Wilcox County

Murder investigation underway after a shooting in Wilcox Co.

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A 21 year old young woman is dead — and a murder investigation is underway — following a shooting in Wilcox County. Sheriff Larry Colston says the shooting happened Monday morning — at a house just outside of the Camden city limits. He says deputies responded to a shooting call — on the 400 block…

Mobile Home Fire Claims the Life of Wilcox Co. Woman

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A fatal fire on the 400 block of Jo Celeste Pettway Road in the Alberta community claimed the life of 59 year old, Barbara Ann Browder. The mother of three grown children lived alone in a trailer in a small close knit community mostly made up of family. “She was a sweet, sweet, sweet person,…

Multi-Million Dollar Water Project Underway in Wilcox Co.

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A $13.6 million dollar water project in rural Wilcox County — will ensure that residents have clean, safe drinking water. The project will upgrade an existing water system. And expand it to provide water service to over a hundred families who’ve been without it. “This investment will benefit 9915 rural residents of Wilcox County. It’s…