Family and friends gathered in the Lowndes County Courthouse today to honor the life and legacy of sheriff big John Williams Sheriff “Big John” Williams was a well loved sheriff in the Lowndes County community. Local law-enforcement and family members gathered in the courthouse in remembrance of his life, Wednesday afternoon. Williams was murdered back in November 2019 and because…
On Saturday, the Southeast Alabama Area Health Education Centers and the Lowndes County Coroner teamed up for their first drive-through mask giveaway. The event happened at the Sheriff Big John Williams Courthouse in Hayneville. Lowndes County Corner Terrell Means says it’s an effort to continue to promote COVID-19 safety by giving away and wearing masks even though more people are…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The lottery and casino legislation being discussed in the state legislature — leaves out Lowndes County as a site — even though it’s currently home to two gaming centers. Selma attorney — and former state senator Hank Sanders says state law makers — should include Lowndes County as a gaming site — in any gaming…
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection to a murder at a gas station in Lowndesboro. Officials say 34-year-old Cory Alan Cowart was arrested and charged with the murder of 29-year-old Robert Javaris Grant. Cowart was given a $250,000 bond. The shooting happened on February 7 at the BP gas station on U.S. Highway 80 East…
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a single-vehicle crash where on person died. Jamonica Smith, 24, of Hayneville died when her 2000 Honda Accord left the road and struck a tree. The crashed occurred on Highway 33 in Lowndes County near McQueen Road. Smith was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. She died at the…
A single-vehicle crash at approximately 3:55 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, has claimed the life of Lowndes County woman. Kristen Sexton, 47, of Fort Deposit, was killed when the 2020 Nissan Versa, she was driving, left the side of the roadway and struck an embankment. The crash happened on County Road 60, approximately 12 miles Southeast of Fort Deposit city…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Supreme Court says judges in two rural counties were wrong to dismiss lawsuits filed by the state seeking to have three casinos declared public nuisances. The decision means the state can resume cases challenging operations at VictoryLand in Macon County and White Hall Entertainment and Southern Star Entertainment in Lowndes County. The state has…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The mayor’s race in a small Lowndes County town — has proven to be the perfect example of the power of the vote. The race for mayor in the town of Mosses — was decided by a single vote — in the recent municipal election. Harold Bell is the town’s new mayor-elect. “That one vote…
Many towns and cities around the nation have been removing Confederate Monuments after racial tensions heightened around the country. Lowndes County followed suit by voting unanimously Monday to remove a confederate statue from Hayneville Town Square. Lowndes County Administrator Jacqueline Thomas confirms the statue has since been removed. County Commission Chairman Carnell McAlpine says the monument was installed in the…
UPDATE- As of 11:45 p.m. there are approximately 125,000 Alabama Power customers without service statewide. In central Alabama, approximately 36,500 customers are without service. Initial reports of damage include limbs and trees falling into lines as a result of high winds. Crews are responding to outages where it is safe to do so. The following is a breakdown of where…
