The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says a Union Springs man has been killed in a single-car crash in Bullock County. State troopers say 50-year-old Shedrick Tyrone Williams was driving a car that left the roadway, hit a tree and caught on fire. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The wreck happened on U.S. Highway 29 about five miles south…
An Alabama game warden crashed on Sunday, December 28 around 1:35 am. The crash occurred on Greenwood Drive at Highway 51, a mile and half west of Hurtsboro. A preliminary investigation indicated the game warden was chasing a suspect at the time of the accident. Medics transported him to a local hospital for treatment following the crash. ALEA state troopers…
A two-vehicle crash that happened at 10:02 p.m. Friday night has claimed the life of a Fitzpatrick man. Clifford Leenant McWhorter, 58, was killed when the 1985 Nissan Pickup truck he was driving collided with a 2003 Honda Civic. McWhorter was not using a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Alabama 110 at…
On Friday, May 8, Calvin Lee Morris, 34, of Banks, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Following his prison sentence, Morris will be on supervised release for three years. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court records, on…
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Members of a Bullock County church will soon have a new place of worship. It’s all thanks to a group of special volunteers. The group is called “Builders for Christ.” They travel the Southeast donating time and money to help build churches. “This is what I do for vacation and I couldn’t think of a better place in all the…
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The beginning of October usually brings fall time, family-fun activities. One is the seasonal opening of Dream Field Farm’s Pumpkin Patch in Bullock County. People from all around come to the Farm each year, which brings the question “what do people look for when searching for the perfect pumpkin?” Whether its orange, white, big or small, Dream Field Farms manager…
Bullock County Schools were closed on Monday, due to what Union Springs Chief of Police Danny Jackson calls a bomb threat. He tells Alabama News Network that Bullock County High School principal Derrick Harris got the threat by email early this morning. Union Springs Police dispatched officers to high school. Bullock County School Superintendent Dr. Quesha Starks decided to close all Bullock County…
An abandoned dog, who was found on the side of Highway 29, now has a new home and job. Roger was found locked in his crate with a toy and a leash, but no food and water back in August. He was rescued by the Bullock County Humane Society. After they were unable to find an owner, Roger was sent…
