By Felicity Holman
News Correspondent

CARROLLTON- The Pickens County Board of Commissioners meeting was held on March 8, 2022. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Drew Elmore.

A motion was made by Commissioner Bobby Bain and seconded by Commissioner Bobby Ingram to ap- prove the consent agenda. The motion was approved.

By Doug Sanders Jr.
News Correspondent

GORDO-The Gordo Town Council voted to purchase a used garbage truck and a limb truck at the March 7 meeting, in the wake of an issue with garbage pickup the previous week.

By Donna Bain
Staff Writer

ALICEVILLE- The Aliceville City Council meeting was held March 9, 2022, at 5 p.m. at Aliceville City Hall. Mayor Terrence Windham called the meeting to order.

After the invocation, the minutes were approved on a motion from Councilman Thomas Wilkins and a second from Councilman Chris Lewis.

Windham gave a report about the city’s trailer parks. He said there will be a meeting with the attorneys and the council members who have the trailer parks in their district by the end of this month.

By Donna Bain
Staff Writer

CARROLLTON- The Carrollton City Council meeting was held March 3, 2022. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mickey Walker. All council members were present. After the Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, the minutes were approved on a motion by Council- man Freddie Lowe and a second by Councilman Phillip Trull.

By Donna Bain
Staff Writer

REFORM-The Reform City Council meeting was held March 1, 2022. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Melody Davis.

After the invocation, the council approved the minutes on a motion by Councilman Charlie Taggart and a second by Councilman Charles Hagan. Councilman Richard Richardson made a motion and Councilman Hagan seconded it to approve the payables, and they were approved.

By Felicity Holman
News Correspondent

ALICEVILLE- The annual banquet of the Aliceville Area Chamber of Commerce took place on March 1, 2022, at the Aliceville Museum. Chamber Board President Gary Hankins welcomed a large crowd for the annual event.

Caleb Marine of The West Alabama Bank and Trust called up Everett Owens to present a World War II veterans cap to Clyde Marine.

ALABAMA- 24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Andy Hamlin today announced the guilty verdict in the capital murder case against a Vernon man accused of killing his ex-wife in 2015.

Jurors found Brandon Sykes guilty of three counts of capital murder in the death of Keisha Sykes, a 29- year-old mother of three. The jury deliberated briefly Wednesday morning before sentencing Brandon Sykes to death.

By Felicity Holman
News Correspondent

CARROLLTON- The Pickens County Board of Commissioners meeting was held on February 22, 2022. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Drew Elmore.

Sheriff Todd Hall pre- sented the board with a check of $116,950 to house federal prisoners and help retire the jail’s debt.

When Sheriff Hall began at the prison, the original debt totaled 1.4 million dol- lars, and it has been de- creased to $8,000 after three years.

By Donna Bain
Staff Writer

ALICEVILLE-The Aliceville City Council meeting was held February 23, 2022, at City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Terrence Windham. After the invocation, the minutes were approved on a motion by Council- man Robert Wilder and a second by Councilman Chris Lewis.

Windham said the renovation of the kitchen and bathroom at City Hall will be finished on March 13, 2022. They are limiting the usage of the kitchen area because they don’t want anyone to get hurt.

By Felicity Holman
News Correspondent

REFORM- On February 15, 2022, the Reform city council meeting was called to order by Mayor Melody Davis. All council members were in attendance.
The council approved the minutes as well as the payables.
In old business, the council discussed the issues at the city park. Davis asked for an update on the field.