From the West Alabama Newsroom– Voters in Fort Deposit elected a new mayor back in January. We caught up with Mayor Madelene Means to talk with her about her first 100 days in office. Means says she’s spent the first 135 days on the job working through her pre-election check list. She says she’s also been working to improve city…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The town of Fort Deposit finds itself in uncharted territory — after a judge throws out the results of the municipal election — and orders a new election. People in Fort Deposit will head to the polls after the holiday season — to chose a mayor and the remainder of the town council. This comes…
A former mayoral candidate is raising the possibility of voter fraud in the town of Fort Deposit in the recent municipal election.
The Calico Fort is an Arts and Crafts Show hosted in Fort Deposit for more than 50 years.
Harvest Tyme Food Bank is in need of donations and volunteers to help maintain their non profit.
The crash happened around 6:45 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 65 near the 147 mile marker, approximately five miles north of Fort Deposit.
The single-vehicle crash happened around 11:48 p.m. at the 142 mile marker.
The town of Fort Deposit have received a large grant to help fight COVID-19 in their community. The grant was awarded to the town by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Minority Health. Fort Deposit announced their health literacy initiative Monday morning after receiving a $2.9 million grant. The money will be split between…
Two men convicted of robbing two Lowndes County banks have been sentenced. On Thursday, July 1, a judge sentenced Bennie Ray Carpenter, Jr., 42, of Town Creek, to over 154 months (over 12 years). A day later, a judge sentenced Hunter Lee McPherson, 21, of Greenville, to 130 months (over 10 years).
Authorities in Fort Deposit say the man accused of opening fire at a funeral and killing one person is in custody.
