Medical Center

By Donna Bain
Staff Writer

The Pickens County Medical Center closed in the spring of 2020, leaving the citizens of Pickens County without emergency room care for the last three years. To get emergency medical care, citizens must make the more than 30-mile trip to either Columbus, Mississippi, or Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

The June 4, 2020 Carrollton Town Council meeting began with Mayor Mickey Walker giving a COVID-19 update. “Since the last meeting, the Governor has slacked up on the guidelines, so we slacked up on the stores as long as they maintain six foot distance,” Walker said. “If that changes again with the Governor, we will change with it because we’ve already got that ordinance in effect.”

Walker mentioned that the city had received a Pickens County Medical Center water bill and received payment for $5,623.11 last month and the balance is $63,869.20.