school’s needs.

Edgar Pruitt took over as Executive Director of the Aliceville Chamber of Commerce in May of 2017 and is now stepping away from the position in 2021.
“I didn’t have a contract, just when I accepted the job, I said I would give them three years of my time,” Pruitt said. “I gave them an extra year because of the pandemic.”

The Aliceville Police Chief Tonie Jones and Mayor Terrence Windham held a Q & A forum on Monday, June 28, 2021. The meeting gave an update on the violence that has been going on in the community and answered questions submitted by citizens
 Jones said, “There will never be a day again where you can sleep with your doors or windows unlocked. We live in a time now where people will break into your house while you are there.” He urged residents to lock their doors.

On June 25th, 2021 Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a report of suspicious activity in the Ethelsville area.  Investigation led Deputies to the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of two vehicles that had been used in the commission of felony crimes.  Deputies were able to recover stolen property that had been taken from mailboxes in Mississippi.Samuel Varner, Stephen Knight and Daniel Gordey all of Columbus, Mississippi were all arrested on the scene.

GORDO- New beginnings arrive for the city of Gordo as Constance Davis, a small town country girl from Gordo, bring to the table two businesses.
On June 18, 2021, Davis had her grand opening for WCW Staffing Company and J&K Body Jewelry.

MACEDONIA-The Pickens County Sheriff’s deputies has concluded a week-long investigatino into a kidnapping that happened in the Macedonia Community.
The Sheriff’s office recieved a call on June 11, 2021 that a passing motorist witnessed a woman being beaten by a man in the Macedonia Community off County Road 75.

PICKENS COUNTY-Occuring on June 23, 2021, Aliceville Police Department, Carrollton Police Department, Gordo Police Department, Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and Reform Police Department were conducting a saturation patrol.
The focus on the operation was to patrol in locations where the departments received numerous complaints from citizens in areas focused in the central and southern parts of the county.

ALICEVILLE - The June 16, 2021 Aliceville Rotary meeting saw multiple changes in its board, as former two-term President Caleb Marine passed the gavel to Jed Smart. It was also Past President Tim Alexander and Social Media Director Brian Hamilton’s last meeting. Treasurer Lauren Strawn was chosen to be President Elect to take over as president for the 2022-23 year.

REFORM - The Reform Council meeting for June 15, 2021 was called to order with only Council member Charlie Taggart absent. The council approved of the minutes from June 1 and the payables from June 2 to 15, 2021.
For discussion in old business for the sanitary sewer repair on 6th Avenue NW, there was little given in the meeting.
City Clerk Annette Maughan mentioned to Mayor Davis that Brandon Garrison, Water Superintendent, received a couple of names, but none had returned his calls.